Cheap flights from Chennai to New York from $422

The cheapest month to fly to New York from Chennai is in January. Flight prices, which tend to average around $793, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. The month of March is another great option to travel to New York, with average flight prices from Chennai averaging around $900.

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to New York from Chennai when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to New York for around $1,010 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to New York from Chennai for as low as $808 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 5% on your flight if you consider stops on a Chennai to New York flight.

As of February 2026, prices for Chennai to New York flights are approximately 8% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Etihad Airways, Air Canada, and Qatar Airways are the most popular carriers operating from Chennai to New York

Etihad Airways, Air India and Emirates are the top three most popular airlines that fly to New York from Chennai according to our data. Etihad Airways is the first choice among our users, with 30% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to New York. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to New York on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Abu Dhabi (AUH) was the most common stop: 37% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Kuwait City (KWI) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $829.

Flights connecting via Dubai (DXB) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 20h 06m.

London (LHR) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 2h 13m.