There are 6 ways to get from Chennai to Silicon Valley by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MAA - SFO
23h 32m$313–818Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- 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 San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BLR - SFO
28h 50m$286–740Fly Chennai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MAA - SJC
28h 22m$558–2,010Fly Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane MAA - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
31h 34m$537–1,331Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- 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
33h 10m$561–1,932Fly Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane MAA - OAK
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain
28h 8m$514–1,819
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to Silicon Valley is to train and bus and fly which costs $280 - $750 and takes 28h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Silicon Valley is to fly which takes 23h 32m and costs $310 - $850.
The distance between Chennai and Silicon Valley is 8724 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 32m to get from Chennai to Silicon Valley, including transfers.
There are 509+ hotels available in Silicon Valley.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and Silicon Valley, CA, USA?
Air India Limited, Cathay Pacific, and five other airlines fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Hong Kong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Hong Kong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Delhi, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–3,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Delhi, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–3,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–19
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $6–9
- Second AC (2A)
- $9–12
- First Class (1A)
- $15–19
Train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–19
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $6–9
- Second AC (2A)
- $9–12
- First Class (1A)
- $15–19
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
- 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
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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