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Cheap Flights from North America to Chennai

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from North America to Chennai 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 North America to Chennai

Thu, 8 Oct - Sun, 18 Oct
Etihad Airways Logo
15:10 - 15:05
IAD
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MAA
38h 25m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
15:40 - 09:45
MAA
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IAD
27h 35m
1 stop
₹ 81,961Etihad Airways
Fri, 6 Nov - Thu, 26 Nov
Multiple Airlines Logo
20:05 - 02:30
IAD
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MAA
19h 55m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
03:25 - 15:55
MAA
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IAD
23h 00m
1 stop
₹ 81,961Multiple Airlines
Fri, 21 Aug - Sun, 13 Sep
Etihad Airways Logo
15:10 - 14:40
IAD
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MAA
38h 00m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
15:40 - 09:45
MAA
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IAD
27h 35m
1 stop
₹ 82,057Etihad Airways
Sun, 9 Aug - Sun, 13 Sep
Multiple Airlines Logo
21:00 - 02:50
IAD
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MAA
20h 20m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
04:05 - 15:40
MAA
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IAD
21h 05m
1 stop
₹ 82,345Multiple Airlines
Tue, 3 Nov - Wed, 18 Nov
Qatar Airways Logo
21:00 - 02:30
JFK
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MAA
19h 00m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
04:05 - 15:00
MAA
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JFK
21h 25m
1 stop
₹ 86,664Qatar Airways
Fri, 13 Nov - Mon, 30 Nov
Air India Logo
10:05 - 15:40
JFK
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MAA
19h 05m
1 stop
Air India Logo
18:00 - 06:55
MAA
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JFK
23h 25m
1 stop
₹ 87,431Air India
Sat, 29 Aug - Sat, 12 Sep
Qatar Airways Logo
22:00 - 02:40
JFK
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MAA
19h 10m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
04:05 - 15:10
MAA
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JFK
20h 35m
1 stop
₹ 87,815Qatar Airways
Thu, 13 Aug - Sat, 5 Sep
Air India Logo
10:30 - 10:20
SFO
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MAA
35h 20m
2 stops
Air India Logo
21:40 - 07:00
MAA
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SFO
45h 50m
2 stops
₹ 98,564Air India
Tue, 25 Aug - Thu, 24 Sep
Singapore Airlines Logo
11:45 - 01:05
SFO
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MAA
48h 50m
2 stops
Singapore Airlines Logo
10:30 - 09:50
MAA
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SFO
35h 50m
1 stop
₹ 98,756Singapore Airlines
Sat, 10 Oct - Sun, 15 Nov
Singapore Airlines Logo
11:45 - 09:20
SFO
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MAA
33h 05m
1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
09:50 - 07:50
MAA
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SFO
35h 30m
1 stop
₹ 99,620Singapore Airlines
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FAQs for booking flights from North America to Chennai

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

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

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

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from North America to Chennai

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from North America to Chennai? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.6
Cathay PacificOverall score based on 1431 reviews
8.1Crew
7.3Food
7.9Boarding
7.7Entertainment
7.5Comfort
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For an international flight, the service was average at best. It could have been significantly better, particularly with regard to the food quality and options. Additionally, having only two restrooms available for the entire Economy Class made the experience less comfortable and resulted in long wait times.

4.0 OkayAnonymous, May 2026
HKG - MAA
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For an international flight, the service was average at best. It could have been significantly better, particularly with regard to the food quality and options. Additionally, having only two restrooms available for the entire Economy Class made the experience less comfortable and resulted in long wait times.

I booked wheel chair for my mother but she was told to walk by herself in the middle of her way to the gate. She had to board a connecting flight under a time crunch and this was unfair to leave her to walk. Other than that they had no complains about anything else.

More tasty food particularly ethnic food. Staff didn’t respond to calls some of the time in premium economy.

the crew was rude - there were no smiles when serving. they always had the look of why did you call me?

I wear hearing aids in both ears the infotainment system is hard to hear.

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

As before, my only problem was not being able to download my boarding passes prior to arrival at the airport. Everything else was perfect.

They ran out of food and were offering random food to passengers.

The first economy rows have remote space in the seat which eats in the seating space. The seats are also smaller compared to other airlines.

Excellent. Planes are a little older and could get some refurbishment, but besides that everything was excellent.

Looks like a local flight. Food was horrible. No entertainment system.

Economy travel is really hard with no room to move especially when the person sitting beside you is an XL or XXL size person who if moving could hit your face

I purchased Qatar airways after seeing ads about its service. To my surprise Qatar is marketing gimmick and horrible airlines which I don’t recommend to anyone Flight was dirty including flight from Miami to Doha And Doha airport restrooms are dirty On top of this they use this pathetic cheap indigo From Doha to Hyderabad which I will never fly Also they lost one of my baggage in Indigo and still waiting to receive it. I will never travel Qatar and will never recommend

Aircraft was spacious compared to American Airlines, food was great, entertainment was much better with a wide variety of options, and the crew was very polite.

The overall flight experience between Doha and Kolkata was satisfactory. The staff onboard were notably engaged, responsive, and enthusiastic, providing a level of service that stood out, especially when compared to the less attentive crew on the earlier leg from Heathrow to Doha. Their eagerness to assist made the journey more pleasant. Additionally, the time spent at the Silver Lounge in Doha contributed positively to the experience. The lounge offered a comfortable and relaxing environment, with adequate amenities and attentive staff. Overall, both the flight and the lounge experience in Doha met expectations, making for a smooth and satisfactory travel experience.

Being a platinum member, no attention given. No towel or tissue provided.

No towels or tissue and chocolate and mint provided before arrival

They made us deliberate waste time by holding our passports and boarding passes making us miss the flight

I had never seen any cabin crews behaving like that. They are not at all professionally fit for this job

Luggage handling was very very bad. Damaged my new Calvin Klein bag and delayed another. Still did not get it since 2 days. Worst airlines and service.

They lost the baggage and said it was deleted from the system. I had baggage tag so was able to file the complaint but there was no PIR number and update so far

Good service. But on flight to Kochi no entertainment except in app. And no working outlets to charge phone.

Was so disappointing. Business class with no TV, uncomfortable seats. Had much higher expectations.

This flight was a dreamliner so I think the space was ok for the legs, but the option for food was again limited and the crew was same.

Boarding was efficient, had to check in cabin luggage. Seats were narrow, food was more in quantity, received cabin luggage on the luggage belt which was fine.

Needs better seat for business class. My seat was falling apart. Also no WiFi on that flight

Only 1 time food and drinks together was offered, for total 5 hours duration drinks and snacks was never offered. For some people food choice was not available, only veg was available. No entertainment option was there. Crew members were mostly back of the flight asking each other for KitKat and chips to share between them.

Etihad flight sector is a local . .give the same quality upto destination

Lovely crew - comfortable journey despite it being an older plane.

Ripped off and broken seats in Business class. Seats stink and need to request the staff for additional bedsheets. Crew if very friendly though

The plane was so old, it needs to be retired! The windows were rattling we paid for premier economy and there was no footrest. Video console was so old, barely had any games for kids. Video console is very slow to react. The gaming console was broken. The foldable food table was sticky and the air hostess had a rough time opening it and closing it for us!!

Generally okay. Disappointing compared to some of their competitors. My seat hadn’t been cleaned properly which was upsetting

The map feature on the display at the seat had challenges. The biggest issue was the flight had no WIFI. Most of the smaller planes now have free WIFI. American Airlines on the flight over had WIFI you could purchase. With 8-10 hours on a single flight, the ability to do work via WIFI is essential!!

My experience with IndiGo was terrible. I had tried to check in online. I could do the DEL to LHR and from LHR to JFK. However, I was unable to check in for the CCU to DEL flight. There was no explanation of why I could not do so. After 2.5 hours of being shuffled from one place to another, I found out that because I was on a codeshare flight, I had to get my boarding pass at the airport. For 2.5 hours, no one was able to explain this to me.

A little bit late but it went smoothly overall. Delicious food on Indigo!

The business class seating arrangement for LHR to MAA was very uncomfortable. The movie options were terrible.

Even in business class, no 2 members of our family including kids were able to sit together. I booked the tickets months in advance. The all my luggage was left in London and arrived 2 days later. It took hours to report the missing luggage at the airport and 3-4 hours to recover one of the bags from the airport with mind bending amount of paperwork. Worst experience ever, I would seriously reconsider traveling by British Airways again.

Overall, the food and entertainment were great. The staff were amazing, polite and professional. They did not have WiFi on board on this leg but that was okay. There was a delay in boarding from London and landing at Mumbai airport but the pilot communicate DC the reason for the delayed landing. They even sent us an apology afterwards for the delayed landing.

Experience with British Airways was hopeless and the response from ground staff after flight cancellation was hopeless

Nice experience. Baggage arrival in Mumbai wasn't that quick and needs improvement.

I paid $110 for a seat located at the start of a section and therefor would not have a chair in front of it, but this is not what I received. The floor plan was different from when I booked my ticket. This is very disappointing and my money needs to be returned.

When landing in Hyderabad, the pilot made a hard landing. Everyone in the plane were shocked. The captain landed the plane hard and felt as if we were going to be thrown out from our seats. It was surprising the captain didn't apologize or make an announcement about. Again a surprise no crew acknowledge this. This was an odd experience!

I appreciated a meal on the shorter flight. It was slightly delayed with no announcement but I was able to determine what was happening.

Very comfortable flight. I appreciate the announcements were also in English.

I don't think there were entertainment options (short flight) - which is why I gave the 'ok' sign. Didn't make a diff in my flight experience either way, however

Poor, pilot flew as if he was in hurry and had to coverup for wasted time

The planes did not have charging jacks for phones or lap tops and there are no monitors for movies. On the flight from Delhi to Hyderabad I was the last person in First asked for a meal choice and only one meal was available so I had no choice.

Entertainment systems did not work at all And the seats are the worse on this 787-8 aircraft. Normally I get good sleep on long flights but this time I only slept 2 hours out of the 8+.

The web check in doesn’t work. Had to wait 10 minutes on the counter for them to figure out boarding. I understand AI Express doesn’t have a practice to offer food to everyone in the business class. The flight attendant asks for name (not sure why she doesn’t know it especially with only 8 passengers in the business class) to figure out whether or not they should serve food. KAYAK should sell AI Express tickets separately, not as part of AI. Neither the experience close to AI, the Maharaja points also don’t get awarded despite Express being part of AI.

The trip with Air India was better than expected starting with the check-in and the Lounge. The flight was comfortable for a 1 hour flight.

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