Cheap flights from Los Angeles to Chennai from $437

In general, February is the cheapest month to fly from Los Angeles to Chennai. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $1,056. If you’re not able to fly to Chennai in February, then September is your next best option. Flight prices from Los Angeles to Chennai during September average around $1,091.

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Chennai from Los Angeles when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Chennai for around $1,246 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Chennai from Los Angeles for as low as $1,083 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 9% on your flight if you consider stops on a Los Angeles to Chennai flight.

As of October 2026, prices for Los Angeles to Chennai flights are approximately 8% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Cathay Pacific is the most popular carrier operating from Los Angeles to Chennai

Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines and Qatar Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Chennai from Los Angeles according to our data. Cathay Pacific is the first choice among our users, with 43% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Chennai. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to Chennai on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Hong Kong (HKG) was the most common stop: 49% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Doha (DOH) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $1,180.

Flights connecting via London (LHR) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 22h 05m.

London (LHR) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 38m.