Which airlines fly to Chennai?

Etihad Airways, Cathay Pacific and Air India are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Chennai from United States according to our data. Etihad Airways is the first choice among our users, with 41% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Chennai. Keep in mind that there are 8 different airlines that fly to Chennai on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from United States to Chennai?

Etihad Airways, Gulf Air, and Singapore Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from United States to Chennai

How long does it take to fly to Chennai?

Flight times vary depending on what airport in United States you fly out of and what airport in Chennai you fly into. For example, flying from Boston to Chennai takes 17h 40m on average. On the other hand, flying from New York to Chennai takes 18h 05m on average. Keep in mind that it’s always quicker to opt for a non-stop flight, so be sure to check momondo to see if there are any available for your route.

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How many operators does momondo search for flights from United States to Chennai Airport?

The number of operators available for flights from United States to Chennai Airport is 8 as of September 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from United States to Chennai 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 United States to Chennai Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Chennai Airport?

The required travel and health documents for your Chennai Airport trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Chennai Airport. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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11:10 - 16:10JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-MAA Chennai

19h 30m1 stop Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

16:00 - 08:20MAA Chennai-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

25h 50m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Rome Fiumicino

₹ 75,428Air India

Fri, 11 Sep - Sat, 26 Sep

11:10 - 16:10JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-MAA Chennai

19h 30m1 stop Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

17:00 - 08:20MAA Chennai-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

24h 50m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Rome Fiumicino

₹ 75,428Air India

Fri, 11 Sep - Sat, 19 Sep

15:45 - 20:10JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-MAA Chennai

18h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

04:05 - 16:00MAA Chennai-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

21h 25m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

₹ 75,618Etihad Airways

Tue, 6 Oct - Tue, 20 Oct

15:10 - 20:50IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-MAA Chennai

20h 10m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

21:55 - 09:45MAA Chennai-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

21h 20m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

₹ 75,713Etihad Airways

Fri, 11 Sep - Tue, 22 Sep

21:00 - 02:40IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-MAA Chennai

20h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

04:20 - 15:40MAA Chennai-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

20h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

₹ 76,856Qatar Airways

Tue, 15 Sep - Mon, 28 Sep

21:00 - 02:40IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-MAA Chennai

20h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

04:20 - 15:40MAA Chennai-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

20h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

₹ 76,856Qatar Airways

Tue, 15 Sep - Tue, 29 Sep

15:10 - 02:50IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-MAA Chennai

26h 10m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

08:55 - 09:45MAA Chennai-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

34h 20m2 stops Bengaluru Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

₹ 76,951Multiple Airlines

Mon, 14 Sep - Tue, 29 Sep

09:40 - 08:45SFO San Francisco-MAA Chennai

33h 35m1 stop Singapore Changi

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

35h 30m1 stop Singapore Changi

₹ 82,665Singapore Airlines

Sun, 10 Jan - Fri, 19 Feb

11:45 - 09:20SFO San Francisco-MAA Chennai

33h 05m1 stop Singapore Changi

10:30 - 09:50MAA Chennai-SFO San Francisco

35h 50m1 stop Singapore Changi

₹ 82,665Singapore Airlines

Sun, 20 Sep - Thu, 15 Oct

18:50 - 14:20ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-MAA Chennai

32h 00m2 stops Amman Queen Alia Intl Muscat Seeb

08:15 - 16:10MAA Chennai-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

42h 25m2 stops Muscat Seeb Amman Queen Alia Intl

₹ 88,094Oman Air

Wed, 10 Feb - Sat, 17 Apr

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11:10 - 22:35JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-MAA Chennai

25h 55m1 stop Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

07:00 - 08:20MAA Chennai-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

34h 50m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Rome Fiumicino

₹ 75,428Air India

Sat, 5 Sep - Sat, 19 Sep

11:10 - 08:55JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-MAA Chennai

36h 15m1 stop Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

07:00 - 08:20MAA Chennai-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

34h 50m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Rome Fiumicino

₹ 75,428Air India

Fri, 4 Sep - Sat, 12 Sep

22:20 - 08:25JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-MAA Chennai

24h 35m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

03:55 - 08:00MAA Chennai-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

38h 35m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

₹ 75,428Etihad Airways

Thu, 3 Sep - Sun, 1 Nov

22:20 - 02:50JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-MAA Chennai

19h 00m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

04:05 - 16:00MAA Chennai-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

21h 25m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

₹ 77,142Etihad Airways

Sat, 5 Sep - Mon, 14 Sep

21:00 - 02:50IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-MAA Chennai

20h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

04:05 - 15:40MAA Chennai-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

21h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

₹ 78,094Qatar Airways

Thu, 3 Sep - Fri, 11 Sep

15:10 - 14:40IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-MAA Chennai

38h 00m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

16:30 - 09:45MAA Chennai-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

26h 45m2 stops Bengaluru Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

₹ 78,475Multiple Airlines

Wed, 2 Sep - Sat, 26 Sep

20:35 - 20:30ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-MAA Chennai

37h 25m1 stop Dubai Intl

22:05 - 15:55MAA Chennai-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

28h 20m1 stop Dubai Intl

₹ 89,713Emirates

Wed, 2 Sep - Wed, 16 Sep

20:00 - 20:10ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-MAA Chennai

37h 40m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

12:25 - 08:35MAA Chennai-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

30h 40m3 stops Coimbatore Peelamedu Bengaluru Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

₹ 90,665Multiple Airlines

Fri, 4 Sep - Sat, 26 Sep

20:35 - 02:30ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-MAA Chennai

19h 25m1 stop Dubai Intl

09:50 - 15:55MAA Chennai-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

40h 35m1 stop Dubai Intl

₹ 91,332Emirates

Wed, 2 Sep - Mon, 14 Sep

16:20 - 02:50LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-MAA Chennai

22h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

04:20 - 14:00MAA Chennai-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

22h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

₹ 102,570Qatar Airways

Thu, 3 Sep - Thu, 24 Sep

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Air India flights from United States to Chennai

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Air India

11 Sept

JFK11:10New York John F Kennedy Intl

19h 30m

1 stop

MAA16:10Chennai

26 Sept

MAA16:00Chennai

25h 50m

2 stops

JFK08:20New York John F Kennedy Intl

₹ 75,428

Air India

17 Sept

JFK11:10New York John F Kennedy Intl

36h 15m

1 stop

MAA08:55Chennai

27 Sept

MAA21:05Chennai

44h 45m

1 stop

JFK08:20New York John F Kennedy Intl

₹ 75,523

Air India

26 Sept

JFK11:10New York John F Kennedy Intl

19h 30m

1 stop

MAA16:10Chennai

17 Oct

MAA21:05Chennai

20h 45m

1 stop

JFK08:20New York John F Kennedy Intl

₹ 75,713

Etihad Airways flights from United States to Chennai

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Etihad Airways

6 Oct

JFK15:45New York John F Kennedy Intl

18h 55m

1 stop

MAA20:10Chennai

20 Oct

MAA04:05Chennai

21h 25m

1 stop

JFK16:00New York John F Kennedy Intl

₹ 75,618

Etihad Airways

11 Sept

IAD15:10Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

20h 10m

1 stop

MAA20:50Chennai

22 Sept

MAA21:55Chennai

21h 20m

1 stop

IAD09:45Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

₹ 75,713

Etihad Airways

15 Sept

JFK22:20New York John F Kennedy Intl

36h 20m

1 stop

MAA20:10Chennai

15 Oct

MAA10:15Chennai

31h 50m

1 stop

JFK08:35New York John F Kennedy Intl

₹ 76,094

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New York John F Kennedy Intl

Fri 11/9

11:10-16:10

1 stop19h 30m

Chennai

Sat 26/9

16:00-08:20

2 stops25h 50m

₹ 75,428

New YorkChennai

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - MAA Chennai

JFKMAA

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Fri 11/9

11:10-16:10

1 stop19h 30m

Chennai

Sat 19/9

17:00-08:20

2 stops24h 50m

₹ 75,428

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New YorkChennai

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - MAA Chennai

JFKMAA

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 6/10

15:45-20:10

1 stop18h 55m

Chennai

Tue 20/10

04:05-16:00

1 stop21h 25m

₹ 75,618

Washington, D.C.Chennai

IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - MAA Chennai

IADMAA

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Fri 11/9

15:10-20:50

1 stop20h 10m

Chennai

Tue 22/9

21:55-09:45

1 stop21h 20m

₹ 75,713

Washington, D.C.Chennai

IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - MAA Chennai

IADMAA

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Tue 15/9

21:00-02:40

1 stop20h 10m

Chennai

Mon 28/9

04:20-15:40

1 stop20h 50m

₹ 76,856

Washington, D.C.Chennai

IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - MAA Chennai

IADMAA

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Tue 15/9

21:00-02:40

1 stop20h 10m

Chennai

Tue 29/9

04:20-15:40

1 stop20h 50m

₹ 76,856

Washington, D.C.Chennai

IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - MAA Chennai

IADMAA

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Mon 14/9

15:10-02:50

1 stop26h 10m

Chennai

Tue 29/9

08:55-09:45

2 stops34h 20m

₹ 76,951

San FranciscoChennai

SFO San Francisco - MAA Chennai

SFOMAA

San Francisco

Sun 10/1

09:40-08:45

1 stop33h 35m

Chennai

Fri 19/2

09:50-07:50

1 stop35h 30m

₹ 82,665

San FranciscoChennai

SFO San Francisco - MAA Chennai

SFOMAA

San Francisco

Sun 20/9

11:45-09:20

1 stop33h 05m

Chennai

Thu 15/10

10:30-09:50

1 stop35h 50m

₹ 82,665

ChicagoChennai

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - MAA Chennai

ORDMAA

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 10/2

18:50-14:20

2 stops32h 00m

Chennai

Sat 17/4

08:15-16:10

2 stops42h 25m

₹ 88,094

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The month of October is another great option to travel to Chennai, with average flight prices from United States averaging around ₹ 92,189.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Chennai from United States when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Chennai for around ₹ 97,110 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Chennai from United States for as low as ₹ 90,761 on momondo.

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The number of operators available for flights from United States to Chennai Airport is 8 as of September 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from United States to Chennai 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 United States to Chennai Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Chennai Airport?
The required travel and health documents for your Chennai Airport trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Chennai Airport. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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Etihad Airways	PriceFrom ₹ 43,084	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 1,529 reviews	Search Etihad Airways flights
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Emirates	PriceFrom ₹ 92,015	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.1 3,655 reviews	Search Emirates flights
Air India	PriceFrom ₹ 126,172	Free Cancellation	Rating 5.5 2,941 reviews	Search Air India flights

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