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$441 Find Cheap Flights from Chennai to New York

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Cheapest round-trip
$769
Overall average: $974
Kuwait Airways
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MAA - JFK • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$444
Typical prices: $579-$1,445
Etihad Airways
Mon 3/23
MAA - JFK • 1 stop
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Cheap Flights from Chennai to New York (MAA-NYC)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Chennai to New York 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 round-trip flight deals from Chennai to New York

Wed, May 20 - Mon, Sep 14
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3:25 am - 2:00 pm
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JFK
20h 05m
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23h 00m
1 stop
$769Kuwait Airways
Wed, May 20 - Fri, Sep 11
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3:25 am - 2:00 pm
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20h 05m
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23h 00m
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$771Kuwait Airways
Thu, May 21 - Thu, Aug 20
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31h 50m
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25h 10m
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$772Etihad Airways
Tue, Apr 7 - Tue, Apr 14
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4:05 am - 8:35 am
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JFK
38h 00m
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37h 50m
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$776Etihad Airways
Fri, Apr 10 - Fri, Apr 17
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10:15 am - 8:35 am
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$777Etihad Airways
Sun, Apr 12 - Sun, Apr 19
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33h 25m
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3:45 pm - 8:10 pm
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MAA
18h 55m
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$778Etihad Airways
Tue, Mar 31 - Wed, Sep 30
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$782Multiple Airlines
Tue, Jun 9 - Tue, Nov 24
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5:35 am - 7:25 pm
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$826British Airways
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$866Air France
Mon, May 18 - Mon, Sep 21
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Chennai to New York flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Chennai to New York to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Chennai to New York?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Chennai to New York departing in May.

What is the cheapest Chennai to New York flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from Chennai to New York costs $1,886 on the route between Chennai (MAA) and Newark Airport (EWR). It is also the most popular route.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Chennai to New York?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Chennai to New York, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Chennai to New York is January, where tickets cost $793 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,278 and $1,065 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Chennai to New York?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Chennai to New York, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Chennai to New York, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 31% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$444
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 19% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 2% increase in price.
Flight from Chennai to New York John F Kennedy Airport

When to book flights from Chennai to New York

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Chennai to New York based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Chennai to New York

  • Can I fly from Chennai to New York non-stop?

    The distance between Chennai and New York is very large, so there are currently no non-stop flights available on this route. Most flights from Chennai to New York include two stopovers, for example Air France stops in Abu Dhabi and then in Paris. If you want to make the trip from Chennai to New York less of a hassle, you can book your flight with Lufthansa and have only one stop in Frankfurt or with Air India via New Delhi.

  • What is the cheapest way to get to Manhattan from John F. Kennedy International Airport?

    John F. Kennedy International Airport is well-connected with the city via public transport, so you can easily get to Manhattan in a budget-friendly way. First, take the Airtrain from your terminal to Jamaica Station in order to connect to the metro and from there take line E to Penn Station, which will put you a few minutes’ walk from Times Square. The whole trip should cost you about $7, which is approximately ₹ 490.

  • Is there a hotel at Newark Liberty International Airport?

    If you are between flights or had a late flight from Chennai to New York, you can choose to sleep at the airport hotel – Newark Liberty International Marriott – which can be accessed from all terminals via shuttle. There are also other accommodation options within close reach of the airport, like Holiday Inn Newark Airport and Best Western Plus Newark Airport West.

  • Are there facilities for families with babies at the airports in New York?

    Yes, parents who are travelling with infants don’t need to worry about finding basic facilities to care for their little ones. Both John F. Kennedy and Newark Liberty airports have specially designated nursing stations and family washrooms.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Chennai to New York?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Chennai to New York was $441 for a one-way ticket and $769 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Chennai and New York?

    A passport is required to fly from Chennai to New York.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Chennai to New York?

    On your way to New York, you’ll fly out from Chennai. You’ll be landing in one of New York’s 3 airports: Newark, New York John F Kennedy Intl, or New York LaGuardia.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Chennai to New York?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Chennai to New York?

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Chennai and New York, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to New York from Chennai?

    Abu Dhabi is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from Chennai to New York.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Chennai to New York, Emirates or Qatar Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Chennai to New York are Emirates and Qatar Airways. With an average price for the route of $1,089 and an overall rating of 8.1, Emirates is the most popular choice. Qatar Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $865 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Chennai to New York?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Chennai to New York.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Chennai to New York?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to New York from Chennai is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Chennai to New York?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to New York with an airline and back to Chennai with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Chennai to New York?

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Chennai to New York

  • Though there are 3 major airports serving the area of New York, when flying from Chennai to New York, you can expect to land at John F. Kennedy International or Newark Liberty Airport, both of which are located about 24 kilometres from the heart of New York.
  • To make sure that you are not hungry during your flight from Chennai to New York, have a fulfilling meal at the airport in Chennai. In addition to well-known fast food joints like KFC and Subway, there are some local restaurants, such as ID, Copper chimney and Maggi. If you are in a hurry, you can grab something quick at Nalaas Aappakadai or Flying Bites.
  • People who travel to Chennai Airport by car and plan to leave it at the airport can use the convenient Park N Fly service, which means that they get a secure parking space only a few steps from the airport building. For details about rates, please refer to the airport website.
  • If you need some helpful travel advice to make your stay in New York easier and more fun, you can stop by one of the Welcome Centres that are located in each terminal at both Newark Liberty and John F. Kennedy airports.
  • Travellers who plan to visit a lot of places and would like to explore areas beyond New York City should consider renting a car to make the trip more efficient and much more comfortable. You can rent a car right after the flight from Chennai to New York, as there is a number of car rental companies operating at both airports in New York.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Chennai to New York

 
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3542 reviews
8.3Crew
7.9Food
8.0Comfort
8.2Entertainment
8.1Boarding
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The stewardess took a picture as a gift , if you asked for it. Every thing was very good, Especially the food, big and tasty. The service was good, they served water several times, very frequent.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jan 2026
DXB - LAX
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The stewardess took a picture as a gift , if you asked for it. Every thing was very good, Especially the food, big and tasty. The service was good, they served water several times, very frequent.

I liked the newer aircraft CRJ-550 since it had WIFI and the seats are more spacious.

Sadly I couldn't get the food I requested as it was out. Also, if you don't want to be woken up make sure the crew knows it. My wife was woken on every service.

Three meals on a single flight is disgusting. Even if I reject them all, sleeping is impossible and all that food (especially wasted food) is just antithetical to a pleasant flight experience. People were chucking multiple abandoned trays on the floor in front of my seat.

Similar to Hyd->Dubai this too was worst airlines. Bad seats, bad seating arrangement which created lot of confusion since family member were not given seat together. However most of them changed the seat and got with the family. Cheap tactics by Emirates.

The best ever, friendly and attentive cabin crew, amazing captains who utilised their expertise for less turbulence, just overall amazing

Overall I was quite pleased with the experience; the cleanliness; the polite and attentiveness of the cabin crew; and the delicious food options.

I would never have been able to make the transfer in time without asking for a wheelchair

Good food, real silverware, polite staff, smooth landing, charging plugs, good entertainment options.

Loved that I had an exit row seat, and there was no one else in the row! And again, I don' use on-line entertainment at all (I read or sleep) but I very much appreciate that I didn't hear anyone else's entertainment!

Amazing airline accommodations. The cabins were so great. The food was very good and the flight attendants were so nice. Made a 15 hour flight seem easy.

I paid extra for seating when first booking flight to be in a comfortable economy seat They still changed it to a middle seat regardless. When I asked for it to be changed back to aisle, they could only give me one at the back of the plane in the least comfortable seats.

Same as already mentioned. This was more comforting as I got my aisle seat for my knee.

When we checked in at the Siem Reap Airport in Cambodia, we were only given three boarding passes and told that we would have to check in with American when we arrived in Boston. This was a source of stress for us. After we landed in Boston, we had a long passage from Terminal E to Terminal B (American Airline ticketing counter). Because the electronic ticketing kiosks for check-in would not recognize our Confirmation Code, we had to wait for an hour in a long line where only two AA reps were taking care of Special Services passengers. In many years of both business and recreational travel, I have never had this experience. I would expect more from AA being in partnership with other airlines to do a better job with this.

Qatar Airways is an excellent service provider. The crew members were attentive and helpful. The aircraft was very clean. This was the longest leg of our journey, so it would have been nice to have more leg room for comfort. We appreciated the crew's service of four hot meals to all of us during this long flight. Also, it was helpful that the crew asked us to keep the window shades down for the entire journey, allowing the environment to get lots of rest during the trip. For families traveling with little children, this was helpful to them to keep them settled.

The seat cushions are absolutely lacking, not sure if they know the passengers are traveling for 14 hours straight, but the padding made our back and butt ache like crazy. The entertainment console had its own problems, either the headphone jack wasn't working or the power outlet via usb or ac outlet was not working. Not to mention the seat handles were not adjustable in some planes in the middle or on the aisle. Qatar/Indigo may be operating a very old fleet of planes to make as much profit as possible, but passengers may not be following them for long, should this treatment of its customers continue. Qatar/Indigo, wake up and do it right by your customers, or they may not be your customers anymore.

It was very good. It was a long flight and being a tight with little leg room.

I always fly with Qatar air and you are the best. Keep up the good wor, after travelling with Qatar Air More than 80 times, you never offer to upgrade me.but it happened to my friend companion some time. Any how i still enjoying travelling with Qatar air and wait one day to upgrade me too. Best Regards

Paid $10 for wifi for full flight duration and the wifi wasn’t available after initial 2 hours

My baggage is lost. Flight cancelled, Rebooked ticket through long routes. Mental stress, emotional hurt

The seats seemed smaller than other business class offerings. The entertainment menu was limited. Flight crew was good.

It was excellent service in the snow storm gives us hotel and transportation. It will be more better if u can add one more meal because it’s a long flight boring journey. If you give extra meal time passes faster and can enjoy the trip better

Food quality and varites were very minimum. Surprised to have no desserts. Business class tickets should have lounge access and seats selection. They should be allowed to board while people with wheel chair, secial assistance and family with childrem.

Business class ticket should include lounge access and seat selection. The food quality and varieties should be more. It was surpirise that no dessert was offered.

Good flight. There were a few issues with the flat bed. It was some technical issues. Otherwise everything was good

It was great! Kept the time. Provided what was promised

The crew could have been more friendly and could have offered to make the beds. Also, Ethiad should have more vegetarian food options.

It was mediocre. Honestly, the flight was late but that didn’t bother me as I had plenty of time. The only thing that bothered me is that the crew never asked to make the beds for us in business class. Maybe the crew was exhausted and that just didn’t occur to them.

From the start of my vacation at Logan Airport, Boston it was chaotic. I'm praying my flight home is better .I'm grateful that we landed safe

On this flight...fine. The one from India to Abu Dahbi, awful.

Movie selections were very limited. Meals were not f So good.

AA is flying sub par aging 787's to Tokyo. I fly other 787's long haul and these are at the bottom. Seats don't work well, tray tables don't work well and were dirty. The flight was great, the plane was not.

Our flight was delayed 3 times and this is why I am giving such low reviews. Everything else was okay but being in the airport at 4:30pm for my initial flight at 7pm to not leave until after 9:30pm is insane,

The crew was excellent and overall the flight was good. No complaints.

Meals were not so good. Snack between the meals was very bad. Like Japan Airlines, they could eliminate the snack and make the second meal much better.

Good crew and flight was on time. It’s a small plane with limited overhead luggage space. They said the overhead space was full and I had to check my bag. There was still space when I got on. Waiting for my checked luggage added 30 minutes to my trip. Not the end of the world but also not great.

My seat was assigned last row behind restrooms No legroom’s I’m very Pettit Still was not comfortable Food choice was excellent

There was free WiFi (definitely a plus), but the flight was delayed 45 minutes waiting on a catering truck that never arrived. The pilot said there would be food vouchers given out at the end of the gangway to make up for the inconvenience, but there was no one offering those. Delay made me late for work!

Overall it was a good flight. Because we traveled on a Saturday we were upgraded to FC since my wife and I are both Executive Platinum. The only areas for improvement we noted are better snack assortment and perhaps a little nicer plane as American is flying some older planes now. Everything else on this flight was excellent, which is frankly not the norm for American since we have had multiple issues on prior AA flights.

The smell from the bathroom kept wafting through the cabin. It made people sick.

Terrible airline... Originally, the flight was canceled and didn't receive a notification, had to learn from their twitter account... Rebooking was a huge pain... Every other airline like American and United did eventually fly a day later... The flight had a layover, no other airline needed one... India is such a weak nation globally, this airline has no leverage to negotiate good airspace... Flight left late, again no notifications as to why at the airport. On the plane, wifi is spotty, chargers don't work... The only saving grace used to be good food. Even that has gone down the drain. Just the worst!

Never ever travel with Air India is a very conscious promise made to myself. Poor customer service , irresponsible staff, pathetic operations and bad planes. Overall -0/10. Planes had mosquitoes in it.. i am still thinking what international standards of hygiene are they even following????. Operations team has no quality standards. They can route you anywhere on any plane inspite of a confirmed ticket and a web checkin… without your consent. Go for AirIndia if you love challenges and roller coasters and safety, time and hygiene is never your priority.

tray table was inclined by 30 degress so could not use it

Flight was delayed in phases from 84ppm to 2am. And at 2am it was cancelled. Only refund option provided and no stay was provided. Poor communication throughout and shameless behaviour from the airline with no regard for seniors citizens and those travelling with children.

Boarding was through bus even though aerobridges were empty. Major mess

Food is good, staff is good... Wi-fi quality is poor, disembarkment after landing is atrocious.

Flight crew was lovely. Bathrooms should have been cleaner. The handsets in business class for watching the entertainment are horrible. Very difficult to figure out which buttons are for what. I managed to get the flight maps on my screen but it wasn't easy. Never got anything else up.

Uneventful trip. Good flight crew. Food could have been better and a bit more of it. Cabin cleanliness was ok.

Extremely bad experience compared to Vistara. No priority in check in, no priority for boarding. No upgrade. Seat selection is paid. Curtains were dirty. Demo bag was dirty. Warmth of the crew was missing.

Inflight Services are poor compared to other airlines. They do not offer even water during 15 hr flight. Food is little in portion and I had food poisoning after last meal ( rajma chawal)

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