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Cheap Flights from New Delhi to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 5 days
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$935
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$1,016
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$918
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$1,020
Reno
Reno2 stops$1,461
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$935
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$1,016
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$918
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$1,020
Reno
Reno2 stops$1,461
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KAYAK's insights & trends for New Delhi to California flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from New Delhi to California?

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to California from New Delhi usually cost between $1,007 and $1,212 in January.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $935 on Multiple Airlines (Jan 24-Feb 18).

What is the cheapest New Delhi to California flight route?

The cheapest ticket to California from New Delhi found in the last 5 days was to San Francisco, at $562 round-trip. The most popular route is from New Delhi (DEL) to San Francisco (SFO), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $562.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from New Delhi to California?

No, with an average price for the route of $1,060, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from New Delhi to California?

The cheapest month for flights from New Delhi to California is February, when tickets cost $1,043 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,251 and $1,225 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from New Delhi to California?

To get a below average price on the flight from New Delhi to California, you should book around 10 weeks before departure, which saves you about 8% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

February

Cheapest flight

$485
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 14% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 3% increase in price.
Flight from New Delhi to San Diego

FAQs - booking California flights

  • Which airport should I fly to for San Francisco?

    San Francisco Airport (SFO) is the best arrival airport for anyone flying from Delhi to San Francisco. Emirates and American Airlines occasionally offer flights between the two cities, usually with one stop in Dubai or New York (JFK). Japan Airlines also often has self-transfer routes available with a single stop at Haneda Airport (HND).

  • Which airport should I fly into for Yosemite National Park?

    Fresno is one of the closest major cities to Yosemite National Park, and you can find flights from Delhi to Fresno-Yosemite International (FAT) offered by a range of airlines. They usually involve two connections, one international and one within the United States. Delta offers flights that stop in Paris (CDG) and Salt Lake City (SLC) and British Airways partners with American Airlines for flights that stop at London Heathrow (LHR) and Phoenix (PHX).

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New Delhi to California?

    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 New Delhi to California.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from New Delhi to California 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 New Delhi to California?

    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 from New Delhi to California with an airline and back with another airline.

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

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

  • How many flights are there between New Delhi and California per day?

    There is a maximum of 1 nonstop flight a day that takes off from New Delhi and lands in California, with an average flight time of 16h 05m. The most common departure time is 1:00 pm and most flights take off in the afternoon. Each week, there are 3 flights.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from New Delhi to the following destinations at these prices or less: San Francisco $591 one-way - $880 round-trip
  • The largest and busiest airport in California is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). It's the best arrival airport for anyone visiting Los Angeles and the surrounding area. There are several airlines offering flights from Delhi (DEL) to LAX, including Emirates, Air France and ITA Airways. They generally include at least one stop at destinations like Dubai (DXB), Paris (CDG) and Rome (FCO).
  • If you can't find direct or fully connected flights to your final destination in California, LAX is usually the best option. From here, you can find domestic flights to several other airports in California, including San Francisco Airport (SFO) and San Diego (SAN). You can also find train and bus connections to locations like Orange County and Long Beach.
  • You will need a visa to visit California from Delhi. If you have an Indian passport, you can usually apply for a B1 or B2 tourist visa that allows you to stay for up to 180 days. You'll need to fill out a DS-160 Form and present your passport (with at least six months remaining), two passport photos, proof of accommodation, and a travel itinerary. Finally, you'll need to pay the visa fee, which is around USD 185 (roughly INR 15,400).

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from New Delhi to California

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from New Delhi to California? 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.
8.3
Japan AirlinesOverall score based on 1964 reviews
7.7Food
8.4Boarding
8.7Crew
8.2Comfort
7.8Entertainment
Airline reviews

Flight was delayed. Meal was so salty and out of the order couldn’t get fish meal.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Nov 2026
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Flight was delayed. Meal was so salty and out of the order couldn’t get fish meal.

Crew was mediocre. Food was okay. Ground crew was terrible.

My experience with KAYAK was an absolute nightmare!!! I will never use your stinking company again, and I have been spreading the word. For the rest of my life, I will always steer people away from your dirty company.

Very poor experience and will never travel with JAL again. With Business class ticket i was told that there is no veg option for the 1st leg of my journey from Delhi to Tokyo while served horrible plant based meat on the second leg of journey even though i selected Vegetarian meals. Also entertainment system is worse than domestic flight with hardly any Hollywood movies and no hindi movies at all

The crew assisted the super senior citizen and accommodated her requests. Experience with crew was excellent. However the aircraft did not have a separate business class cabin. Some of the small offer to improve confirmt of passenger like making a bed in helping them sleep, closing the cabin door would go a long way as some of the traveler are not even aware of these facilities. Once they know, they may prefer flying business.

I missed the flight. I never got on. That sucked.

Good. The only thing is that I missed the flight.

Food we select all the airlines, but they said not selected, it’s bad experience.

There were no vegetarian options on flight from India. Then on the next flight there was no chosen entree available. Movie selection was mediocre

Very courteous and professional flight attendants. At least from Delhi to Tokyo leg where a good number of passengers are of Indian origin should have some items of Indian cuisine on the menu other than that great experience.

Wheel chair guys treat people with disability worst that a her of sleep

It was a great experience had been wanting to fly emirates to Dubai for long time. Thank you to all the staff.

It took almost 4 hours to collect the luggage from the belt in Lagos. Really pathetic. Flight attendents from Dubai to Lagos were very busy and were not responding at all.

It went well except at delhi airport they told me that my flight is canceled and only after talking to manager they were able to find seats for me and my wife

Food was great. More vegetarian options on menu would be great!

On the DXB to IAD flight, missed the snack between the meals again...

Checkin and boarding staff at Delhi Airport is not cooperative with passengers Their behavior very humiliating . They don’t allow Lap top bag and Ladies’ purse/vanity bag which most of the airlines allow besides cabin baggage and check in baggages. They try to charge extra payment on the pretext of small variations which normally other Airlines staff don’t do. Airline staff should be courteous & cooperative but check in staff of Emirates Airline at Delhi was not so at all.

Overall good but one thing I didn’t understand is why they didn’t allow me to pick my own seat.

I booked the air tickets through Kayak for traveling to India. I wasn't sure how to tackle the ticket booking process but it was so much easy with the Kayak , Surprisingly I even found the Indian branch of Kayak which I used for the domestic travel. All in all , it's most convenient site to use here as well as abroad. I will definitely use Kayak for my future travels.

They transfer passengers by bus in dubai don't put the plane on gate, thats not good very hectic and so many security checks. I Prefer direct flight to usa in future. Checking in crew in india need training. Send us separate email, clerarly mentioning about carry on changes when traveling from india to usa. Or It shd be same as going from usa to india.

dropped my bags at Seattle Delta curbside. 1.5 hours before departure. one bag oversized made it. the other was left at curb and mishandled. poor communication from delta in sjc baggage claim. No internet on flight and food choices in business are horrible. You are forcing us to fly Alaska which is shockingly better than the Delta experience. that is a low bar.

attendents were rude and the boarding was disjointed and poor

There was an incredibly surly flight attendant that ruined the experience

After boarding the plane had to wait an hour at the for the copilot to show up before we could depart

The cabin and bathroom experience was poor as the cabin and bathroom were dirty and showed signs of an older plane that had not been updated for Customer’s, comfort and health. There was gum on my seat when I arrived and dirt spots around the fan and light controls. The flight was almost entirely full, so there was no way I could be moved from my seat. Th bathroom had the peeling paint.

Great crew. Comfortable seating. Nice overhead bin space. My app didn't allow me to check in for my flight to BOS. When I called Support, they didn't fix it, but just told me to check in at the airport. Seat back entertainment was great. Could be better if the audio could connect to Bluetooth.

I'm 6' 2" and even in economy plenty of leg room

great! appreciated the last minute upgrade to Comfort+ exit row, as well

Checkin at Delhi airport was ill managed. It took 2 hrs just to check in my luggage. I arrived at the airport 3.5 hrs prior to the flight and still barely made it to boarding area. I was given a very short 50min connection due to which I missed my connection since flight 1 got delayed. Overall a big mess

No vegetarian food was there even I have specially mentioned at the time of booking

worst experience ever, they cancelled my very long 2 flight 20hours+flying time trip 8 hours before departure. The only options given were change of dates. the customer line was the worst with a wait of around 30 minutes each time you called to talk to an agent who couldnt help much anyways. :eft me scrambling to cancel and book an entirely new itinerary with other airlines. Worst ever and will not consider Cathay pacific anytime in the future

The crew are timely, friendly and professional. I was very impressed.

They overbooked the flight and reassigned my seat. To add insult they lied that my assigned seat was broken and promptly gave it to someone else

Jain veg meal I opted was super in taste but there was no sweet/desserts with it. I was a big missing in the meal...Please add some sweets to end the meal with 😊

The meat-and-rice combination was a good idea, but the food could use some improvement. The meat looked a bit mushy and almost like ground meat, which wasn’t very appetizing, and the flavor was just average. Other than that, everything else was great.

The vegan oriental option was disappointing. The regular vegan option was okay but we've had better.

Indian Vegetarian food was bland and I had to repeatedly ask for Salt. Movie selection is out dated.

Selected ovo lacto meal because I’m ok with milk products but not any meat. It was terrible. We had the same selection back in October when we had traveled and it was pretty good at that time. It was gross this time.

I booked Flexi ticket, Paid extra for extra legroom seat. What I got was worst ever place to sit. It was an emergency exit seat with lots of legroom but half of the seat was occupied with aircraft body. Means you don’t keep that seat where a passenger can’t sit. The seats are too narrow. Whole night I was awake. Not movable armrests. One of the worst.

i booked vegetarian hindu meal for my flights from delhi to hong kong, and hong kong to los angeles. on first flight, they said that they do no have my meal information. thank fuilly some veg meals were still left and i could eat. However, on second flight they game me hindu non vegetarian meal, and I ate shrimp without knowing. pathetic.

Really old air craft, broken seats and tray tables. Entertainment screens don’t work. Charging ports didn’t work.

I will never ever book air india in the future. I was with my family and at delhi airport I had to go through too with horrible experience. My 12 years daughter saud that she will never come bqck to india the way people treated us. There was no line for bags drop off since we checked online and print tag at their Kiosk as per email instruction. People working at the counter were so careless and rude. They were keep talking to each other than taking care the customers. I will not recommend anyone to fly via air india. I had horrible experience. Especially, the staff at checking counters was very very rude and careless. I have feeling if air india won't change the way they doing their operations they will out of business in a few years. Air hostes were not happy . I did not see a smile on anyone in the plane. I called twice for the assistance and no one showed up. I hope you will sene this to the Hire authority. I left a video with an another employee of air india who asked me about my experiences. I hope they will make some changes ASAP. Regars, Mohinder Kumar

Flies in the flight, broken seats, broken entertainment system and display - worst flight ever

Very poor experience for the price paid. Airplane interior including seats were old and jaded. Seat tray table did not work properly. Head phone was defective and didn’t work. Food was mediocre

The Air India lounge in Delhi , was very disappointing! The food was of poor quality and options were limited especially for vegetarians!! Beverages were fine. The in flight crew was excellent! . They helped me with my seat controls - the controls did not work without a hassle or assistance!! A very poor showing for a Business cabin!!! Post flight , the wheel chair passengers ( including Me) were “ shepherded and left waiting twice (an hour or more) before taking us to immigration! I chose to Fly Air India because I want. to patronize our National carrier with the hope that the experience will improve!!! Regrettably, I will have to look at other options for my next trip to India

One of my worst experiences. Nothing was working in the flight. Entertainment system was broken, seat was very uncomfortable, crew did not offer water until food was provided, lights were not working, attendant call was not working. In short everything was broken and duct taped.

The food on board the flight was atrocious - tasteless, spicy as hell, and simply a hodge podge of nonsensical items of poor quality.

Unclean bathrooms, Crew doesn't check if toilet tissue is present or not. Faulty Tray, Screen doesn't work. Food quality and quantity was less.

I was totally disappointed that even though I had travelled on business class and while in India I fractured my foot and doctors would not allow me to travel for two months off my return date. I had all documents to provide to extend my return date but air India charged me extra money for extending a return date. No human touch so I will have to think really hard if I will ever travel with Air India again.

The most of screen was broken and they offered me a magazine for 16 hours flight. My chair was also broken. I’d rather take other airlines with a screen that works. I downloaded lots of movies and TV programs to my cell phones for my return flight.

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