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

On average, it takes 21h 50m to fly from United States to Tamil Nadu if you fly out of 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 05m.

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Recent flights found to popular cities in Tamil Nadu

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Flights to Chennai

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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

Etihad Airways

Aug 14

IAD

31h 45m

1 stop

MAA

Sep 7

MAA

33h 00m

1 stop

IAD

$1,009

Etihad Airways

Aug 14

IAD

31h 45m

1 stop

MAA

Sep 7

MAA

33h 00m

1 stop

IAD

$1,012

Qatar Airways

Nov 25

IAD

19h 55m

1 stop

MAA

Dec 27

MAA

23h 00m

1 stop

IAD

$1,014

Multiple Airlines

Sep 4

IAD

26h 25m

2 stops

MAA

Oct 11

MAA

21h 05m

1 stop

IAD

$1,016

Multiple Airlines

Sep 8

IAD

26h 10m

1 stop

MAA

Sep 13

MAA

29h 40m

2 stops

IAD

$1,017

Etihad Airways

Aug 13

IAD

38h 25m

1 stop

MAA

Sep 6

MAA

33h 00m

1 stop

IAD

$1,018

Emirates

Aug 14

JFK

42h 40m

2 stops

MAA

Sep 14

MAA

38h 05m

1 stop

JFK

$1,018

Qatar Airways

Oct 24

IAD

20h 00m

1 stop

MAA

Oct 28

MAA

22h 20m

1 stop

IAD

$1,019

Qatar Airways

Oct 27

IAD

19h 55m

1 stop

MAA

Oct 31

MAA

22h 20m

1 stop

IAD

$1,020

Kuwait Airways

Nov 17

JFK

22h 50m

1 stop

MAA

Jan 1

MAA

41h 10m

1 stop

JFK

$1,020

Flights to Tiruchirappalli

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Multiple Airlines

Sep 17

JFK

24h 00m

2 stops

TRZ

Oct 3

TRZ

25h 30m

1 stop

JFK

$940

Multiple Airlines

Sep 1

IAD

31h 25m

3 stops

TRZ

Sep 18

TRZ

32h 15m

2 stops

IAD

$966

Multiple Airlines

Sep 1

IAD

31h 25m

3 stops

TRZ

Sep 18

TRZ

34h 50m

3 stops

IAD

$974

Multiple Airlines

Sep 1

IAD

47h 35m

2 stops

TRZ

Sep 18

TRZ

36h 45m

2 stops

IAD

$1,009

Multiple Airlines

Sep 1

JFK

30h 50m

3 stops

TRZ

Sep 23

TRZ

59h 20m

3 stops

JFK

$1,038

Multiple Airlines

Aug 31

JFK

32h 00m

2 stops

TRZ

Sep 23

TRZ

60h 10m

3 stops

JFK

$1,089

Multiple Airlines

Aug 31

JFK

32h 00m

2 stops

TRZ

Sep 23

TRZ

47h 10m

2 stops

JFK

$1,091

Multiple Airlines

Sep 1

JFK

21h 25m

1 stop

TRZ

Sep 23

TRZ

24h 55m

2 stops

JFK

$1,095

Multiple Airlines

Sep 1

JFK

24h 05m

2 stops

TRZ

Sep 18

TRZ

23h 50m

1 stop

JFK

$1,099

Multiple Airlines

Sep 1

JFK

21h 25m

1 stop

TRZ

Sep 18

TRZ

23h 50m

1 stop

JFK

$1,109

Multiple Airlines

Sep 1

SFO

49h 00m

3 stops

TRZ

Sep 23

TRZ

42h 45m

3 stops

SFO

$1,128

Multiple Airlines

Sep 1

JFK

30h 50m

3 stops

TRZ

Sep 18

TRZ

33h 25m

2 stops

JFK

$1,135

Flights to Coimbatore

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Air India

Sep 5

JFK

35h 40m

1 stop

CJB

Oct 3

CJB

20h 05m

1 stop

JFK

$836

Air India

Sep 5

JFK

35h 40m

1 stop

CJB

Oct 2

CJB

32h 50m

1 stop

JFK

$846

Air India

Sep 5

JFK

24h 25m

1 stop

CJB

Oct 2

CJB

24h 25m

1 stop

JFK

$847

Air India

Oct 29

JFK

35h 35m

1 stop

CJB

Nov 4

CJB

32h 15m

1 stop

JFK

$857

Air India

Sep 5

JFK

35h 40m

1 stop

CJB

Oct 3

CJB

45h 25m

2 stops

JFK

$870

Air India

Aug 22

JFK

23h 40m

2 stops

CJB

Sep 5

CJB

34h 10m

2 stops

JFK

$883

Air India

Sep 5

JFK

23h 40m

3 stops

CJB

Oct 3

CJB

20h 05m

1 stop

JFK

$885

Air India

Oct 15

JFK

24h 25m

1 stop

CJB

Nov 3

CJB

32h 15m

1 stop

JFK

$900

Air India

Sep 5

JFK

34h 55m

2 stops

CJB

Oct 2

CJB

20h 05m

1 stop

JFK

$905

Air India

Oct 31

JFK

35h 35m

1 stop

CJB

Nov 29

CJB

32h 15m

1 stop

JFK

$915

Air India

Oct 29

JFK

35h 35m

1 stop

CJB

Nov 4

CJB

32h 15m

2 stops

JFK

$921

Air India

Oct 16

JFK

24h 25m

1 stop

CJB

Oct 24

CJB

33h 20m

1 stop

JFK

$930

Flights to Madurai

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Air India

Sep 23

JFK

40h 25m

2 stops

IXM

Oct 1

IXM

27h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$759

Air India

Sep 17

JFK

40h 25m

2 stops

IXM

Oct 1

IXM

27h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$803

Air India

Sep 23

JFK

40h 25m

2 stops

IXM

Oct 1

IXM

27h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$816

Air India

Sep 24

JFK

40h 25m

2 stops

IXM

Oct 2

IXM

27h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$818

Air India

Oct 14

JFK

40h 25m

2 stops

IXM

Nov 25

IXM

27h 55m

2 stops

JFK

$844

Air India

Sep 25

JFK

40h 25m

2 stops

IXM

Oct 2

IXM

27h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$846

Air India

Sep 25

JFK

40h 25m

2 stops

IXM

Oct 2

IXM

27h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$847

Air India

Sep 23

JFK

40h 25m

2 stops

IXM

Oct 1

IXM

27h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$852

Multiple Airlines

Sep 16

JFK

23h 40m

1 stop

IXM

Sep 30

IXM

21h 00m

1 stop

JFK

$854

Air India

Sep 16

JFK

39h 40m

3 stops

IXM

Sep 30

IXM

27h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$856

Air India

Sep 25

JFK

39h 40m

3 stops

IXM

Oct 2

IXM

27h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$862

Air India

Oct 15

JFK

40h 25m

2 stops

IXM

Nov 24

IXM

27h 30m

2 stops

JFK

$870

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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

Mon, Aug 31 - Tue, Sep 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

Sun, Aug 30 - Tue, Sep 22

3:10 pm - 8:25 am

IAD

MAA

31h 45m

1 stop

10:15 am - 9:45 am

MAA

IAD

33h 00m

1 stop

$1,009Etihad Airways

Fri, Aug 14 - Mon, Sep 7

3:10 pm - 8:25 am

IAD

MAA

31h 45m

1 stop

10:15 am - 9:45 am

MAA

IAD

33h 00m

1 stop

$1,012Etihad Airways

Fri, Aug 14 - Mon, Sep 7

8:05 pm - 2:30 am

IAD

MAA

19h 55m

1 stop

3:25 am - 3:55 pm

MAA

IAD

23h 00m

1 stop

$1,014Qatar Airways

Wed, Nov 25 - Sun, Dec 27

10:20 pm - 2:30 am

JFK

MAA

42h 40m

2 stops

9:50 am - 2:25 pm

MAA

JFK

38h 05m

1 stop

$1,018Emirates

Fri, Aug 14 - Mon, Sep 14

9:00 pm - 2:30 am

IAD

MAA

20h 00m

1 stop

4:05 am - 4:55 pm

MAA

IAD

22h 20m

1 stop

$1,019Qatar Airways

Sat, Oct 24 - Wed, Oct 28

10:20 pm - 8:05 am

JFK

MAA

24h 15m

2 stops

9:45 pm - 6:55 pm

MAA

JFK

30h 40m

2 stops

$1,026Emirates

Mon, Sep 21 - Mon, Oct 26

10:30 am - 10:20 am

SFO

MAA

35h 20m

2 stops

9:40 pm - 7:00 am

MAA

SFO

22h 50m

1 stop

$1,112Air India

Mon, Aug 3 - Wed, Feb 10

10:30 am - 12:45 am

SFO

MAA

25h 45m

2 stops

2:00 pm - 7:00 am

MAA

SFO

29h 30m

2 stops

$1,114Air India

Sat, Jul 25 - Tue, Aug 11

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

Cheapest round-trip

BaltimoreChennai

BWI - MAA

BWIMAA

Baltimore/Washington

Mon 8/31

9:30 pm-3:30 am

1 stop20h 30m

Chennai

Tue 9/22

5:35 am-5:15 pm

1 stop21h 10m

$908

Quickest round-trip

BaltimoreChennai

BWI - MAA

BWIMAA

Baltimore/Washington

Sun 8/30

9:35 pm-3:30 am

1 stop20h 25m

Chennai

Tue 9/22

5:35 am-5:15 pm

1 stop21h 10m

$943

Washington, D.C.Chennai

IAD - MAA

IADMAA

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Fri 8/14

3:10 pm-8:25 am

1 stop31h 45m

Chennai

Mon 9/7

10:15 am-9:45 am

1 stop33h 00m

$1,009

Washington, D.C.Chennai

IAD - MAA

IADMAA

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Fri 8/14

3:10 pm-8:25 am

1 stop31h 45m

Chennai

Mon 9/7

10:15 am-9:45 am

1 stop33h 00m

$1,012

Washington, D.C.Chennai

IAD - MAA

IADMAA

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Wed 11/25

8:05 pm-2:30 am

1 stop19h 55m

Chennai

Sun 12/27

3:25 am-3:55 pm

1 stop23h 00m

$1,014

New YorkChennai

JFK - MAA

JFKMAA

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Fri 8/14

10:20 pm-2:30 am

2 stops42h 40m

Chennai

Mon 9/14

9:50 am-2:25 pm

1 stop38h 05m

$1,018

Washington, D.C.Chennai

IAD - MAA

IADMAA

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Sat 10/24

9:00 pm-2:30 am

1 stop20h 00m

Chennai

Wed 10/28

4:05 am-4:55 pm

1 stop22h 20m

$1,019

New YorkChennai

JFK - MAA

JFKMAA

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 9/21

10:20 pm-8:05 am

2 stops24h 15m

Chennai

Mon 10/26

9:45 pm-6:55 pm

2 stops30h 40m

$1,026

San FranciscoChennai

SFO - MAA

SFOMAA

San Francisco

Mon 8/3

10:30 am-10:20 am

2 stops35h 20m

Chennai

Wed 2/10

9:40 pm-7:00 am

1 stop22h 50m

$1,112

San FranciscoChennai

SFO - MAA

SFOMAA

San Francisco

Sat 7/25

10:30 am-12:45 am

2 stops25h 45m

Chennai

Tue 8/11

2:00 pm-7:00 am

2 stops29h 30m

$1,114

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Tamil Nadu flights insights and trends

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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

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Cheap Tamil Nadu flight deals and tips

Summary info about Tamil Nadu flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$441
Best Round-Trip Price	$908
Fastest flight time	25h 11m
Popular in	December

The best one-way flight price to Tamil Nadu from United States in the last 5 days is $441 (Chicago O'Hare Intl to Chennai).

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

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The fastest flight to Tamil Nadu from United States takes 25h 11m (Dallas/Fort Worth to Chennai).

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

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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 $208/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.

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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.

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