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₹ 47,228 Find Cheap Flights from Chennai to Chicago

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Cheap Flights from Chennai to Chicago (MAA-CHI)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Chennai to Chicago that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from Chennai to Chicago

Thu, 20 Nov - Fri, 15 May
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01:50 - 14:10MAA-ORD
23h 50m2 stops
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19:05 - 05:20ORD-MAA
23h 45m2 stops
₹ 82,384
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Mon, 24 Nov - Tue, 20 Jan
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07:35 - 17:55MAA-ORD
45h 50m2 stops
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21:45 - 05:35ORD-MAA
20h 20m1 stop
₹ 82,560British Airways
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Wed, 17 Sep - Thu, 9 Oct
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01:55 - 09:51MAA-ORD
42h 26m2 stops
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16:00 - 23:10ORD-MAA
44h 40m2 stops
₹ 82,648
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Tue, 4 Nov - Wed, 6 May
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01:50 - 15:20MAA-ORD
25h 00m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
16:00 - 00:10ORD-MAA
21h 40m1 stop
₹ 83,353Lufthansa
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Wed, 17 Sep - Thu, 9 Oct
Lufthansa Logo
01:55 - 12:55MAA-ORD
21h 30m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
16:00 - 23:10ORD-MAA
44h 40m2 stops
₹ 83,706Lufthansa
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Tue, 16 Sep - Wed, 10 Dec
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22:00 - 08:45MAA-ORD
21h 15m1 stop
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13:10 - 08:10ORD-MAA
31h 30m1 stop
₹ 84,058Etihad Airways
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Wed, 26 Nov - Wed, 21 Jan
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21:45 - 14:55MAA-ORD
28h 40m1 stop
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19:45 - 02:15ORD-MAA
19h 00m1 stop
₹ 85,468Emirates
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Sat, 1 Nov - Tue, 5 May
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03:50 - 15:55MAA-ORD
22h 35m1 stop
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20:35 - 02:30ORD-MAA
19h 25m1 stop
₹ 85,556Emirates
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Fri, 19 Dec - Tue, 20 Jan
Etihad Airways Logo
10:00 - 07:55MAA-ORD
33h 25m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
13:10 - 08:10ORD-MAA
31h 30m1 stop
₹ 85,997Etihad Airways
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Mon, 15 Sep - Wed, 10 Dec
Air India Logo
01:05 - 07:50MAA-ORD
41h 15m1 stop
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11:00 - 05:20ORD-MAA
30h 50m1 stop
₹ 87,495Air India
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Chennai to Chicago flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Chennai to Chicago to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Chennai to Chicago?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Chennai to Chicago clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For Chennai to Chicago, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from Chicago back to Chennai, the best deals are generally found on Thursday, with Tuesday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Chennai to Chicago?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Chennai to Chicago, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Chennai to Chicago is November, where tickets cost ₹ 79,212 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is ₹ 118,246 and ₹ 107,232 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Chennai to Chicago, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Chennai to Chicago, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 25% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight₹ 47,228
Best time to beat the crowds (3% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 3% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Chennai to Chicago

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Chennai to Chicago based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Chennai to Chicago

  • What types of amenities does Chennai Airport (MAA) provide for long layovers or time before take-off?

    There are three lounges located at Chennai Airport suitable for those who prefer an early check-in or have a longer stop. They are all equipped with comfortable seats, a variety of food and drinks, plenty of office space and TV, newspapers and magazines to keep you entertained.

  • How easy is it to travel to Chennai Airport?

    Visitors at Chennai Airport have plenty of choice when it comes to their preferred method of transportation. You can get to the airport by bus, Line 18A; tube, via the Blue Line from Chennai Central; or taxi – most are prepaid, so there’s no need to worry about unexpected fees. Once you arrive at the airport, you can enjoy the free shuttle service for passengers that need to get from one terminal to the other.

  • What special services does Chennai Airport offer to passengers?

    Being one of the busiest airports in India, Chennai Airport offers brilliantly personalised airport assistance. There are professional staff ready to respond to any requests regarding medical help, women with children, sole minors and more. They can ensure a hassle-free departure and help with fast tracking at security and customs, luggage assistance, gate-to-gate service and mobility and health-related issues.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Chennai to Chicago?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Chennai to Chicago was ₹ 536 for a one-way ticket and ₹ 935 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Chennai to Chicago?

    Chennai is served by only 1 airport and there are 2 airports in Chicago. You will leave Chennai from Chennai and you will be arriving in Chicago at one of these airports: Chicago Midway or Chicago O'Hare Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Chennai to Chicago?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Chennai to Chicago?

    oneworld, SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Chennai and Chicago, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Chennai to Chicago, Emirates or Etihad Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Chennai to Chicago are Emirates and Etihad Airways. With an average price for the route of ₹ 118,422 and an overall rating of 8.1, Emirates is the most popular choice. Etihad Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of ₹ 101,930 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Chennai to Chicago?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Chennai to Chicago.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Chennai to Chicago?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Chicago from Chennai is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

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

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

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Chennai to Chicago?

    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 to Chicago from Chennai up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Chennai to Chicago

  • Got some time on your hands after your flight and travelling on business? Chicago O’Hare Airport (ORD) boasts a terminal where you can combine working and drinking at any point of the day. You can even take a shower if you have the time, at Concourse C.
  • There are two airports located in Chicago: Chicago O'Hare Airport and Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW). Bear in mind that flights departing from Chennai usually arrive at O'Hare Airport.
  • Found a comfy seat and quiet area to yourself? At O’Hare Airport, you can browse menus, order and pay for food from all of the terminal restaurants to arrive directly where you’re seated, using the app B4 YOU BOARD.
  • Got a layover and want to enjoy different scenery? O’Hare Airport has their Urban Garden, with over 1,000 plants for passengers to view and enjoy. Located conveniently between Terminal 2 and Terminal 3, this space grows different herbs and vegetables that many of the restaurants use.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Chennai to Chicago

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Chennai to Chicago. 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 3320 reviews
8.3Crew
8.2Entertainment
7.9Food
8.0Comfort
8.1Boarding
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Similar to Hyd->Dubai this too was worst airlines. Bad seats, bad seating arrangement which created lot of confusion since family member were not given seat together. However most of them changed the seat and got with the family. Cheap tactics by Emirates.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Aug 2025DXB - JFK
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Similar to Hyd->Dubai this too was worst airlines. Bad seats, bad seating arrangement which created lot of confusion since family member were not given seat together. However most of them changed the seat and got with the family. Cheap tactics by Emirates.

The best ever, friendly and attentive cabin crew, amazing captains who utilised their expertise for less turbulence, just overall amazing

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.

i was not allowed to use lounge, although i had business class ticket, and nobody told me my ticket was not eligible to use lounge

I had a terrible experience checking in at the airport for my flight. I booked my ticket initially through Kayak while it was promoted as a ticket that offers a carry on and 2 suit cases. (I have a screen shot as a proof of it) I selected it to buy three tickets and paid online. Couple of minutes later airfare assist which is the OTA offering the ticket called me saying My card declined. So I used a different card that went through. I was surprised that they increased the price ticket by a $167. They said the ticket no longer exists and because my card declined I had to buy a new one. So I did. The day my family and I were traveling I could not check in and when I went to the airport I was shocked to be told my ticket had no bags allowed and must pay $200 per bag for three people 6 bags mean I have to pay $1200. I called the travel agency as I feel I was scammed the confirmation didn’t say anything about the bags and they never told me the new ticket doesn’t not include any bag so they changed it after I selected it on your app without informing me. Very sneaky. The travel agency said they will reimburse me only for one bag person. Which means I still paid $600 I still feel very disappointed to pay such an expense. I have always used Kayak to buy my flight tickets and telling everyone how good your rates and app are however after this I feel I was mislead and paid more for something I should not have to. You allowing such an agency on your platform will surely hurt your reputation and level of integrity. I have all the proofs from the screen shot to the confirmation email from them, the or email offering to reimburse o e bag per person and the $1200 bag fees receipts that I paid on the desk. I must be refund the full amount and I look forward to your response.

second leg was more comfortable. Customer service in Abu Dhabi is okay.

Certainly! Here’s a more concise and refined version of your report, maintaining a polished and professional tone: --- Crew Check-In – Kolkata (CCU) The crew handling check-in in Kolkata was outstanding—efficient, courteous, and highly organized. Flight Segment – CCU to Abu Dhabi (AUH) A standard flight overall. Notably, only one in-flight meal option—a vegetarian curry—was available, which seemed unsuitable for a red-eye journey. The crew offered no alternatives, which was unexpected. Flight Segment – Abu Dhabi to Rome (AUH-FCO) Comfort improved on this leg, but service quality was average, falling short of Etihad’s premium standards. Crew attention was heavily absorbed by a difficult couple in Row 15 (port side), resulting in disproportionate focus. It was concerning that a steward had to personally return to apologize, a task better suited for supervisory staff. This highlights a development opportunity for supervisors Anna and Quashim in managing guest escalation professionally.

Horrible. After paying for seats, I was cramped, my daughters legs kept hitting the seat in front, I had no overhead bin space and no help from stewards on board, the food was served cold, when asked for snacks was told to wait and never received any, the flight was cold with no temperature controls. Entertainment was outdated. I booked this through partnership with American Airlines but will avoid in the future.

Horrible. After paying for my seats, I was cramped, had no overhead bin space, freezing as the flight had no temperature controls, the food was awful and served cold, when asked for snacks was told to wait and then never received any. I booked this flight as a partner through American Airlines but will avoid in the future.

Took a long time for boarding. The flight was comfortable.

Flight was delayed due to slow boarding process by etihad. Update food options and movies as well.

Should have had business class line in immigration. Food quality suboptimal

Used to Etihad employees are very rude and unprofessional but now better than before over all is okay now

It was a short flight, everything was good with it.

I darted through the Frankfurt airport to make my connecting flight. I asked if it was a possibility to upgrade and the agent did. This was the kindest gesture and it made up for the previous delayed flight and distress/anxiety of anticipating that Zi was going to miss my Frankfurt-Chicago connection. I cannot express my gratitude for the upgrade.. I am 5feet 10 inches do the leg space was amazing.

Very good experience. All of the details made this experience very positive.

I meant this flight was not good, the one from Tirana to Frankfurt was better!

I was very grateful for Lufthansa's role in organizing mobility support. The touchscreen on my seat was faulty: slow, stained (I couldn't get it clean), and glitchy. This made selecting movies extremely time consuming, and twice I had to start all over from the beginning.

The crew was the best I’ve ever encountered. Business class was spacious, immaculate, and very modern.

I wish seats were not reclinable. It's so claustrophobic when the person in front of you spends most of a nine hour flight leaned all the way back. The crew was really nice though and the dinner (red Thai curry) was pretty compelling.

Our flights were severely delayed, then canceled and we had to fly out next day with no sleep accommodation help. This led to our baggage being lost and the service reps after baggage couldn’t be bothered to help. They kept sending us to different counters when we were at the right counter to begin with. The only saving grace was the angel woman supervisor with blond hair who helped us put in a missing baggage claim.

The boarding system was all bogus - employees at the boarding gate were not sound like proffesional or may be possibly rational

I got an email in the morning of the flight 1/7, from Kayak, that I was rebooked from UA 906 to LH 430. Nobody at Lufthansa ot United knew about this. I went to both counters. at the airport. Also, Cheap Flights, who I booked the ticket through, did not know. I ended up staying on the United flight. But this was very disturbing, since I got a very late notice that I was rebooked to an earlier flight, I hurried to the airport to find out after a lot of inquiring that this was a mistake. Not a good Kayak experience.

Flight was delayed but my previous flight was as well so It worked to my advantage. This was my first time in first class. I don't think they ever stopped feeding us. The seating area was very spacious and comfortable. The attendants were wonderful, warm, friendly and very personable.

Some how my flight was canceled, neither BA or Justfly.com accepted responsibility. I only found out about this the day before when I tried to check in. I had to book another flight which due to the time ( day before) cost me $300 more. I was still receiving notifications about the flight even when I was on another flight from you. So no my flight to London was not good.

We had a pretty good experience. Enjoyed both the flights. Crew was very good and helpful.

They issued seat assignments and sat my 2 year-old in the row behind me, separate from me and my daughter. Communication/ customer service was terrible. They told me to change it in London, then in London, they told me to talk to the cabin crew, then a supervisor came and stuck us in the back of the plane when we were supposed to be in row 25. Overall, they need to really work on their customer service. Additionally the food was terrible and they ran out of meals and didn’t have any kid options. To top it off there was no in-flight entertainment for the first hour of the trip.

We missed the connection because we had to wait for a shuttle from the plane to the Terminal. Also, we needed assistance and none was available.

When we arrived at the airport - 1st step - printing out your boarding pass - no issue. Not long lines as these machines. 2nd step - processing your bag drop off. There was only one associate there to help 10 kiosks. We had a family in front of us for 20 minutes trying to work on the machine and figure out every step for 4 pieces of luggage. My husband alerted the associate who was able to assist the family. Highly suggest that there are more associates to assist in this process. Besides this issue, security check went very quickly. Our flight was direct to Philadelphia. We had to carry our bags down two flights of steps, then out to the tarmac to a bus, then carry our bags up two flights of stairs to the plane. No one on the flight was expecting that long trek. I could see some people were struggling a bit. All in all - great flight crew, plane was clean and food was great!

There were no gluten-free vegan options available, so food was very limited on this flight, and some of the crew weren’t especially helpful about it. To make matters worse, a passenger was sick on board, and although the area was cleaned, the smell lingered for the rest of the journey. On top of that, we ended up circling for an extra hour, which only made the unpleasant situation drag on even longer.

Checking in prior on line and wait time at Gatwick was terrible. I would rate a big fat ZERO.

There was a slight delay. Otherwise, everything else was satisfactory.

The company that I bought my tickets through, Cheapflightsfares, failed to provide my confirmation information in a timely manner, so I was unable to check on at the country and therefore unable to make my flight. As a matter of fact, I STILL have not received the confirmation. After having read more and more reviews about the company, Cheapflightsfares appears to have scammed hundreds of hopeful travelers out of thousands of dollars. Please look into this company and, for the sake of anyone planning their next trip, stop allowing them to do business through you.

Boarding was through bus even though aerobridges were empty. Major mess

Food is good, staff is good... Wi-fi quality is poor, disembarkment after landing is atrocious.

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 .

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