₹ 40,361 Find Cheap Flights from New Delhi to California

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Cheap Flights from New Delhi to California

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop₹ 79,284
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops₹ 86,655
San Diego
San Diego2 stops₹ 64,452
San Jose
San Jose2 stops₹ 82,969
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop₹ 79,284
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops₹ 86,655
San Diego
San Diego2 stops₹ 64,452
San Jose
San Jose2 stops₹ 82,969

Book Cheap New Delhi to California Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from New Delhi to California 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 New Delhi to California

Sat, 6 Jun - Sat, 15 Aug
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06:00 - 20:50
DEL
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SAN
27h 20m2 stops
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07:00 - 03:40
SAN
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DEL
32h 10m2 stops
₹ 64,452Multiple Airlines
Tue, 28 Apr - Tue, 13 Oct
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06:00 - 11:53
DEL
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SAN
42h 23m2 stops
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11:55 - 03:40
SAN
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DEL
27h 15m2 stops
₹ 65,351Multiple Airlines
Thu, 22 Jan - Thu, 29 Jan
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06:15 - 22:27
DEL
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LAS
29h 42m2 stops
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09:00 - 10:00
LAS
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DEL
35h 30m2 stops
₹ 70,744Multiple Airlines
Wed, 4 Feb - Sun, 1 Mar
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03:20 - 22:01
DEL
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SNA
32h 11m2 stops
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09:23 - 01:15
SNA
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DEL
26h 22m2 stops
₹ 72,991British Airways
Thu, 29 Jan - Tue, 3 Mar
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10:25 - 12:25
DEL
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SFO
15h 30mdirect
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10:00 - 20:05
SFO
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DEL
20h 35m1 stop
₹ 79,463Air India
Mon, 23 Feb - Mon, 20 Jul
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22:45 - 21:15
DEL
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SFO
36h 00m1 stop
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01:05 - 21:10
SFO
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DEL
31h 35m1 stop
₹ 79,643Cathay Pacific
Fri, 23 Jan - Sun, 22 Feb
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10:25 - 12:25
DEL
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SFO
15h 30mdirect
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15:00 - 01:05
SFO
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DEL
20h 35mdirect
₹ 80,093Air India
Tue, 3 Feb - Sat, 28 Feb
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03:20 - 22:01
DEL
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SNA
32h 11m2 stops
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17:22 - 08:45
SNA
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DEL
49h 53m2 stops
₹ 84,587British Airways
Tue, 20 Jan - Tue, 3 Feb
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23:55 - 14:39
DEL
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BUR
28h 14m2 stops
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13:57 - 21:50
BUR
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DEL
42h 23m3 stops
₹ 91,689United Airlines
Tue, 20 Jan - Fri, 6 Feb
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23:55 - 17:43
DEL
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ONT
31h 18m2 stops
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06:00 - 21:50
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DEL
26h 20m2 stops
₹ 91,689United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for New Delhi to California flights

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

What is the cheapest New Delhi to California flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to California from New Delhi found in the last 72 hours was to San Francisco, at ₹ 74,039 return. The most popular route is from New Delhi (DEL) to San Francisco (SFO), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was ₹ 74,039.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from New Delhi to California?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of ₹ 105,071, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from New Delhi to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from New Delhi to California, 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 New Delhi to California is October, when tickets cost ₹ 84,497 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and March, when the average cost of return tickets is ₹ 114,251 and ₹ 108,408 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from New Delhi to California?

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

When flying from New Delhi to California, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to New Delhi, you’ll find the best rates on Mondays and the most expensive ones on Fridays.

How far in advance should I book a flight from New Delhi to California?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from New Delhi to California, 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 a flight from New Delhi to California, you should book around 7 weeks before departure, which saves you about 16% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight₹ 45,215
Best time to beat the crowds (9% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.
Flight from New Delhi to San Francisco

FAQs - booking California flights

  • Which airport should I fly to for San Francisco?

    San Francisco Airport (SFO) is the best arrival airport for anyone flying from Delhi to San Francisco. Emirates and American Airlines occasionally offer flights between the two cities, usually with one stop in Dubai or New York (JFK). Japan Airlines also often has self-transfer routes available with a single stop at Haneda Airport (HND).

  • Which airport should I fly into for Yosemite National Park?

    Fresno is one of the closest major cities to Yosemite National Park, and you can find flights from Delhi to Fresno-Yosemite International (FAT) offered by a range of airlines. They usually involve two connections, one international and one within the United States. Delta offers flights that stop in Paris (CDG) and Salt Lake City (SLC) and British Airways partners with American Airlines for flights that stop at London Heathrow (LHR) and Phoenix (PHX).

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New Delhi to California?

    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 New Delhi to California.

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

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

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

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

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

    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 New Delhi to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to California?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, when retur flights cost ₹ 93,676 on average. Morning departures are around 16% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is ₹ 111,811.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • The largest and busiest airport in California is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). It's the best arrival airport for anyone visiting Los Angeles and the surrounding area. There are several airlines offering flights from Delhi (DEL) to LAX, including Emirates, Air France and ITA Airways. They generally include at least one stop at destinations like Dubai (DXB), Paris (CDG) and Rome (FCO).
  • If you can't find direct or fully connected flights to your final destination in California, LAX is usually the best option. From here, you can find domestic flights to several other airports in California, including San Francisco Airport (SFO) and San Diego (SAN). You can also find train and bus connections to locations like Orange County and Long Beach.
  • You will need a visa to visit California from Delhi. If you have an Indian passport, you can usually apply for a B1 or B2 tourist visa that allows you to stay for up to 180 days. You'll need to fill out a DS-160 Form and present your passport (with at least six months remaining), two passport photos, proof of accommodation, and a travel itinerary. Finally, you'll need to pay the visa fee, which is around USD 185 (roughly INR 15,400).

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from New Delhi to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from New Delhi 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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EmiratesOverall score based on 3447 reviews
8.2Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.3Crew
8.0Comfort
7.9Food
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Sadly I couldn't get the food I requested as it was out. Also, if you don't want to be woken up make sure the crew knows it. My wife was woken on every service.

10.0 ExcellentJason, Sept 2025
DXB - IAD
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Sadly I couldn't get the food I requested as it was out. Also, if you don't want to be woken up make sure the crew knows it. My wife was woken on every service.

Three meals on a single flight is disgusting. Even if I reject them all, sleeping is impossible and all that food (especially wasted food) is just antithetical to a pleasant flight experience. People were chucking multiple abandoned trays on the floor in front of my seat.

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!

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?

Food , drink experience were great with Cathay. Crew service was excellent. Clean toilet and full snack bars always, pilot took of 26minutes later when boarding at Hong Kong with extra US customs check at gate 9 for US flight, but he managed to arrive only 2 minutes later from flight tracker. Smooth flight .

I wish there were more bathrooms available on these larger carriers.

My flight was suppose to be at 7:45pm to fly but it didnt fly out until 8:55 to dallas so then all of my other flights was late and delay ihad to wait at the airport for extra 14 hours to be able to get on a different plane

Super delayed. Unnecessary. Need more competent people doing logistics to keep things moving on time. Totally unacceptable.

Overall, not good. Super late boarding in Hong Kong because some last minute issue with a plane. The boarding process is chaotic. Kathy Pacific should seek to do better with punctual departure time. Caused a lot of trouble with missed connecting flight.

Not much of anything could have been done better unless I had a first class ticket. I was literally 15 hours with an airline in the economy class. Very professional friendly and attentive crew. Good airline food, clean cabin, seating area and bathrooms. I've been 4 times back-and-forth with Cathay Pacific, and I would not choose another airline for this trip. Five out of five stars.

The staff were so friendly and accommodating. The food was great. Lots of movies to choose from as well as tv shows. Highly recommend.

Issues: 1) the charging issue as described in my previous survey 2) when I requested diet coke during the breakfast time, it is not available. Why? I can't drink diet coke in the morning? 3) when I tried to transfer to this flight, its gate information was not available to me?

The lead business class attendant was excellent. Made a point of greeting you and knowing your name by the time you leave.

A lot of things Never flying with this airline again Had an emergency landing

Food has been disappointing in both legs of flight to india

Great staff great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Great staff, great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Food was the worst I’ve had on a VA flight. Normally it’s a lot better

I was my pleasure to fly virgin on my birthday for my first solo trip ever 🫶🏼

These are one of the older seat arrangements facing away from the windows! Not particularly convenient sets. No storage spaces. NO COAT HANGING HOOKS. Inconvenient business class seat compared to any other airlines of similar class. Staff are excellent! Extremely professional, friendly. Food is good too.

Overall, flight was excellent but check in was very slow for Premium Economy. Economy queue was shorter but we weren't allowed to use it.

The staff was not very polite but the flight was very very nice and comfortable and the entertainment was great

Great crew - old style upper class seats on the older fleet now feels dated

Premium economy more comfortable than economy, but not by much. Did was awful, do not try the omelette. Flight crew were helpful. Flight was delayed by over an hour. Overall but bad, arrived safely and thank God.

Flight was late - I was downgraded from first class to coach

Movie selection is good. Crew did not understand mileage program and were no help. Sick later. Food?

United needs to step up their game. Delayed flight leaving Seattle, San Francisco. Older aircraft, not very comfortable.

The flight attendants were very rude, beyond comprehension. I took a business class from London to SFO for the first time on United. When I asked for a second piece of bread during dinner, the serving attendant threw a 3rd bread on my plate and said, “here. You can have this one too”! I couldn’t believe the rudeness of the attendant. Most all attendants were very rude, unhelpful, sing the food was absolutely disgusting. Never fly United internationally in business class. My flight back to SFO was a nightmare!!

Plane boarded early a quickly, was mostly full. We left close to on time. And landed early.

7 hours delayed due to operational issues on United’s end. Basically laziness.

Flight from Rome to SFO was excellent compared To our flight to Europe from SFO. The food was much tastier. You can see how UNITED is skimping, though. Instead of getting something mid flight you had to ask for it. It was not automatically served. There was a cookie at the end of the arrival meal, for example that tasted like it just came out of a box. They used to serve a little container of nuts, now … a tiny container of nuts, mixed with pretzels. This was business class that you really have to pay for! But this is minor complaints compared to the overall. My major complaint is the position of the even numbered seats by the windows. You have to turn around to see your window & the positioning as some other controls are harder to get at. This is compared to the odd number seat that are perfectly aligned.

The food quality sucks. One must starve if they do not eat flesh Or wheat based products Some variety would be expected. The trivial amount of snacks and or food is inhumane

Flight was timely, relatively comfortable, with decent entertainment and food served. Only problem encountered was with the free messaging which I highly appreciate, but it did not work from iphone to non-iphones.

The internet service I paid for didn’t work at all and the flight crew was not very friendly.

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.

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)

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.

I will never ever book air india in the future. I was with my family and at delhi airport I had to go through too with horrible experience. My 12 years daughter saud that she will never come bqck to india the way people treated us. There was no line for bags drop off since we checked online and print tag at their Kiosk as per email instruction. People working at the counter were so careless and rude. They were keep talking to each other than taking care the customers. I will not recommend anyone to fly via air india. I had horrible experience. Especially, the staff at checking counters was very very rude and careless. I have feeling if air india won't change the way they doing their operations they will out of business in a few years. Air hostes were not happy . I did not see a smile on anyone in the plane. I called twice for the assistance and no one showed up. I hope you will sene this to the Hire authority. I left a video with an another employee of air india who asked me about my experiences. I hope they will make some changes ASAP. Regars, Mohinder Kumar

Food quality deteriorated after Tata aquired the airline. No alcoholic drinks till last meal on a long haul 15 hour flight. Entertaiment systems needs a complete overhaul.

Flies in the flight, broken seats, broken entertainment system and display - worst flight ever

We trusted KAYAK and Air India but no one is responds for the lost of baggage 🧳 2 (bags). My in laws are totally lost hope for this kind of situation to travel any more.

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