What is the cheapest airline that flies from Chennai to San Francisco?

Turkish Airlines and SWISS are the most popular carriers operating from Chennai to San Francisco

Which stopover airport has the shortest travel time from Chennai to San Francisco?

Flights connecting via Doha (DOH) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 22h 10m.

Which stopover airport has the shortest connection time from Chennai to San Francisco?

Singapore (SIN) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 2h 09m.

Which airport is the most popular for stopovers for flights between Chennai and San Francisco?

Dubai (DXB) was the most common stop: 43% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Which stopover airport offers the lowest fares from Chennai to San Francisco?

Flights via Hong Kong (HKG) offer the lowest average return price of ₹ 149,660.

Which airlines fly to San Francisco?

Emirates, Air India and Singapore Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to San Francisco from Chennai according to our data. Emirates is the first choice among our users, with 31% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to San Francisco. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to San Francisco on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Chennai Airport to San Francisco Airport?

Prices for flights from Chennai Airport to San Francisco Airport are refreshed on a daily basis.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Chennai Airport to San Francisco Airport?

As of September 2026, there are 7 operators available to choose from for flights from Chennai Airport to San Francisco Airport.

How old do you have to be to fly from Chennai Airport to San Francisco Airport?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and layovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from Chennai Airport to San Francisco Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to San Francisco Airport?

The travel and health documents required for your trip to San Francisco Airport can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s license, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at San Francisco Airport. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

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20:45 - 11:45MAA Chennai-SFO San Francisco

28h 30m2 stops Bengaluru Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

13:45 - 12:05SFO San Francisco-MAA Chennai

33h 50m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

₹ 95,264KLM

Mon, 1 Feb - Tue, 30 Mar

19:45 - 11:45MAA Chennai-SFO San Francisco

29h 30m2 stops Bengaluru Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

13:45 - 08:15SFO San Francisco-MAA Chennai

30h 00m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Bengaluru Intl

₹ 95,264KLM

Mon, 1 Feb - Wed, 31 Mar

23:25 - 07:50MAA Chennai-SFO San Francisco

21h 55m1 stop Singapore Changi

22:25 - 22:00SFO San Francisco-MAA Chennai

35h 05m1 stop Singapore Changi

₹ 98,038Singapore Airlines

Tue, 9 Mar - Tue, 20 Apr

09:50 - 07:50MAA Chennai-SFO San Francisco

35h 30m1 stop Singapore Changi

22:25 - 09:05SFO San Francisco-MAA Chennai

22h 10m1 stop Singapore Changi

₹ 98,038Singapore Airlines

Tue, 2 Mar - Thu, 15 Apr

14:30 - 15:55MAA Chennai-SFO San Francisco

37h 55m2 stops New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl London Heathrow

16:40 - 13:00SFO San Francisco-MAA Chennai

30h 50m2 stops London Heathrow Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

₹ 98,803Virgin Atlantic

Mon, 5 Oct - Thu, 4 Feb

14:30 - 15:55MAA Chennai-SFO San Francisco

37h 55m2 stops New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl London Heathrow

16:40 - 09:20SFO San Francisco-MAA Chennai

27h 10m2 stops London Heathrow New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

₹ 98,803Virgin Atlantic

Mon, 5 Oct - Sun, 7 Feb

04:05 - 13:35MAA Chennai-SFO San Francisco

22h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

16:00 - 02:15SFO San Francisco-MAA Chennai

21h 45m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

₹ 103,298Qatar Airways

Tue, 20 Oct - Tue, 27 Oct

09:50 - 12:50MAA Chennai-SFO San Francisco

40h 30m1 stop Dubai Intl

17:05 - 20:30SFO San Francisco-MAA Chennai

38h 55m1 stop Dubai Intl

₹ 104,159Emirates

Sun, 7 Feb - Sun, 9 May

04:05 - 14:10MAA Chennai-SFO San Francisco

22h 35m1 stop Dubai Intl

15:40 - 08:15SFO San Francisco-MAA Chennai

27h 05m1 stop Dubai Intl

₹ 104,542Emirates

Tue, 20 Oct - Sun, 28 Feb

04:05 - 13:40MAA Chennai-SFO San Francisco

22h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

15:55 - 02:50SFO San Francisco-MAA Chennai

22h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

₹ 104,637Qatar Airways

Thu, 29 Oct - Mon, 29 Mar

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15:45 - 00:56MAA Chennai-SFO San Francisco

45h 41m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Boston Logan Intl

22:56 - 19:50SFO San Francisco-MAA Chennai

32h 24m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

₹ 100,046Etihad Airways

Fri, 25 Sep - Mon, 26 Oct

21:55 - 21:40MAA Chennai-SFO San Francisco

36h 15m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Boston Logan Intl

22:56 - 19:50SFO San Francisco-MAA Chennai

32h 24m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

₹ 101,768Etihad Airways

Mon, 28 Sep - Mon, 26 Oct

04:20 - 14:20MAA Chennai-SFO San Francisco

22h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

16:00 - 02:30SFO San Francisco-MAA Chennai

22h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

₹ 107,411Qatar Airways

Mon, 28 Sep - Mon, 26 Oct

04:05 - 14:10MAA Chennai-SFO San Francisco

22h 35m1 stop Dubai Intl

17:00 - 20:30SFO San Francisco-MAA Chennai

39h 00m1 stop Dubai Intl

₹ 108,654Emirates

Tue, 29 Sep - Tue, 6 Oct

22:05 - 14:10MAA Chennai-SFO San Francisco

28h 35m1 stop Dubai Intl

17:00 - 08:05SFO San Francisco-MAA Chennai

26h 35m1 stop Dubai Intl

₹ 109,706Emirates

Mon, 28 Sep - Tue, 6 Oct

04:20 - 14:20MAA Chennai-SFO San Francisco

22h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

16:00 - 02:15SFO San Francisco-MAA Chennai

21h 45m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

₹ 110,185Qatar Airways

Mon, 28 Sep - Mon, 26 Oct

16:20 - 07:00MAA Chennai-SFO San Francisco

27h 10m2 stops New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra

16:00 - 08:50SFO San Francisco-MAA Chennai

27h 20m2 stops Vienna Intl New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

₹ 121,088Air India

Mon, 28 Sep - Tue, 2 Feb

06:30 - 15:55MAA Chennai-SFO San Francisco

45h 55m2 stops New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl London Heathrow

16:40 - 18:35SFO San Francisco-MAA Chennai

36h 25m2 stops London Heathrow Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

₹ 124,914Virgin Atlantic

Mon, 28 Sep - Sun, 6 Dec

00:50 - 08:58MAA Chennai-SFO San Francisco

44h 38m2 stops Hong Kong Intl Los Angeles Los Angeles

13:27 - 23:35SFO San Francisco-MAA Chennai

45h 38m2 stops Los Angeles Los Angeles Hong Kong Intl

₹ 125,297American Airlines

Wed, 23 Sep - Thu, 1 Oct

14:00 - 07:00MAA Chennai-SFO San Francisco

29h 30m2 stops New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra

10:55 - 00:45SFO San Francisco-MAA Chennai

25h 20m2 stops Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

₹ 126,540Air India

Sun, 27 Sep - Fri, 2 Oct

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Etihad Airways flights from Chennai to San Francisco

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Etihad Airways

30 Jan

MAA03:55Chennai

29h 14m

2 stops

SFO19:39San Francisco

12 Mar

SFO08:15San Francisco

46h 05m

2 stops

MAA19:50Chennai

₹ 98,229

Etihad Airways

25 Sept

MAA15:45Chennai

45h 41m

2 stops

SFO00:56San Francisco

26 Oct

SFO22:56San Francisco

32h 24m

2 stops

MAA19:50Chennai

₹ 100,046

Etihad Airways

3 Oct

MAA04:05Chennai

33h 21m

2 stops

SFO00:56San Francisco

18 Oct

SFO23:59San Francisco

38h 21m

2 stops

MAA02:50Chennai

₹ 100,142

Virgin Atlantic flights from Chennai to San Francisco

Our best Virgin Atlantic deals on Chennai to San Francisco flight tickets

Virgin Atlantic

5 Oct

MAA14:30Chennai

37h 55m

2 stops

SFO15:55San Francisco

4 Feb

SFO16:40San Francisco

30h 50m

2 stops

MAA13:00Chennai

₹ 98,803

Virgin Atlantic

13 Oct

MAA20:15Chennai

32h 10m

2 stops

SFO15:55San Francisco

22 Feb

SFO16:40San Francisco

29h 40m

2 stops

MAA11:50Chennai

₹ 98,898

Virgin Atlantic

5 Oct

MAA12:45Chennai

39h 40m

2 stops

SFO15:55San Francisco

20 Jan

SFO16:40San Francisco

30h 50m

2 stops

MAA13:00Chennai

₹ 98,994

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MAA Chennai - SFO San Francisco

MAASFO

Chennai

Mon 1/2

20:45-11:45

2 stops28h 30m

San Francisco

Tue 30/3

13:45-12:05

2 stops33h 50m

₹ 95,264

ChennaiSan Francisco

MAA Chennai - SFO San Francisco

MAASFO

Chennai

Mon 1/2

19:45-11:45

2 stops29h 30m

San Francisco

Wed 31/3

13:45-08:15

2 stops30h 00m

₹ 95,264

ChennaiSan Francisco

MAA Chennai - SFO San Francisco

MAASFO

Chennai

Tue 9/3

23:25-07:50

1 stop21h 55m

San Francisco

Tue 20/4

22:25-22:00

1 stop35h 05m

₹ 98,038

ChennaiSan Francisco

MAA Chennai - SFO San Francisco

MAASFO

Chennai

Tue 2/3

09:50-07:50

1 stop35h 30m

San Francisco

Thu 15/4

22:25-09:05

1 stop22h 10m

₹ 98,038

ChennaiSan Francisco

MAA Chennai - SFO San Francisco

MAASFO

Chennai

Mon 5/10

14:30-15:55

2 stops37h 55m

San Francisco

Thu 4/2

16:40-13:00

2 stops30h 50m

₹ 98,803

ChennaiSan Francisco

MAA Chennai - SFO San Francisco

MAASFO

Chennai

Mon 5/10

14:30-15:55

2 stops37h 55m

San Francisco

Sun 7/2

16:40-09:20

2 stops27h 10m

₹ 98,803

Fastest return journey

ChennaiSan Francisco

MAA Chennai - SFO San Francisco

MAASFO

Chennai

Tue 20/10

04:05-13:35

1 stop22h 00m

San Francisco

Tue 27/10

16:00-02:15

1 stop21h 45m

₹ 103,298

ChennaiSan Francisco

MAA Chennai - SFO San Francisco

MAASFO

Chennai

Sun 7/2

09:50-12:50

1 stop40h 30m

San Francisco

Sun 9/5

17:05-20:30

1 stop38h 55m

₹ 104,159

ChennaiSan Francisco

MAA Chennai - SFO San Francisco

MAASFO

Chennai

Tue 20/10

04:05-14:10

1 stop22h 35m

San Francisco

Sun 28/2

15:40-08:15

1 stop27h 05m

₹ 104,542

ChennaiSan Francisco

MAA Chennai - SFO San Francisco

MAASFO

Chennai

Thu 29/10

04:05-13:40

1 stop22h 05m

San Francisco

Mon 29/3

15:55-02:50

1 stop22h 25m

₹ 104,637

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What is the typical price of a round-trip flight between Chennai and San Francisco?

Prices are currently low for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from ₹ 100,333 to ₹ 115,780.
The lowest price recently found on this route was ₹ 95,264.

What is the cheapest month to fly to San Francisco?

In general, October is the cheapest month to fly from Chennai to San Francisco. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around ₹ 98,133. If you aren’t able to travel to San Francisco during the month of October, then flying in February is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of ₹ 99,281.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Chennai to San Francisco?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San Francisco from Chennai when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San Francisco for around ₹ 115,070 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San Francisco from Chennai for as low as ₹ 91,916 on momondo.

Can stopping save me money on Chennai to San Francisco flights?

You could potentially save up to 2% on your flight if you consider stops on a Chennai to San Francisco flight.

How have Chennai to San Francisco flight prices changed over time?

As of September 2026, prices for Chennai to San Francisco flights are approximately 31% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

When to book flights from Chennai to San Francisco

Are you open to changing your travel dates? Check out the ideal times to fly from Chennai to San Francisco according to our flight data. Find out which month and days have the cheapest flights.

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Best price found	₹ 69,631
Fastest flight time	21h 55m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to San Francisco from Chennai in the past 72 hours is ₹ 69,631. The best return flight deal from Chennai to San Francisco found on momondo in the last 72 hours is ₹ 95,264.

The fastest flight from Chennai to San Francisco takes 21h 55m

There are no direct flights from Chennai to San Francisco. There are no popular flight routes from Chennai to San Francisco.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Chennai to San Francisco

How far is Chennai to San Francisco by plane?
A flight from Chennai to San Francisco will travel around 13874.2 km. In terms of flight time, this usually takes a little over 21h 55m.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from Chennai Airport to San Francisco Airport?
Prices for flights from Chennai Airport to San Francisco Airport are refreshed on a daily basis.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Chennai Airport to San Francisco Airport?
As of September 2026, there are 7 operators available to choose from for flights from Chennai Airport to San Francisco Airport.
How old do you have to be to fly from Chennai Airport to San Francisco Airport?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and layovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from Chennai Airport to San Francisco Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to San Francisco Airport?
The travel and health documents required for your trip to San Francisco Airport can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s license, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at San Francisco Airport. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.
What is the most popular airline from Chennai to San Francisco?
Based on momondo bookings for flights between Chennai and San Francisco, the leading airline is Emirates, making up 26% of the total bookings. Other popular airlines include Air India with 24%, Singapore Airlines with 16%, and Cathay Pacific with 16%.

Best airlines flying from Chennai to San Francisco

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Virgin Atlantic	PriceFrom ₹ 39,945	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 694 reviews	Search Virgin Atlantic flights
Singapore Airlines	PriceFrom ₹ 62,296	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.2 1,608 reviews	Search Singapore Airlines flights
Air India	PriceFrom ₹ 73,758	Free Cancellation	Rating 5.5 2,918 reviews	Search Air India flights
Cathay Pacific	PriceFrom ₹ 85,179	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.6 1,494 reviews	Search Cathay Pacific flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom ₹ 94,211	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 3,732 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Emirates	PriceFrom ₹ 100,966	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.1 3,664 reviews	Search Emirates flights
American Airlines	PriceFrom ₹ 136,588	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.0 12,077 reviews	Search American Airlines flights

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