There are 7 ways to get from Chennai to San Luis Obispo by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MAA - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to San Luis Obispo Railroad Museumbus
29h 46m$545–1,030Fly Chennai International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane MAA - SBP
30h 7m$332–911Fly Chennai International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MAA - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Luis Obispotrain
32h 23m$678–1,372Fly Chennai International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane MAA - SBA
- Take the bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to San Luis Obispobus
29h 50m$432–1,161Fly Chennai International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane MAA - MRY
- Take the train from Salinas to San Luis Obispotrain
34h 11m$426–1,106Fly Chennai International Airport to Meadows Field Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)plane MAA - BFL
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Oxnardbus
- Take the train from Oxnard to San Luis Obispotrain
35h 48m$564–1,503Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurmtrain
- Take the bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airportbus
- Fly from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BLR - SJC
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to San Luis Obispo Railroad Museumbus
37h 42m$638–1,881
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to San Luis Obispo is to fly which costs $330 - $950 and takes 30h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to San Luis Obispo is to fly and Caltrain and bus which takes 29h 46m and costs $500 - $1,100.
The distance between Chennai and San Luis Obispo is 8932 miles.
It takes approximately 29h 46m to get from Chennai to San Luis Obispo, including transfers.
San Luis Obispo is 12h 30m behind Chennai. It is currently 11:56 PM in Chennai and 11:26 AM in San Luis Obispo.
There are 284+ hotels available in San Luis Obispo.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and San Luis Obispo, CA, USA?
Air India Limited, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Delhi, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Hong Kong, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Kolkata, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Hong Kong, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 2m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Hong Kong, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Hong Kong, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Delhi, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Kolkata, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Hong Kong, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Delhi, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Kolkata, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Hong Kong, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Meadows Field Airport via Delhi, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 24m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Meadows Field Airport via Kolkata, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 44m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Meadows Field Airport via Hong Kong, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Meadows Field Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Hong Kong, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 13m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Hong Kong, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salinas to San Luis Obispo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oxnard to San Luis Obispo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–19
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $6–8
- Second AC (2A)
- $9–12
- First Class (1A)
- $14–19
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to San Luis Obispo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Bakersfield to Oxnard
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +91 080 22483777
- Website
- BMTC
Bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- BMTC
- Airport Vajra Vayu Electric
- $1
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- $2–3
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