
San Francisco (SFO) to Chennai (MAA) economy award flights
In economy from San Francisco (SFO) to Chennai (MAA), the best value is also the fewest miles: 200,000 Atmos points plus $63 on Qatar Airways through Atmos Rewards (checked 1 Nov 2026).
Which program and airline costs you least
San Francisco to Chennai in economy: is 200K Atmos points + $62.80 — Qatar Airways through Atmos Rewards. 77K Avios, fees not quoted on British Airways through British Airways Club was open on 27 Oct; not re-checked since. British Airways adds taxes and carrier charges at booking: £499 on an off-peak London to New York Club World return since 27 May 2026. AwardWallet, May 2026.
| Airline | ||||
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| 200K Atmos pointsplus $62.80 | ||||
| 200K Atmos pointsplus $62.80 | ||||
| Seen earlier, not re-checked since | ||||
| 77K AviosFees not quoted | ||||
Where the space is over the next 60 days
Dashed days are prices last seen more than 3 days ago and not re-checked since.
SFO to MAA in economy: the facts
Over the next 60 days we hold economy seats from San Francisco to Chennai on 3 of the 3 departure days we have checked so far (57 days are not checked yet), through 2 programs. These figures are counted from the seats stored for those dates, not from a price history; the typical day is the median of each day's cheapest seat. Data updated .
- British Airways Club
- Days with space
- 2 of 3 checked
- Lowest
- 77,000 Avios
- Typical day
- 77,000 Avios
- Cash on top
- Not quoted
- Atmos Rewards
- Days with space
- 1 of 3 checked
- Lowest
- 200,000 Atmos points
- Typical day
- 200,000 Atmos points
- Cash on top
- $63
Nonstop or with a connection
No nonstop seats in the window. With a connection on Alaska Airlines, British Airways and Qatar Airways.
How to book it
- British Airways Club books on avios.com: sign in there, search SFO to MAA in economy on a date with space, and pay in Avios with the cash on top.
- Atmos Rewards books on alaskaair.com: sign in there, search SFO to MAA in economy on a date with space, and pay in Atmos points with the cash on top (from $63).
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