Cheap Flights from San Francisco, CA to Chennai from $347

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 1000 connecting flights from San Francisco to Chennai. You can compare airfare deals from 43 airlines and multiple travel sites from $347, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SFO-MAA flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from San Francisco to Chennai Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from San Francisco to Chennai with the lowest price of $347. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from San Francisco to Chennai from $347. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 20h 45m.
Price Departure Arrival Flight Duration Airline Flight
from $416
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13:40
San Francisco
San Francisco
 00:15+2 дня
Chennai
Chennai
 22h 5m
layover
2h 20m - Hong Kong
 Cathay Pacific
CX879
CX631
from $488
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11:30
San Francisco
San Francisco
 23:55+2 дня
Chennai
Chennai
 23h 55m
layover
3h 10m - Singapore
 Singapore Airlines
SQ31
6E1004
from $347
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10:00
San Francisco
San Francisco
 06:15+2 дня
Chennai
Chennai
 31h 45m
layover
2h 15m - New Delhi
8h 5m - Bangalore
 Air India
AI174
AI2813
AI525
from $400
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22:00
San Francisco
San Francisco
 15:20+2 дня
Chennai
Chennai
 28h 50m
layover
2h 30m - New Delhi
6h 15m - Bangalore
 Air India
AI184
AI9483
AI2824
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on September 15, 2025
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from San Francisco to Chennai. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.
Departure Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
00:05 — 00:15
+2 days
00:05 — 05:10 CX851 Cathay Pacific
San Francisco — Hong Kong
16h 5m stop
21:15 — 00:15 CX631 Cathay Pacific
Hong Kong — Chennai
35h 40m
including layover
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from$416
01:05 — 00:15
+2 days
01:05 — 06:20 CX873 Cathay Pacific
San Francisco — Hong Kong
14h 55m stop
21:15 — 00:15 CX631 Cathay Pacific
Hong Kong — Chennai
34h 40m
including layover
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from$416
10:00 — 06:15
+2 days
10:00 — 15:45 AI174 Air India
San Francisco — New Delhi
2h 15m stop
18:00 — 21:05 AI2813 Air India
New Delhi — Bangalore
8h 5m stop
05:10 — 06:15 AI525 Air India
Bangalore — Chennai
31h 45m
including layover
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from$347
10:00 — 15:20
+2 days
10:00 — 15:45 AI174 Air India
San Francisco — New Delhi
2h 15m stop
18:00 — 21:05 AI2813 Air India
New Delhi — Bangalore
17h 10m stop
14:15 — 15:20 AI2824 Air India
Bangalore — Chennai
40h 50m
including layover
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from$347
10:00 — 07:00
+2 days
10:00 — 15:45 AI174 Air India
San Francisco — New Delhi
1h 30m stop
17:15 — 20:05 AI441 Air India
New Delhi — Mumbai
8h 55m stop
05:00 — 07:00 QP1304 QP
Mumbai — Chennai
32h 30m
including layover
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from$416
11:30 — 23:55
+2 days
09:40 — 19:05 SQ31 Singapore Airlines
San Francisco — Singapore
3h 10m stop
22:30 — 00:15 6E1004 IndiGo
Singapore — Chennai
23h 55m
including layover
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from$488
11:30 — 09:20
+2 days
09:40 — 19:05 SQ31 Singapore Airlines
San Francisco — Singapore
12h 30m stop
07:00 — 08:45 SQ524 Singapore Airlines
Singapore — Chennai
33h 20m
including layover
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from$548
13:40 — 00:15
+2 days
13:40 — 18:55 CX879 Cathay Pacific
San Francisco — Hong Kong
2h 20m stop
21:15 — 00:15 CX631 Cathay Pacific
Hong Kong — Chennai
22h 5m
including layover
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from$416
13:45 — 06:15
+2 days
13:45 — 09:05 KL606 KLM
San Francisco — Amsterdam
1h 5m stop
10:10 — 23:15 KL879 KLM
Amsterdam — Bangalore
5h 55m stop
05:10 — 06:15 AI525 Air India
Bangalore — Chennai
28h
including layover
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from$424
13:45 — 15:20
+2 days
13:45 — 09:05 KL606 KLM
San Francisco — Amsterdam
1h 5m stop
10:10 — 23:15 KL879 KLM
Amsterdam — Bangalore
15h stop
14:15 — 15:20 AI2824 Air India
Bangalore — Chennai
37h 5m
including layover
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from$424
22:00 — 06:15
+3 days
22:00 — 02:30 AI184 Air India
San Francisco — New Delhi
3h 15m stop
05:45 — 08:40 AI2409 Air India
New Delhi — Bangalore
20h 30m stop
05:10 — 06:15 AI525 Air India
Bangalore — Chennai
43h 45m
including layover
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from$361
22:00 — 15:20
+2 days
22:00 — 02:30 AI184 Air India
San Francisco — New Delhi
2h 30m stop
05:00 — 08:00 AI9483 Air India
New Delhi — Bangalore
6h 15m stop
14:15 — 15:20 AI2824 Air India
Bangalore — Chennai
28h 50m
including layover
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from$400
22:00 — 10:05
+2 days
22:00 — 02:30 AI184 Air India
San Francisco — New Delhi
4h 45m stop
07:15 — 10:05 6E2281 IndiGo
New Delhi — Chennai
23h 35m
including layover
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from$523
22:00 — 12:15
+2 days
22:00 — 02:30 AI184 Air India
San Francisco — New Delhi
7h stop
09:30 — 12:15 6E5044 IndiGo
New Delhi — Chennai
25h 45m
including layover
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from$523
22:00 — 15:05
+2 days
22:00 — 02:30 AI184 Air India
San Francisco — New Delhi
9h 45m stop
12:15 — 15:05 6E434 IndiGo
New Delhi — Chennai
28h 35m
including layover
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from$523
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on September 15, 2025

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from San Francisco to Chennai depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between San Francisco and Chennai is 13916 miles. Time difference between the cities is 1h30 minutes. Airplanes depart 00:05 to 23:55 from 3 San Francisco airports and arrive 00:05 to 23:55 to 1 Chennai airport. Average flight time is 34h 20m.

  • The fastest flight 20h 45m
  • Average flight time 34h 20m
  • The earliest flight 00:05
  • The latest flight 23:55
  • Distance 8648 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Chennai are august (from 347 $), july (from 457 $), september (from 522 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 949 $), january (from 746 $), february (from 654 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Francisco to Chennai?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $347. This airfare is for economy class on one-way AI174 flight by Air India for July 4, 2025 which leaves San Francisco in San Francisco at 10:00 am and arrives at Chennai Chennai at 06:15.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Francisco — Chennai is served by 43 regular airlines and 6 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Japan Airlines - JAL - 18 departures per week at the price of from $ 925 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Qatar Airways airline - from $ 5323.

Direct flights

There’re no direct flights on this route. Try flights with stops.

Connecting Flights

There are 1000 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is AI176 by Air India takes 20h 45m and the cheapest is AI174 by Air India for $347.

  • PR - Philippine Airlines
    from $624
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  • JL - Japan Airlines - JAL
    from $925
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  • VY - Vueling
    from $1029
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  • BF - Bluebird Cargo
    from $670
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  • TX - Air Caraibes
    from $703
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  • LX - SWISS International Air Lines
    from $654
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  • UA - United Airlines
    from $850
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  • JX - Jambojet
    from $562
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  • 6E - IndiGo
    from $452
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  • BR - EVA Airways Corporation
    from $652
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  • YP - YP
    from $530
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  • IB - Iberia
    from $1113
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Airports

You can fly from San Francisco to Chennai from 3 airports (San Francisco, Embarkadero, China Basin Heliport).

San Francisco airports

  • San Francisco-SFO
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  • Embarkadero-EMB
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  • China Basin Heliport-JCC
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Chennai airports

  • Chennai-MAA
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Airplanes

There are flights to Chennai from San Francisco by 43 airlines that use 1 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

  • Airbus A380-800
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