Cheap flights from Chennai to Los Angeles from $496

The month of March is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from Chennai, with most prices found around $1,071. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of March, then book flights to Los Angeles from Chennai during September instead. Flights to Los Angeles in September, while not as cheap as those in March, still average around $1,074.

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from Chennai when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $1,182 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from Chennai for as low as $527 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 2% on your flight if you consider stops on a Chennai to Los Angeles flight.

As of March 2026, prices for Chennai to Los Angeles flights are approximately 11% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Qatar Airways, Cathay Pacific, and Emirates are the most popular carriers operating from Chennai to Los Angeles

Cathay Pacific, Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from Chennai according to our data. Cathay Pacific is the first choice among our users, with 54% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Los Angeles. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to Los Angeles on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Doha (DOH) was the most common stop: 38% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Hong Kong (HKG) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $1,145.

Flights connecting via Hong Kong (HKG) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 22h 19m.

Doha (DOH) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 48m.