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Cheapest round-trip
$1,095
Typical prices: $1,165-$1,689
Qatar Airways
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LAX - MAA • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$481
Typical prices: $433-$715
Singapore Airlines
Sun 8/23
LAX - MAA • 1 stop
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Cheapest • Avg $1,463 (round-trip)
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Cheap Flights from Los Angeles to Chennai (LAX-MAA)

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

Tue, Oct 27 - Mon, Nov 30
Qatar Airways Logo
4:10 pm - 2:20 am
LAX
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MAA
21h 40m
1 stop
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4:05 am - 12:50 pm
MAA
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LAX
22h 15m
1 stop
$1,095Qatar Airways
Sun, Aug 9 - Fri, Sep 18
Etihad Airways Logo
11:59 pm - 8:25 am
LAX
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MAA
43h 56m
2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
4:05 am - 9:08 pm
MAA
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LAX
29h 33m
2 stops
$1,100Etihad Airways
Mon, Oct 12 - Fri, Jan 22
Etihad Airways Logo
10:40 pm - 8:25 am
LAX
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MAA
45h 15m
2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
4:10 pm - 10:51 pm
MAA
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LAX
44h 11m
2 stops
$1,101Etihad Airways
Mon, Nov 30 - Sun, Dec 6
Cathay Pacific Logo
10:55 am - 12:35 am
LAX
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MAA
24h 10m
1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
2:00 am - 4:20 pm
MAA
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LAX
27h 50m
1 stop
$1,102Cathay Pacific
Fri, Aug 28 - Sat, Sep 19
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 8:20 pm
LAX
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MAA
25h 50m
2 stops
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4:05 am - 12:55 am
MAA
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LAX
33h 20m
2 stops
$1,104Multiple Airlines
Mon, Oct 19 - Tue, Jan 19
Cathay Pacific Logo
12:25 am - 11:35 pm
LAX
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MAA
34h 40m
1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
2:00 am - 9:15 am
MAA
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LAX
20h 45m
1 stop
$1,105Cathay Pacific
Wed, Aug 5 - Mon, Sep 14
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:15 am - 12:45 am
LAX
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MAA
29h 00m
3 stops
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3:40 pm - 6:20 pm
MAA
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LAX
39h 10m
2 stops
$1,106Multiple Airlines
Fri, Aug 28 - Sat, Sep 19
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7:16 am - 12:45 pm
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MAA
40h 59m
3 stops
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2:00 pm - 7:07 pm
MAA
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LAX
41h 37m
3 stops
$1,108Multiple Airlines
Fri, Oct 16 - Fri, Jan 22
Etihad Airways Logo
10:40 pm - 8:25 am
LAX
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MAA
45h 15m
2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
4:10 pm - 10:51 pm
MAA
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LAX
44h 11m
2 stops
$1,110Etihad Airways
Sat, Sep 5 - Mon, Oct 5
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11:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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MAA
34h 00m
1 stop
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10:30 am - 12:50 pm
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38h 50m
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$1,111Singapore Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Los Angeles to Chennai flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Los Angeles to Chennai?

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Los Angeles to Chennai?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Los Angeles to Chennai, 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 Los Angeles to Chennai is August, where tickets cost $963 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,740 and $1,308 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Los Angeles to Chennai?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Los Angeles to Chennai, 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 Los Angeles to Chennai, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 17% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$481
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 15% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 12% increase in price.
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Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Los Angeles to Chennai 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 Los Angeles to Chennai

  • How can I fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)?

    There are no direct flights available between LAX and MAA at this time. Most of the journeys you will find will require 2 layovers, typically in either Tokyo and New Delhi or at JFK airport and in Dubai. These routes are usually operated by multiple carriers such as ANA, Vistara, JetBlue, and Emirates.

  • What is the best way to get to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) from downtown Los Angeles?

    You can always drive your own car or take a taxi or a rideshare such as Uber or Lyft to the airport from downtown Los Angeles, but the traffic can be unpredictable. You can also take public transportation. You can take one of many bus lines from the LAX City Bus Center. Alternatively, you can take the metro C line.

  • How do I get to the Chennai city center from Chennai International Airport (MAA)?

    When you land in Chennai, you have a number of transport options to get to your final destination. The most reliable is probably a prepaid taxi that you can order at the booking kiosk in the airport. Rideshares like Uber and Ola also work in Chennai. You can also take the metro rail or the bus for your public transport options.

  • Are there any hotels near MAA?

    Yes, if you would like to stay close to the airport, there are plenty of hotels just a short distance away. You can choose from the Hotel Southern Comfort, Trident Hotel Chennai, Radisson Blu Hotel Chennai, and many more.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Los Angeles to Chennai?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Los Angeles to Chennai was $481 for a one-way ticket and $1,095 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Los Angeles and Chennai?

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Chennai from Los Angeles.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Los Angeles to Chennai?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Los Angeles to Chennai?

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

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Chennai from Los Angeles?

    Hong Kong is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from Los Angeles to Chennai.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Los Angeles to Chennai, Singapore Airlines or Emirates?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Los Angeles to Chennai are Singapore Airlines and Emirates. With an average price for the route of $1,116 and an overall rating of 8.2, Singapore Airlines is the most popular choice. Emirates is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,348 and an overall rating of 8.1.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Los Angeles to Chennai?

    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 Los Angeles to Chennai.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Chennai from Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles to Chennai?

    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 Chennai with an airline and back to Los Angeles with another airline. Booking your flights between Los Angeles and MAA can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

    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 Chennai from Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles to Chennai

  • Are you going on a long trip to Chennai and need to park your car at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) for the duration of your trip? You have several parking options to choose from. The most popular long-term parking option is the economy lot, but you can also choose from valet, premium, an electric vehicle lot, and regular terminal parking.
  • Did you arrive early to LAX and need to kill some time before your flight? You can check out the many public art exhibitions that are on display throughout the terminal. You can also enjoy live music and dance performances. Check the event calendar for what might be happening on the day of your flight.
  • Both the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and the Chennai International Airport (MAA) offer services for travelers with limited mobility. They both offer wheelchair assistance prior to departure and after landing as well as accessible facilities onsite. Contact your airline in advance to let them know what services you will need to utilize.
  • It is a good idea to bring some of the local currency of your destination with you to Chennai. You can visit any cash exchange office at LAX. You can find these after security in Terminals 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and in the Tom Bradley International Terminal.
  • If you are renting a car upon your arrival at the Chennai International Airport (MAA), you have plenty of rental companies to choose from. The Aviation Express Airport Car rental is located onsite while many other companies are located just a short shuttle ride away.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Los Angeles to Chennai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Los Angeles to Chennai. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Los Angeles to Chennai? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1572 reviews
8.3Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
7.8Food
8.0Entertainment
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The friendliness of the attendants, and the quality of the service.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2026
LAX - NRT
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The friendliness of the attendants, and the quality of the service.

Food was terrible , uncomfortable seats, WiFi did not work, will never fly Singapore again.

A little more room from the reclining seat in the front of me.

They ran out of the second choice of food was stuck with fish

Wish the underseat compartment don’t have a restriction, can fit a personal item such as backpack fully like most Boeing

Very good flight from Boarding to landing -efficient and comfortable with decent entertainment options

Everything was great keep up the good work 😁, can't ask for more.

Overall, very good. The food was better than expected with the exception of the pork and potatoes dinner at the end of the flight. My family all selected that dish and did not set it. I tried a bite also and it was honestly terrible. Also, it would be helpful to know when the snacks in the back of the plane are available.

The crew and their service was top notch, but the plane itself seemed to be on the older side and worn out. Also, the food could’ve been better. 9 out of 10.

Excellent- a lot of food Disappointed with the premium economy pouch- did not have toothbrush and tooth paste or socks. Other airlines provide them

Everything was great except the boarding experience. After the check in, they "packed us" in a small area, very hot there. It would be nice to be aware of this, I'd wait on the outside area

Chaos at the gate while boarding - no clear signs or announcements

Fly Dubai takes low cost and thrift to new depths in terms of service levels, terminal 2 is grossly inadequate for capacity and resembles a crowded buss or railway station,, the fly dubai( Emirates) flight is never on time(was 2.5 hrs delayed), and this is not an isolated experience, the flght air conditioning was turned low while we waited on the tarmac for take clearance to save fuel, should say more!!!! The depths! I only fly this airline from a compulsion, emirates code shares for connections to Muscat

Thay crew was so nice.Air hostess il ham was so nice.my mom was little scray with airplan turbulence she help us alot.

Airline did not have enough vegetarian meals for all guests, and crew were not adequately trained to handle this.

Flight got canceled without any prior information and it caused lot of trouble

More leg room and comfortable seats at least for long flights

Great flight. Comfortable seats, courteous service, and excellent selection for entertainment.

The plane and services in Emirates flight from Los Angeles to Dubai were very good . But plane and services in flight from Dubai to Delhi were very poor/uncomfortable. Staff at Dubai and crew in Dubai plane was very very disappointing|shabby. Wheel chair was given only for a very small part of layover at Dubai and we faced great inconvenience. In short , our experience Dubai onwards(fly Dubai) was very bad and uncomfortable.

Emirates is great for someone like me traveling and on an expired H1B

For an international flight, the service was average at best. It could have been significantly better, particularly with regard to the food quality and options. Additionally, having only two restrooms available for the entire Economy Class made the experience less comfortable and resulted in long wait times.

Despite the crew's rough day, they were all very focused and friendly. The flight was too short for a meal, so no rating on that. Re. the AA app. It still isn't ready for prime time. AA works with Cathy Pacific for international flights to LA and the Aa jump to PHX. But the AA app can't find my trip and this can be problematic with flight delays and regatings at LAX.

Was not able to board flight because boarding pass name did not match passport name and no one caught it.

Had a bad experience with crew member coming back Hong Kong to la the person next to me one of the passenger have taken video and picture of crew member the person that served meal young kid late 20' s 6 5'10 had attitude at his peak anything I asked for I don't know if it was bad day or racial I felt humiliated as people could see difference towards me I no problem with Cathy and my whole family never had one was very disappointed

Later on, when there was no more bottled water, the water we received had a strong chlorine/disinfectant odor. On my flight from Hong Kong to Los Angeles, there was a male flight attendant who had a mean attitude throughout the whole trip, and he was very impatient during meal service “Furthermore, we purchased a Hong Kong SIM card as part of our flight package, but we received no instructions—neither by email nor SMS—on how to activate or use it. Consequently, we were unable to use the service at all. We request a full refund, as this appears to be a deceptive charge

More tasty food particularly ethnic food. Staff didn’t respond to calls some of the time in premium economy.

Very bad Instead 22 hour it take me more that 35 hour to arrive from Los Angeles to Phuket and they changed my flight in Hong Kong to Shanghai china and in order to get my bag I was forced to vet china visa entrry

It was good. The planes needed to be updated though, they were dated and the entertainment systems were old. Service was amazing. The pre-booked meals were lacklustre.

Flew from lax economy on cathay 777. Seat configuration 3-4-3. When the forward seat reclines it feels like someone is leaning forward and staring you. If you are slightly big tray tables will touch your abdomen even with seats upright. AVOID this above 777 configuration at all cost for a long flight. However their Airbus 350 3-3-3 configuration felt spacious and Seats wider.

Leg room wasn't that great. Other than that it was a good flight

The flight was smooth Thank God but the delays and changing gates for 3-4 times made me so tired of walking back and forth with heavy bags I thought I was going to pass out with heavy headaches but Thank God finally found the final gate and home safe. These delays happen anytime for important reasons so just be patient when you come across these situations.

Delayed my flights and no communication. We end up spending 6 hrs in Doha. No food or any concern from the airline. Terrible

They made us deliberate waste time by holding our passports and boarding passes making us miss the flight

The made us waiting and held our passports and boarding pass making us miss our flights

Excellent will be flying again in May with Qatar. to Botswana.

Asian Veng meal have Non Veg items which is not ok. Pure veg meals option are too less and they have inclusion of Vedgan and Lactos etc... which is taste less

Luggage handling was very very bad. Damaged my new Calvin Klein bag and delayed another. Still did not get it since 2 days. Worst airlines and service.

I liked the menu. Cres were nice. But the seats are very uncomfortable. Got back ache Also no leg space at all. .

The crew was not very warming, need to be more helpful .

Too many baby crying, customer and staff yelling at each other. Seat is too small and tight. Could not sleep at all for 16 hour flight !

Boarding arrangement at Frankfurt was terribly managed with no proper guidance and the flight was parked far away from the gate. In flight entertainment device (touch screen) was not working at all throughout the flight. And on top of all this two of the checked in bags were found to be missing when we landed at Chennai. All this mismanagement at a very high fare of about $2300 per ticket is unacceptable.

Very few things and/or people are excellent. It was very good.

Terrible. Lost our luggage for 4 days. Did not advise passengers there was a strike in Barcelona Airport and had zero personnel on hand at airport to advise passengers on where to go to file claims. We had to fend for ourselves. No assistance at all other than an online claims submission process that we had to find out about on our own.

Lufthansa cancelled our flight from Los Angeles to Naples Italy on March 10 for scheduled flight on March 12 Very stressful experience trying to arrange alternatives. Will never fly again with Lufthansa

Boarding was by group and we had to take the bus. There were no elevators so had to walk down the stairs. It would help to have escalators or elevators. Note I had a special needs child and the gate crew was rushing us in. The bus was full but we were packed with no seats to sit.

Late flight Delays Poor service Poor staff Worst airline ever

Checkin took along timen only.few angents available at.checkin desk. Customer support over phone no existence

At baggage claim, I was given the wrong printed ticket. The ticket belonged to another passenger for a different flight — to Zurich instead of Frankfurt (layover). I was even allowed to pass security, and when I asked the Lufthansa employee if I was on the correct flight, and why it was changed. The employee said everything was correct and I should board. When I got on the plane, there was someone in my seat, and the crew on the plane finally realized that I was on the wrong plane. When I got off the plane, nobody was willing to help, and the security refused to provide my original printed ticket. That was until I showed them that I took a photo of the ticket; once they realized I had photographic evidence, they were suddenly ready to help me. The Lufthansa employee began communicating with other airlines and found a flight that would take me to my destination via Polish Airlines. I was required to once again go through security, re-check my bag, and once again pay for my checked bag and weight overage fees. This experience was incredibly stressful and very frustrating, as you can imagine. A Lufthansa employee told me I would be eligible for a refund. Please tell me what steps I need to take in order to make that happen. Thank you!

1. Food provided was not per the selection. 2. Very old and outdated media infotainment and not much language oriented films 3. Better provide with a proper headset rather cheap in ear headphones.

The first flight from Denver was okay in terms of food and service of the crew. However, in the second flight they did not have the food I had requested prior to boarding and service was also poor. Never booking a flight with Lufthansa again.

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