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Best California Flight Deals from Chennai

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$941
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$739
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$1,111
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$1,446

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Low season

October

High season

May

Cheapest flight

$424
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 5% lower on average.
Flight from Chennai to Los Angeles

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  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Chennai to California?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from Chennai to California with an airline and back with another airline.

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    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Chennai to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be July, August and September. The cheapest month to fly from Chennai is February.
  • Morning departure is around 23% more expensive than an evening flight, on average*.
*Average of the lowest prices shown in KAYAK’s search results for departures within the next 30 days

Top 5 airlines serving from Chennai to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Chennai to California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3237 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.2Entertainment
8.0Comfort
7.8Food
8.3Crew
Airline reviews

Overall I was quite pleased with the experience; the cleanliness; the polite and attentiveness of the cabin crew; and the delicious food options.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Feb 2025DXB - JFK
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Overall I was quite pleased with the experience; the cleanliness; the polite and attentiveness of the cabin crew; and the delicious food options.

I would never have been able to make the transfer in time without asking for a wheelchair

Good food, real silverware, polite staff, smooth landing, charging plugs, good entertainment options.

Loved that I had an exit row seat, and there was no one else in the row! And again, I don' use on-line entertainment at all (I read or sleep) but I very much appreciate that I didn't hear anyone else's entertainment!

Flight was on time. Seats (economy) were very comfortable and food was excellent. The bad thing was that after landing it took an hour to reach arrivals. We had to wait 15mins to get off the plane and then had to board a bus which moved very slowly and took almost 30 minutes.

The entire crew was amazing. They went out of their way to make us enjoy a great travel experience.

Loved everything! This flight had premium economy and I didn't see an option to upgraded to premium economy OR buy premium economy tickets. How come?

Some Crew were distinguishably fake in their interactions with passengers.

We was missed the flight They doesn’t lest us fly next flight without payment They charge me 606 hundred dollars What is very unacceptable,our first fight ticket was almost 2000 dollars, again paid 700 it’s hurt … airlines need to do something please

They were very pleasant and helpful. My husband and I were sitted apart. We asked if we could be seated together were told flight ws fuly booked but would try. After a while they were able to make it work we got seats together. Their food is good and attendents are very friendly/helpful.

Loved the airline with the exception of their carry on limitations. They enforce a strict 7 kilo limit for carry on baggage which is ridiculous. We traveled from SFO to SIN with carry on with no difficulty yet when we checked in Delhi they forced us to check the carry on bags. The weight of our carry on bags were 11 and 12 kilos and while they exceeded the limitations set by Singapore Airlines they were well under weight limitations set by may other carriers. Interestingly my wife and I were each allowed two 22 KG bags to check in addition to the 7 kg carry on for a total weight of 102 KG's. Our total weight with the one bag we planned to check and our two carry ons was 46 kgs.

So happy I flew with Singapore Airlines. The customer service is top notch. I am terrified of flying and the staff made me feel so at ease. Will only fly Singapore internationally moving forward.

The food options and quality could use some more excitement and variety.

I very much liked and appreciated the service on board. The seating arrangement in Business feels uncomfortable. It's not made for tall people, in any case.

Great airline. Excellent service, good food & lots of TV movies/shows to choose from.

Really enjoyed the flight. Our flight attendant on the way back SIN-LAX was exceptional I didn’t get her name but she was so kind and went above and beyond to make sure I was comfortable. I had a bit of a panic attack and she checked on me a few times to make sure I was ok. Really appreciated her attention and service. Thank u

I was a member of Krisflyer for ten years, but my last flight to Tokyo was a disaster. I had to stand in line for four hours before check-in because they were late opening the counter, and there were more than 50 people behind me. The plane was extremely small, and the food could have been better. When I dropped off my stroller before boarding the plane, I expected to receive it upon exiting for my transfer. However, they returned the stroller to the checked baggage because they said I was late getting off the plane. Of course, I was late; they assigned me a seat at the back of the aircraft, and I was traveling with a baby! The worst part was when I arrived in Jakarta. They damaged my stroller and refused to approve my claim, so I had to pay for stroller rental because of the damage they caused. I don’t know what happened to Singapore Airlines, but I felt like I was flying with a budget airline.

Everything was good except food , food choices was very less. Washrooms were closed.overall good experience.

Crews were very caring and polite. Washroom was surprisingly clean. Overall experience was good , only food choices was very limited. Thanks

Flight was delayed by baggage loading onto the plane. This was attributed to "inclement weather" (some moderate rain) which could be said to be beyond the airline's control, but the problematic part was that the plane was boarded and doors shut so that passengers sat in a cramped plane with rising temperature (full flight) for an hour. The airline was aware of the status of baggage loading, they could have deferred boarding to keep passengers comfortable.

very professional and very attentive to my Special Needs as I required a Wheel Chair and assistance to board

Crew was great. But a bit understaffed. The business class seat, etc were dated. But comfortable. Some legs had entertainment system from a decade ago. Selections were rather poor. Food was mediocre at best. Actually poor for business class standards. I liked the lounge in Hong Kong. Showers were great. Food was nice.

The flight was delayed for 30 mins. The overall experience was good.

Overall, it was ok. However, the food was very sub-par.

The economy seats are much indeed roomier. Meals needs improvement.

flight delayed 45 mins - missed connection - 1 hr layover became 8 hr layover waiting for next flight -

Fast boarding flight on time boarded plane back to front instead of stupid zone groups like US airlines do...

Horrible airline. Missed my baggage and don’t want to reimburse for the basis items. Pathetic customer service

Horrible. No good food. Baggage missed to onboard and came after a day. No support to compensate the delay. Customer care cannot see the status of the complaint. No reply of the email.

Food was hood for airline food with good poftion and variety in meals. Frequency of beverage service was very low and amount of soda with meals was inadequate.

Seating is tight if you don’t upgrade. Food was decent. Boarding and unboarding was efficient. Smooth flight. Could make upgrades more affordable

Boarding was chaotic. Glad we were group 5 and still had cabin storage available when we boarded. I was expecting crew would get our carryons at the gate since theyclaimed it was a full flight.

Boarding crew is unfriendly as i was asked to handover carryon luggage too upto final destination Bangalore I was not prepared for that and i had to travel without my diabetic and hypertension medicines

American Airlines seemed to run a 'dry' flight. No alcohol was offered at any point with meals. Breakfast was a bit tasteless. The 'hot pocket' whatever that is, was horrid breadish pastry with very little filling. Decaf coffee was horrid. Seats didn't seem as wide or spacious as usual, especually for a ten hour flight.

They did not provide free WiFi, It could be purchased for, I think, around $25, This seemed excessive.

Less than average, low level of shared required information needed during the transfer from airport to another, also the used team during boarding In Indianapolis station is Not Professional

Reliable, great value, but not outstanding in any aspect. This is similar to the experience you get in most international carriers like Etihad or Delta.

Flight got diverted because of an emergency and the crew were fantastic and probably saved that passenger’s life. While in emergency landing some measures could have been taken to prevent additional delays. In general not great experience with BA. I used to fly BA years ago all the time, very disappointed by the whole experience, seats were tight, bathrooms tight.

Business class area too small and chair and equipment not comfortable .

Lost my luggage in London Was double charged for luggage

Flight crew was lovely. Bathrooms should have been cleaner. The handsets in business class for watching the entertainment are horrible. Very difficult to figure out which buttons are for what. I managed to get the flight maps on my screen but it wasn't easy. Never got anything else up.

Uneventful trip. Good flight crew. Food could have been better and a bit more of it. Cabin cleanliness was ok.

Extremely bad experience compared to Vistara. No priority in check in, no priority for boarding. No upgrade. Seat selection is paid. Curtains were dirty. Demo bag was dirty. Warmth of the crew was missing.

Inflight Services are poor compared to other airlines. They do not offer even water during 15 hr flight. Food is little in portion and I had food poisoning after last meal ( rajma chawal)

Boarding at Mumbai airport was terrible, the staff had no idea how to handle it. It was chaos - and led to a delay

My seats that I paid for were changed last minute and I had to sit in uncomfortable chairs

It was far better than what others had led me to expect. I would fly with them again. Don't expect all features of the entertainment system to work.

This was a bery good experience as it was a newer plane . AI older plane bussiness class is bad .

What a pathetic plane it was. Entertainment system didn’t work. USB port was broken. There was a hole on top of folding serving table. Broken restrooms in the middle of flight.

Our seat monitor did not Not work either way going to Vietnam. I had a bulkhead seat with plenty of room, but with No monitor, it was a long flight with no movies. Fun was good, staff was Excellent.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights from Chennai to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/29Thu
1 stopSingapore Airlines
35h 40mMAA-SFO
8/10Sun
1 stopSingapore Airlines
22h 00mSFO-MAA
$739
6/11Wed
1 stopSingapore Airlines
35h 40mMAA-SFO
9/10Wed
1 stopSingapore Airlines
33h 20mSFO-MAA
$757
4/8Tue
1 stopCathay Pacific
33h 40mMAA-SFO
4/16Wed
1 stopCathay Pacific
36h 35mSFO-MAA
$882
4/1Tue
1 stopCathay Pacific
33h 40mMAA-SFO
9/29Mon
1 stopCathay Pacific
22h 50mSFO-MAA
$888
6/22Sun
1 stopAir India
42h 50mMAA-SFO
11/4Tue
1 stopAir India
28h 40mSFO-MAA
$935
4/23Wed
1 stopAir India
22h 10mMAA-SFO
5/2Fri
1 stopAir India
24h 25mSFO-MAA
$956
3/27Thu
2 stopsBritish Airways
29h 11mMAA-SFO
4/17Thu
2 stopsBritish Airways
25h 53mSFO-MAA
$969
5/7Wed
2 stopsBritish Airways
27h 55mMAA-SFO
10/7Tue
2 stopsBritish Airways
31h 03mSFO-MAA
$978
3/26Wed
1 stopEmirates
22h 35mMAA-SFO
4/17Thu
1 stopEmirates
38h 55mSFO-MAA
$1,065
4/9Wed
1 stopEmirates
22h 30mMAA-SFO
7/28Mon
1 stopEmirates
26h 30mSFO-MAA
$1,067

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Chennai to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
3/8Sat
2 stops
48h 55mMAA-LAX
$424
3/15Sat
2 stops
48h 55mMAA-LAX
$425
3/11Tue
1 stopCathay Pacific
32h 55mMAA-SFO
$530
3/23Sun
1 stopCathay Pacific
32h 55mMAA-SFO
$534
5/12Mon
1 stopAir India
22h 30mMAA-SFO
$583
5/16Fri
1 stopAir India
34h 40mMAA-SFO
$597
3/26Wed
1 stopEmirates
22h 35mMAA-SFO
$635
5/14Wed
1 stopEmirates
22h 30mMAA-SFO
$636
4/10Thu
1 stopSingapore Airlines
23h 40mMAA-LAX
$693
5/4Sun
1 stopSingapore Airlines
23h 40mMAA-LAX
$705

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Last minute flights from Chennai to California

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Chennai to California that are departing in the next 10 days.
3/8Sat
multi-stopBritish Airways
24h 20mMAA-LAX
8/27Wed
multi-stopBritish Airways
25h 43mLAX-MAA
$985
3/7Fri
multi-stopCathay Pacific
20h 45mMAA-LAX
8/27Wed
multi-stopCathay Pacific
22h 20mLAX-MAA
$1,062
3/4Tue
multi-stop
41h 25mMAA-SFO
3/11Tue
multi-stop
36h 10mSFO-MAA
$1,072
3/7Fri
multi-stop
29h 30mMAA-SFO
8/30Sat
multi-stop
22h 00mSFO-MAA
$1,106
3/6Thu
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
45h 30mMAA-LAX
4/28Mon
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
33h 50mLAX-MAA
$1,113
3/4Tue
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
45h 55mMAA-SFO
3/11Tue
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
23h 00mSFO-MAA
$1,230
3/5Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
22h 50mMAA-LAX
4/28Mon
multi-stopQatar Airways
22h 10mLAX-MAA
$1,450
3/4Tue
multi-stopQatar Airways
30h 17mMAA-BUR
8/27Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
28h 25mBUR-MAA
$1,640
3/8Sat
multi-stopEmirates
22h 35mMAA-SFO
5/19Mon
multi-stopEmirates
26h 30mSFO-MAA
$1,849
3/7Fri
multi-stopEmirates
26h 17mMAA-BUR
8/30Sat
multi-stopEmirates
24h 45mBUR-MAA
$2,494

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