₹ 37,133 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₹ 68,860
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops₹ 71,784
San Diego
San Diego2 stops₹ 105,461
San Jose
San Jose2 stops₹ 74,000
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop₹ 68,860
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops₹ 71,784
San Diego
San Diego2 stops₹ 105,461
San Jose
San Jose2 stops₹ 74,000

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

Wed, 19 Nov - Sat, 29 Nov
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01:40 - 20:34DEL-SFO
32h 24m2 stops
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08:25 - 10:00SFO-DEL
36h 05m2 stops
₹ 69,214Multiple Airlines
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Mon, 24 Nov - Tue, 2 Dec
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01:55 - 20:34DEL-SFO
32h 09m2 stops
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08:50 - 23:45SFO-DEL
25h 25m2 stops
₹ 69,303Multiple Airlines
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Tue, 2 Dec - Thu, 2 Apr
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07:30 - 20:50DEL-SFO
26h 50m2 stops
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20:30 - 08:45SFO-DEL
23h 45m1 stop
₹ 72,759Air India
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Tue, 2 Dec - Wed, 1 Apr
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18:30 - 20:50DEL-SFO
39h 50m2 stops
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10:00 - 15:45SFO-DEL
17h 15mdirect
₹ 72,936Air India
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Tue, 18 Nov - Tue, 27 Jan
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22:45 - 21:15DEL-SFO
36h 00m1 stop
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11:25 - 00:10SFO-DEL
23h 15m1 stop
₹ 73,911Cathay Pacific
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Mon, 17 Nov - Thu, 23 Apr
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01:30 - 16:20DEL-SFO
28h 20m1 stop
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12:55 - 23:50SFO-DEL
22h 25m1 stop
₹ 74,709Cathay Pacific
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Tue, 9 Dec - Fri, 16 Jan
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11:40 - 12:02DEL-LAX
37h 52m2 stops
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21:45 - 02:40LAX-DEL
39h 25m2 stops
₹ 78,786Virgin Atlantic
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Sun, 14 Dec - Tue, 30 Jun
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11:40 - 23:13DEL-LAX
49h 03m2 stops
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19:35 - 09:15LAX-DEL
25h 10m1 stop
₹ 79,140Virgin Atlantic
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Mon, 8 Dec - Sat, 17 Jan
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04:10 - 17:29DEL-BUR
26h 49m2 stops
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10:30 - 02:10BUR-DEL
26h 10m2 stops
₹ 149,949Emirates
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Mon, 15 Dec - Fri, 30 Jan
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16:15 - 17:29DEL-BUR
38h 44m2 stops
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10:30 - 02:10BUR-DEL
26h 10m2 stops
₹ 174,321Emirates
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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 ₹ 80,407 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 ₹ 80,407.

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.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at ₹ 99,056 on average.

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 September, when tickets cost ₹ 84,369 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and August, when the average cost of return tickets is ₹ 116,982 and ₹ 106,790 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 Tuesday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to New Delhi, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Thursdays.

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 15% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 21 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight₹ 37,133
Best time to beat the crowds (9% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.
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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 ₹ 85,285 on average. Morning departures are around 23% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is ₹ 111,119.

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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8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3402 reviews
8.3Crew
7.9Food
8.2Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
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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 2025DXB - 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?

First time tying out business class with this airline, hat a disappointment, never returning. We didn’t get the meal as requested from Singapore to HKG flight. While meals served connecting flight, crew takes meal order based off passenger membership status by giving the. Priority selection of meals. It was a battle, plain disappointment, not worth the hype, price, class as categorized/ advertised

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

Leg room wasn't that great. Other than that it was a good flight

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?

Close to excellent. The only problem is when I try to charge my phone on the USB in front of my seat, the battery level is decreasing rather than increasing. Why?

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

Chicken pieces were too big with pasta. Need to be smaller.

Seats in the absolute back row of the plane even though we booked ages ago :( Crew was awesome though

My connecting flight was canceled or never existed. My stopover went from 1 hour and a half to 10 hours. It was a long day that I wasn't prepared for and it would have been nice to know that ahead of time. Cathay is great though. Great staff, entertainment and food.

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.

Food was excellent. Service was very good. Staff was very helpful to all passengers.

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.

Subject: Formal Complaint: Discriminatory and Unprofessional Conduct – Request for Immediate Action & Compensation Dear [Airline Customer Relations Team], I am writing to file a formal complaint regarding my recent travel experience with [Airline], which was by far the worst I have ever encountered. What occurred was not only unprofessional, but in several instances discriminatory, unsafe, and unacceptable. On the first leg of my trip, I arrived only four minutes past check-in. Instead of making any attempt to resolve the matter, your representative flatly denied me boarding and made me wait while she attended to passengers who arrived after me. By the time a manager intervened, it was too late to board, costing me time, money, and unnecessary frustration. The second leg of my trip (Chicago–San Francisco) raised even more serious concerns. From the outset, it was apparent that the staff—particularly two attendants—prioritized Caucasian passengers while dismissing African American and minority passengers. • When a Caucasian passenger in the exit row refused to comply with federal safety requirements, I, as a first responder, immediately offered to switch seats and assume the responsibility. My offer was blatantly ignored, and instead, a Caucasian passenger seated further up was chosen. This was discriminatory and deeply insulting, especially as I was actively de-escalating the situation that could have delayed the flight further. • During a lengthy tarmac delay of over 90 minutes, passengers were given conflicting and unreasonable instructions that created unnecessary distress and tension. • Throughout the flight, a visibly intoxicated passenger directly in front of me was disruptive, rude to others, failed to comply with seatbelt and electronic device rules, and yet faced no enforcement from the crew. In stark contrast, I was singled out for repeated compliance checks even though I was following every rule. This unequal treatment was so obvious that multiple passengers around me spoke up in my defense. This pattern of behavior demonstrated a clear lack of professionalism, disregard for passenger safety, and discriminatory treatment. I expect far better from an airline of your stature. As a paying customer subjected to this unacceptable treatment, I am formally requesting: 1. A full investigation into the conduct of the staff on both flights. 2. A written apology acknowledging the discriminatory and unprofessional behavior I endured. 3. Appropriate compensation for the distress, inconvenience, and mishandling of my travel. If this matter is not addressed promptly and thoroughly, I will have no choice but to escalate my complaint further, including filing with the U.S. Department of Transportation and sharing my experience through other channels. I trust [Airline] will take this complaint seriously and provide a timely resolution.

Check in was quick and easy during early hours. Flight was on time, and customer services was a plus.

I understand that the food on the airplane wouldn’t be fantastic. However, it wasn’t good at all. 😭

The flight was comfortable with the exit row and great service

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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