Cheap flights from Los Angeles to Chennai from $335

In general, August 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 $866. If you’re not able to fly to Chennai in August, then October is your next best option. Flight prices from Los Angeles to Chennai during October average around $937.

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 $1,169 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 $1,024 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 20% on your flight if you consider stops on a Los Angeles to Chennai flight.

As of February 2026, prices for Los Angeles to Chennai flights are approximately 18% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Singapore Airlines is the most popular carrier operating from Los Angeles to Chennai

Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Emirates are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Chennai from Los Angeles according to our data. Singapore Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 36% 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.

Dubai (DXB) was the most common stop: 34% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Singapore (SIN) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $1,266.

Flights connecting via Doha (DOH) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 22h 09m.

Doha (DOH) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 2h 08m.