How long is the flight from United States to Tamil Nadu?

On average, it takes 21h 40m to fly from United States to Tamil Nadu if you fly out of Los Angeles Los Angeles (the most popular airport in United States) and into Chennai (the most popular airport in Tamil Nadu). If you’re flying out of San Francisco and into Chennai, then the flight time is around 21h 45m.

$433 Cheap Flights to Tamil Nadu in 2026

Discover deals from 900+ travel sites with momondo.

Save money when you book flights with momondo

Big names and deals

Search 100s of travel sites to compare prices.

Filter for what you want

Free Wi-Fi? Stopover? Instantly customize your results.

Trusted and free

We’re completely free to use - no hidden charges or fees.

Price Alerts

Not ready to book? to track prices.

Search flight deals

Recent flights found to popular cities in Tamil Nadu

Find flights to these popular cities in Tamil Nadu from your nearest airport.

Flights to Chennai

Search all flight deals to Chennai

British Airways

Sep 8

BWI

22h 35m

1 stop

MAA

Sep 29

MAA

21h 10m

1 stop

BWI

$906

British Airways

Aug 31

BWI

20h 30m

1 stop

MAA

Sep 22

MAA

21h 10m

1 stop

BWI

$908

British Airways

Aug 30

BWI

20h 25m

1 stop

MAA

Sep 22

MAA

21h 10m

1 stop

BWI

$943

British Airways

Sep 9

BWI

22h 35m

1 stop

MAA

Sep 26

MAA

21h 10m

1 stop

BWI

$971

British Airways

Aug 29

BWI

22h 35m

1 stop

MAA

Oct 16

MAA

23h 35m

1 stop

BWI

$978

Multiple Airlines

Sep 8

IAD

19h 30m

1 stop

MAA

Sep 30

MAA

36h 00m

3 stops

IAD

$987

Multiple Airlines

Aug 13

IAD

26h 10m

1 stop

MAA

Sep 12

MAA

36h 00m

3 stops

IAD

$990

Multiple Airlines

Sep 4

IAD

26h 10m

1 stop

MAA

Sep 14

MAA

30h 50m

3 stops

IAD

$995

Etihad Airways

Sep 3

DCA

21h 50m

2 stops

MAA

Sep 17

MAA

24h 45m

2 stops

DCA

$999

Etihad Airways

Aug 11

IAD

19h 40m

1 stop

MAA

Sep 1

MAA

21h 20m

1 stop

IAD

$1,003

Multiple Airlines

Aug 31

IAD

20h 10m

1 stop

MAA

Sep 20

MAA

36h 45m

2 stops

IAD

$1,004

Qatar Airways

Aug 7

IAD

20h 20m

1 stop

MAA

Sep 5

MAA

21h 05m

1 stop

IAD

$1,006

Flights to Tiruchirappalli

Search all flight deals to Tiruchirappalli

Multiple Airlines

Sep 8

SFO

24h 15m

1 stop

TRZ

Sep 24

TRZ

30h 10m

2 stops

SFO

$1,125

Multiple Airlines

Sep 3

JFK

30h 50m

3 stops

TRZ

Sep 22

TRZ

29h 05m

2 stops

JFK

$1,128

Multiple Airlines

Sep 3

JFK

30h 50m

3 stops

TRZ

Sep 22

TRZ

29h 20m

3 stops

JFK

$1,139

Multiple Airlines

Aug 22

JFK

32h 00m

2 stops

TRZ

Sep 7

TRZ

34h 05m

3 stops

JFK

$1,156

Multiple Airlines

Oct 13

ORD

32h 50m

2 stops

TRZ

Nov 17

TRZ

39h 45m

2 stops

ORD

$1,162

Multiple Airlines

Aug 27

IAD

50h 45m

2 stops

TRZ

Sep 3

TRZ

38h 55m

2 stops

IAD

$1,163

Multiple Airlines

Oct 14

ORD

32h 50m

2 stops

TRZ

Nov 19

TRZ

33h 50m

2 stops

ORD

$1,163

Multiple Airlines

Aug 22

JFK

32h 00m

2 stops

TRZ

Sep 7

TRZ

27h 15m

2 stops

JFK

$1,163

Multiple Airlines

Sep 7

SFO

23h 00m

1 stop

TRZ

Sep 24

TRZ

30h 10m

2 stops

SFO

$1,164

Multiple Airlines

Sep 8

SFO

24h 15m

1 stop

TRZ

Sep 22

TRZ

30h 10m

2 stops

SFO

$1,172

Multiple Airlines

Aug 23

JFK

30h 50m

3 stops

TRZ

Sep 7

TRZ

34h 05m

3 stops

JFK

$1,176

Multiple Airlines

Sep 7

SFO

24h 00m

2 stops

TRZ

Sep 23

TRZ

29h 45m

1 stop

SFO

$1,187

Flights to Coimbatore

Search all flight deals to Coimbatore

Air India

Sep 10

JFK

35h 40m

1 stop

CJB

Sep 24

CJB

20h 05m

1 stop

JFK

$823

Air India

Sep 17

JFK

35h 40m

1 stop

CJB

Sep 28

CJB

32h 50m

1 stop

JFK

$856

Air India

Sep 10

JFK

35h 40m

1 stop

CJB

Sep 24

CJB

34h 10m

2 stops

JFK

$872

Air India

Aug 18

JFK

41h 20m

1 stop

CJB

Sep 15

CJB

32h 50m

1 stop

JFK

$890

Air India

Aug 20

JFK

41h 20m

1 stop

CJB

Sep 16

CJB

20h 05m

1 stop

JFK

$899

Air India

Sep 17

JFK

24h 25m

1 stop

CJB

Sep 28

CJB

45h 25m

2 stops

JFK

$905

Air India

Sep 10

JFK

23h 40m

3 stops

CJB

Sep 24

CJB

32h 50m

1 stop

JFK

$912

Multiple Airlines

Aug 22

JFK

37h 10m

2 stops

CJB

Sep 6

CJB

52h 50m

3 stops

JFK

$919

Multiple Airlines

Aug 22

JFK

37h 10m

2 stops

CJB

Sep 6

CJB

49h 20m

2 stops

JFK

$924

Air India

Oct 29

JFK

24h 25m

1 stop

CJB

Nov 17

CJB

32h 15m

1 stop

JFK

$939

Air India

Oct 29

JFK

24h 25m

1 stop

CJB

Nov 18

CJB

22h 40m

1 stop

JFK

$941

Air India

Oct 29

JFK

24h 25m

1 stop

CJB

Nov 19

CJB

22h 40m

1 stop

JFK

$947

Flights to Madurai

Search all flight deals to Madurai

Air India

Sep 23

JFK

40h 25m

2 stops

IXM

Oct 1

IXM

27h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$814

Air India

Sep 16

JFK

40h 25m

2 stops

IXM

Oct 21

IXM

27h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$829

Air India

Sep 17

JFK

40h 25m

2 stops

IXM

Oct 21

IXM

27h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$836

Air India

Sep 17

JFK

40h 25m

2 stops

IXM

Oct 22

IXM

27h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$842

Air India

Sep 17

JFK

40h 25m

2 stops

IXM

Oct 23

IXM

27h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$844

Air India

Sep 23

JFK

40h 25m

2 stops

IXM

Oct 1

IXM

27h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$852

Air India

Sep 16

JFK

40h 25m

2 stops

IXM

Oct 23

IXM

27h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$859

Air India

Sep 23

JFK

39h 40m

3 stops

IXM

Oct 1

IXM

27h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$867

Air India

Sep 25

JFK

40h 25m

2 stops

IXM

Oct 2

IXM

27h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$880

Air India

Oct 14

JFK

40h 25m

2 stops

IXM

Nov 22

IXM

27h 55m

2 stops

JFK

$886

Air India

Sep 23

JFK

39h 40m

3 stops

IXM

Oct 1

IXM

27h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$887

Air India

Sep 15

JFK

40h 25m

2 stops

IXM

Oct 21

IXM

27h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$897

Find the cheapest flights from the United States to Tamil Nadu

Round-trip

One-way

Last minute

Recent round-trip flight deals from the United States to Tamil Nadu

Enter your travel dates to find the best prices.

9:30 pm - 3:30 am

BWI

MAA

20h 30m

1 stop

5:35 am - 5:15 pm

MAA

BWI

21h 10m

1 stop

$908British Airways

seg, ago 31 - ter, set 22

9:35 pm - 3:30 am

BWI

MAA

20h 25m

1 stop

5:35 am - 5:15 pm

MAA

BWI

21h 10m

1 stop

$943British Airways

dom, ago 30 - ter, set 22

12:50 pm - 8:10 pm

DCA

MAA

21h 50m

2 stops

4:05 am - 7:20 pm

MAA

DCA

24h 45m

2 stops

$999Etihad Airways

qui, set 3 - qui, set 17

3:10 pm - 8:20 pm

IAD

MAA

19h 40m

1 stop

9:55 pm - 9:45 am

MAA

IAD

21h 20m

1 stop

$1,003Etihad Airways

ter, ago 11 - ter, set 1

9:00 pm - 2:50 am

IAD

MAA

20h 20m

1 stop

4:05 am - 3:40 pm

MAA

IAD

21h 05m

1 stop

$1,006Qatar Airways

sex, ago 7 - sáb, set 5

2:53 pm - 2:50 am

IAD

MAA

50h 27m

2 stops

4:20 am - 3:40 pm

MAA

IAD

20h 50m

1 stop

$1,013Qatar Airways

qua, ago 12 - sex, set 11

10:20 pm - 8:15 am

JFK

MAA

47h 25m

2 stops

3:50 am - 8:15 am

MAA

JFK

38h 55m

1 stop

$1,026Emirates

qua, dez 30 - seg, jan 25

10:20 pm - 8:05 am

JFK

MAA

24h 15m

2 stops

10:05 pm - 8:50 am

MAA

JFK

20h 15m

1 stop

$1,029Emirates

ter, ago 4 - sex, set 11

10:30 am - 12:45 am

SFO

MAA

25h 45m

2 stops

2:00 pm - 7:00 am

MAA

SFO

29h 30m

2 stops

$1,074Air India

sex, ago 7 - dom, ago 30

10:30 am - 12:45 am

SFO

MAA

25h 45m

2 stops

6:00 am - 3:35 pm

MAA

SFO

22h 05m

1 stop

$1,077Air India

sáb, set 26 - qui, out 15

Fly from

Route

Depart

Return

Price

Cheapest round-trip

BaltimoreChennai

BWI - MAA

BWIMAA

Baltimore/Washington

seg 8/31

9:30 pm-3:30 am

1 stop20h 30m

Chennai

ter 9/22

5:35 am-5:15 pm

1 stop21h 10m

$908

BaltimoreChennai

BWI - MAA

BWIMAA

Baltimore/Washington

dom 8/30

9:35 pm-3:30 am

1 stop20h 25m

Chennai

ter 9/22

5:35 am-5:15 pm

1 stop21h 10m

$943

Washington, D.C.Chennai

DCA - MAA

DCAMAA

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

qui 9/3

12:50 pm-8:10 pm

2 stops21h 50m

Chennai

qui 9/17

4:05 am-7:20 pm

2 stops24h 45m

$999

Quickest round-trip

Washington, D.C.Chennai

IAD - MAA

IADMAA

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

ter 8/11

3:10 pm-8:20 pm

1 stop19h 40m

Chennai

ter 9/1

9:55 pm-9:45 am

1 stop21h 20m

$1,003

Washington, D.C.Chennai

IAD - MAA

IADMAA

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

sex 8/7

9:00 pm-2:50 am

1 stop20h 20m

Chennai

sáb 9/5

4:05 am-3:40 pm

1 stop21h 05m

$1,006

Washington, D.C.Chennai

IAD - MAA

IADMAA

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

qua 8/12

2:53 pm-2:50 am

2 stops50h 27m

Chennai

sex 9/11

4:20 am-3:40 pm

1 stop20h 50m

$1,013

New YorkChennai

JFK - MAA

JFKMAA

New York John F Kennedy Intl

qua 12/30

10:20 pm-8:15 am

2 stops47h 25m

Chennai

seg 1/25

3:50 am-8:15 am

1 stop38h 55m

$1,026

New YorkChennai

JFK - MAA

JFKMAA

New York John F Kennedy Intl

ter 8/4

10:20 pm-8:05 am

2 stops24h 15m

Chennai

sex 9/11

10:05 pm-8:50 am

1 stop20h 15m

$1,029

San FranciscoChennai

SFO - MAA

SFOMAA

San Francisco

sex 8/7

10:30 am-12:45 am

2 stops25h 45m

Chennai

dom 8/30

2:00 pm-7:00 am

2 stops29h 30m

$1,074

San FranciscoChennai

SFO - MAA

SFOMAA

San Francisco

sáb 9/26

10:30 am-12:45 am

2 stops25h 45m

Chennai

qui 10/15

6:00 am-3:35 pm

1 stop22h 05m

$1,077

Flights are sorted by cheapest round-trip flights first.

Showing 1-10 of 20 resultsSorted by cheapest first

Tamil Nadu flights insights and trends

Explore insights for your Tamil Nadu flight to craft the best travel plan

Airlines

Other information

What airlines fly to Tamil Nadu?

Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways and Air India are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Tamil Nadu from United States according to our data. Qatar Airways is the first choice among our users, with 36% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Tamil Nadu. Keep in mind that there are 20 different airlines that fly to Tamil Nadu on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Cheapest flights to cities in Tamil Nadu

Click on the cities below to find out when it's cheapest to fly to Tamil Nadu from United States

Chennai

Find flights to Chennai

Cheap Tamil Nadu flight deals and tips

Summary info about Tamil Nadu flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$433
Best Round-Trip Price	$908
Fastest flight time	23h 11m
Popular in	December

The best one-way flight price to Tamil Nadu from United States in the last 5 days is $433 (Chicago O'Hare Intl to Chennai).

Search Deals

The best round-trip flight price to Tamil Nadu from United States in the last 5 days is $908 (Baltimore/Washington to Chennai).

Search Deals

The fastest flight to Tamil Nadu from United States takes 23h 11m (New York LaGuardia to Chennai).

Search Deals

December has the highest demand for flights to Tamil Nadu, with a 8% price increase on average.

Search Deals

Frequently asked questions about flying to Tamil Nadu

What is the cheapest flight I can find to Tamil Nadu?

The average flight to Tamil Nadu costs $215/per person and the cheapest flight to Tamil Nadu is $18/per person. This price varies based on a multitude of factors such as departure airport, airline, time of booking and when you plan on traveling.

What is the best airport to fly into to visit Chennai?

Chennai is about 83% more popular to visit than any other city in Tamil Nadu, according to momondo users. When visiting Chennai, it is recommended to fly into Chennai Airport, where you can typically get the cheapest prices and the most convenient travel options into the city.

What is the weather like in Tamil Nadu?

Temperatures in Tamil Nadu can vary between 77 °F and 91.4 °F based on the time of year. Typically, the coldest month in Tamil Nadu will be January, and the warmest month will be May. It is also worth noting that those looking to avoid rain and/or snow should consider traveling to Tamil Nadu in February, February, and February, as that is when precipitation is least likely.

What airlines fly to Tamil Nadu?

Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways and Air India are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Tamil Nadu according to our data. Qatar Airways is the first choice among our users, with 36% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Tamil Nadu. Keep in mind that there are 20 different airlines that fly to Tamil Nadu on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to Tamil Nadu?

Prices for flights to Tamil Nadu are refreshed on a daily basis.

How many operators does momondo search for flights to Tamil Nadu?

As of July 2026, there are 31 operators available to choose from for flights to Tamil Nadu.

How old do you have to be to fly to Tamil Nadu?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel to Tamil Nadu.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Tamil Nadu?

The travel and health documents required for your trip to Tamil Nadu can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s license, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Tamil Nadu. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

Why use momondo?

Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to Tamil Nadu?

momondo collates all your flight options in one place and lets you filter them to find the perfect flight to Tamil Nadu. momondo saves you time and could save you money on your trip.

Can I find flights to Tamil Nadu with flexible booking policies on momondo?

Flights to Tamil Nadu with flexible booking policies can be found by using the search form above and then selecting our dedicated flexible booking filter, which will highlight only the flights where this policy is applied.

How can momondo help me find flights to Tamil Nadu?

Once all potential Tamil Nadu flight options are in front of you momondo lets you sort and filter flights based on preferences such as airline, price and flight times amongst many other options.

I’m not ready to book a flight to Tamil Nadu right now. Can momondo alert me if prices change?

If you are simply researching potential flights to Tamil Nadu, momondo offers a useful price alert feature which will track prices for flights to Tamil Nadu and alert you when they change.