$498.80 - Flight tickets from San Francisco(SFO) to Chennai(MAA)
04:00 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {CCU | DEL} | Trip Duration: 27 hr 20 min
08:50 AM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Air India 184 / 2525
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$498.80
10:00 AM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {CCU | DEL} | Trip Duration: 39 hr 35 min
03:05 PM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Air India 174 / 2507
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$544.80
10:00 AM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {CCU | DEL} | Trip Duration: 39 hr 35 min
03:05 PM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Air India 174 / 2507
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$554.80
10:00 AM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {CCU | DEL} | Trip Duration: 39 hr 35 min
03:05 PM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Air India 174 / 2507
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$560.05
11:25 AM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
1 Stop {HKG} | Trip Duration: 23 hr 40 min
12:35 AM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Cathay Pacific 879 / 641
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$701.50
07:35 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {IST | BOM} | Trip Duration: 25 hr 30 min
10:35 AM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Flight 7847 operated by IndiGo Turkish Airlines 80 / 720 / 7847
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$716.80
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07:35 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {IST | BOM} | Trip Duration: 27 hr 55 min
01:00 PM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Flight 7850 operated by IndiGo Turkish Airlines 80 / 720 / 7850
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$723.18
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07:35 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {IST | DEL} | Trip Duration: 28 hr 25 min
01:30 PM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Flight 8433 operated by IndiGo Turkish Airlines 80 / 716 / 8433
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$726.50
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07:35 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {IST | BOM} | Trip Duration: 30 hr 00 min
03:05 PM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Turkish Airlines 80 / 720 | Air India 2780
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$757.70
03:00 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
1 Stop {DOH} | Trip Duration: 21 hr 45 min
02:15 AM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Flight 4788 operated by IndiGo Qatar Airways 738 / 4788
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$779.90
03:00 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
1 Stop {DOH} | Trip Duration: 21 hr 45 min
02:15 AM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Flight 4788 operated by IndiGo Qatar Airways 738 / 4788
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$789.83
08:43 AM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {LAX | DOH} | Trip Duration: 28 hr 02 min
02:15 AM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Flight 4272 operated by ALASKA | Flight 4788 operated by IndiGo Qatar Airways 4272 / 740 / 4788
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$817.20
12:00 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {LAX | DOH} | Trip Duration: 24 hr 45 min
02:15 AM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Flight 4788 operated by IndiGo Alaska Airlines 372 | Qatar Airways 740 / 4788
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$821.30
11:50 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {TPE | BKK} | Trip Duration: 34 hr 41 min
12:01 AM on Nov 06, 2026 MAA
EVA Air 17 / 67 | Thai Airways International 337
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$881.50
11:50 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {TPE | KUL} | Trip Duration: 33 hr 45 min
11:05 PM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
EVA Air 17 / 227 | Malaysia Airlines 180
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$899.40
11:50 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {TPE | BKK} | Trip Duration: 34 hr 41 min
12:01 AM on Nov 06, 2026 MAA
EVA Air 17 / 67 | Thai Airways International 337
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$905.00
11:50 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {TPE | BKK} | Trip Duration: 34 hr 41 min
12:01 AM on Nov 06, 2026 MAA
EVA Air 17 / 67 | Thai Airways International 337
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$908.50
06:30 AM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {YVR | FRA} | Trip Duration: 28 hr 05 min
12:05 AM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Flight 9100 operated by Lufthansa | Flight 9584 operated by Lufthansa Air Canada 563 / 9100 / 9584
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$917.50
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08:10 AM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {YYZ | FRA} | Trip Duration: 26 hr 25 min
12:05 AM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Flight 3455 operated by United Airlines | Flight 9104 operated by Lufthansa | Flight 9584 operated by Lufthansa Air Canada 3455 / 9104 / 9584
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$920.00
08:25 AM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {YUL | FRA} | Trip Duration: 26 hr 10 min
12:05 AM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Flight 9584 operated by Lufthansa Air Canada 756 / 844 / 9584
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$927.50
02:00 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {YYZ | FRA} | Trip Duration: 44 hr 35 min
12:05 AM on Nov 06, 2026 MAA
Flight 9104 operated by Lufthansa | Flight 9584 operated by Lufthansa Air Canada 742 / 9104 / 9584
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$930.50
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06:00 AM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {JFK | AUH} | Trip Duration: 43 hr 35 min
03:05 PM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Flight 8348 operated by JetBlue Airways | Flight 1016 operated by Starlight Airlines Etihad Airways 8348 / 4 / 1016
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$933.90
06:00 AM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {JFK | AUH} | Trip Duration: 43 hr 35 min
03:05 PM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Flight 8348 operated by JetBlue Airways | Flight 1016 operated by Starlight Airlines Etihad Airways 8348 / 4 / 1016
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$942.50
10:10 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {BOS | AUH} | Trip Duration: 51 hr 25 min
03:05 PM on Nov 06, 2026 MAA
Flight 8386 operated by JetBlue Airways | Flight 1016 operated by Starlight Airlines Etihad Airways 8386 / 8 / 1016
Book flights from SFO to MAA at 10:10 PM with Etihad Airways on Nov 03, 2026
$969.70
06:00 AM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {JFK | AUH} | Trip Duration: 36 hr 35 min
08:05 AM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Flight 8348 operated by JetBlue Airways Etihad Airways 8348 / 4 / 342
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$988.00
03:40 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
1 Stop {DXB} | Trip Duration: 21 hr 05 min
02:15 AM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Emirates 226 / 542
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$998.00
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03:40 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
1 Stop {DXB} | Trip Duration: 21 hr 05 min
02:15 AM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Emirates 226 / 542
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$1023.70
03:40 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
1 Stop {DXB} | Trip Duration: 39 hr 00 min
08:10 PM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Emirates 226 / 546
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$1025.90
03:20 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {ORD | DXB} | Trip Duration: 45 hr 25 min
02:15 AM on Nov 06, 2026 MAA
Flight 6373 operated by United Airlines Emirates 6373 / 236 / 542
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$1028.50
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02:45 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {FRA | BOM} | Trip Duration: 29 hr 45 min
10:00 AM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Lufthansa 455 / 756 | Air India 2739
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$1097.02
02:45 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
1 Stop {FRA} | Trip Duration: 43 hr 50 min
12:05 AM on Nov 06, 2026 MAA
Lufthansa 455 / 758
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$1113.62
09:40 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {MUC | FRA} | Trip Duration: 36 hr 55 min
12:05 AM on Nov 06, 2026 MAA
Lufthansa 459 / 117 / 758
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$1168.90
01:40 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {MUC | BOM} | Trip Duration: 29 hr 30 min
08:40 AM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Flight 7996 operated by United Airlines | Flight 5272 operated by Air India Lufthansa 7996 / 766 / 5272
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$1258.27
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10:05 AM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
3 Stops {EWR | LFW | ADD} | Trip Duration: 32 hr 35 min
08:10 AM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
United Airlines 1909 | Ethiopian Airlines 515 / 692
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$1309.56
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10:05 AM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
3 Stops {EWR | LFW | ADD} | Trip Duration: 32 hr 35 min
08:10 AM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
United Airlines 1909 | Ethiopian Airlines 515 / 692
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$1314.65
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12:00 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
3 Stops {LAX | HND | DEL} | Trip Duration: 72 hr 20 min
01:50 AM on Nov 07, 2026 MAA
Flight 7555 operated by SKYWEST AIRLINES AS AMERICAN EAGLE | Flight 9052 operated by IndiGo Japan Airlines 7555 / 15 / 39 / 9052
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$1376.00
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12:50 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {HND | DEL} | Trip Duration: 47 hr 30 min
01:50 AM on Nov 06, 2026 MAA
Flight 9052 operated by IndiGo Japan Airlines 1 / 39 / 9052
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$1410.75
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08:20 AM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
3 Stops {SAN | NRT | BLR} | Trip Duration: 38 hr 05 min
11:55 AM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Flight 5460 operated by HORIZON AIR AS ALASKAHORIZON | Flight 9057 operated by IndiGo Japan Airlines 5460 / 65 / 753 / 9057
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$1412.00
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11:45 AM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {NRT | BLR} | Trip Duration: 38 hr 20 min
03:35 PM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Flight 9067 operated by IndiGo Japan Airlines 57 / 753 / 9067
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$1418.25
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07:35 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {IST | BOM} | Trip Duration: 46 hr 00 min
07:05 AM on Nov 06, 2026 MAA
Flight 4038 operated by Turkish Airlines IndiGo 4038 / 18 / 136
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$1507.30
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07:35 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {IST | BOM} | Trip Duration: 46 hr 00 min
07:05 AM on Nov 06, 2026 MAA
Flight 4038 operated by Turkish Airlines IndiGo 4038 / 18 / 136
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$1603.90
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07:35 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {IST | BOM} | Trip Duration: 25 hr 30 min
10:35 AM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Flight 4038 operated by Turkish Airlines | Flight 4275 operated by Turkish Airlines IndiGo 4038 / 4275 / 5204
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$1640.80
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07:35 PM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
2 Stops {IST | BOM} | Trip Duration: 25 hr 30 min
10:35 AM on Nov 05, 2026 MAA
Flight 4038 operated by Turkish Airlines | Flight 4275 operated by Turkish Airlines IndiGo 4038 / 4275 / 5204
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$1723.34
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09:40 AM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
1 Stop {SIN} | Trip Duration: 23 hr 00 min
10:10 PM on Nov 04, 2026 MAA
Singapore Airlines 31 / 528
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$1807.30
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09:40 AM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
1 Stop {SIN} | Trip Duration: 57 hr 35 min
08:45 AM on Nov 06, 2026 MAA
Singapore Airlines 31 / 524
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$1844.74
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09:40 AM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
1 Stop {SIN} | Trip Duration: 23 hr 00 min
10:10 PM on Nov 04, 2026 MAA
Singapore Airlines 31 / 528
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$2828.00
09:40 AM on Nov 03, 2026 SFO
1 Stop {SIN} | Trip Duration: 23 hr 00 min
10:10 PM on Nov 04, 2026 MAA
Singapore Airlines 31 / 528
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$2832.00
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SFO 10:55 AM Oct 23, 2026
43 hr 05 min 
2 Stops
2 Stops MAA 06:30 PM Oct 25, 2026
MAA 08:05 AM Dec 04, 2026
36 hr 25 min 1 Stop
1 Stop SFO 07:00 AM Dec 05, 2026
$969.59
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SFO 05:00 PM Oct 23, 2026
38 hr 40 min 1 Stop
1 Stop MAA 08:10 PM Oct 25, 2026
MAA 03:50 AM Dec 04, 2026
22 hr 30 min 1 Stop
1 Stop SFO 12:50 PM Dec 04, 2026
$1074.99
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SFO 01:00 PM Oct 23, 2026
22 hr 05 min 1 Stop
1 Stop MAA 11:35 PM Oct 24, 2026
MAA 02:00 AM Dec 04, 2026
21 hr 00 min 1 Stop
1 Stop SFO 09:30 AM Dec 04, 2026
$1289.91
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SFO 06:45 PM Oct 23, 2026
28 hr 35 min 2 Stops
2 Stops MAA 11:50 AM Oct 25, 2026
MAA 11:45 PM Dec 04, 2026
30 hr 15 min 2 Stops
2 Stops SFO 04:30 PM Dec 05, 2026
$1532.99
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SFO 04:00 PM Nov 03, 2026
27 hr 20 min 2 Stops
2 Stops MAA 08:50 AM Nov 05, 2026
$498.80
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SFO 11:25 AM Nov 03, 2026
23 hr 40 min 1 Stop
1 Stop MAA 12:35 AM Nov 05, 2026
$560.05
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SFO 07:35 PM Nov 03, 2026
25 hr 30 min 2 Stops
2 Stops MAA 10:35 AM Nov 05, 2026
$701.50
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SFO 03:00 PM Nov 03, 2026
21 hr 45 min 1 Stop
1 Stop MAA 02:15 AM Nov 05, 2026
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SFO 11:25 AM Dec 23, 2026
31 hr 55 min 2 Stops
2 Stops CGK 10:20 AM Dec 25, 2026
CGK 04:25 AM Dec 28, 2026
07 hr 50 min 1 Stop
1 Stop MAA 10:45 AM Dec 28, 2026
$2126.60
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SFO 03:40 PM Dec 23, 2026
33 hr 00 min 1 Stop
1 Stop CGK 03:40 PM Dec 25, 2026
CGK 12:15 AM Dec 28, 2026
27 hr 30 min 1 Stop
1 Stop MAA 02:15 AM Dec 29, 2026
$2562.60
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SFO 09:10 PM Dec 23, 2026
25 hr 40 min 1 Stop
1 Stop CGK 01:50 PM Dec 25, 2026
CGK 01:30 AM Dec 28, 2026
24 hr 40 min 2 Stops
2 Stops MAA 12:40 AM Dec 29, 2026
$2768.20
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SFO 11:25 AM Dec 23, 2026
41 hr 25 min 1 Stop
1 Stop CGK 07:50 PM Dec 25, 2026
CGK 02:30 PM Dec 28, 2026
11 hr 35 min 1 Stop
1 Stop MAA 12:35 AM Dec 29, 2026
$3810.30
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Book Flights from San Francisco to Chennai at Prices Starting from $721
Planning international travel from the U.S. West Coast to South India? San Francisco to Chennai is a key long-haul route for families, professionals, and students heading to Tamil Nadu and nearby regions. While the journey is extensive, selecting the right flight based on routing, layover time, and cabin class can make travel far more comfortable. Compare San Francisco to Chennai flights, understand transit options, and book confidently.
Popular Route Information
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chennai International Airport typically cover a distance of approximately 15,000 km. Most airlines operate one-stop or two-stop itineraries, routing through major global hubs in the Middle East, Europe, or Asia. Direct flights are not currently available on this route.
Common Transit Cities for San Francisco to Chennai Flights
Airlines operating SFO to Chennai flights commonly use the following connection points:
Doha
Layover: Around 2 to 3 hours
Total travel time: Approx. 22 to 23 hours
Qatar Airways routes flights from SFO to MAA via Doha, offering efficient transfers, premium onboard service, and well-structured long-haul schedules.
Dubai
Layover: Around 4 to 5 hours
Total travel time: Approx. 23 to 24 hours
Emirates connects SFO to MAA flights through Dubai, providing comfortable transit facilities and strong global connectivity.
Non-stop Flights from SFO to Chennai
Currently, nonstop flights from SFO to Chennai are not available. All itineraries require at least one international connection. Travelers seeking shorter total travel time should prioritize routes with a single, well-timed layover.
Airlines Operating Flights from San Francisco to Chennai
Nonstop Flight Airline
At present, there are no nonstop flights operating between San Francisco (SFO) and Chennai (MAA).
Connecting Flight Airlines
- Qatar Airways
- Emirates
- Lufthansa
- British Airways
- Singapore Airlines
Alternate Routes for Flights from SFO to Chennai
Travelers can also consider alternate or domestic connections:
- SFO to Delhi
- San Francisco to Mumbai
- SFO to Hyderabad
Booking affordable San Francisco to Chennai flights becomes easier when you compare schedules, layovers, and fares side by side. Indian Eagle helps travelers explore multiple airline options, monitor pricing trends, and choose itineraries that balance comfort and cost.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which airport will I depart from in San Francisco?
All international flights depart from San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Most India-bound flights operate from the International Terminal, which offers lounges, dining, and duty-free shopping.
Which airport will I arrive at in Chennai?
You will arrive at Chennai International Airport (MAA), the primary international gateway for South India, handling immigration, customs, and domestic connections.
How do I reach the city from Chennai Airport?
Travelers can use prepaid taxis, app-based cabs, or airport buses. The city center is typically 25 to 40 minutes away, depending on traffic conditions.
Are late-night transport options available at Chennai Airport?
Yes. App-based taxis and prepaid cabs operate 24/7, making late-night arrivals manageable.
Do flights from SFO to Chennai include lounge access?
Lounge access depends on your ticket class, airline, and frequent flyer status. Premium cabin travelers usually receive complimentary lounge access at departure and transit airports.
Does San Francisco Airport have lounges for international passengers?
Yes. SFO offers multiple international lounges with seating, food, Wi-Fi, and shower facilities.
What is the best time to book SFO to Chennai flights?
Booking 6 to 10 weeks in advance often provides better pricing, especially for peak travel seasons.
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