# 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).

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/sfo-maa
Data updated: 2026-11-01T10:05:41.565Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Best value: 200,000 Atmos points plus $63 on Qatar Airways through Atmos Rewards, departing 2026-11-21.

## Every program and airline that can book it, next 60 days

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| British Airways | [British Airways Club](https://miles.zone/programs/british-airways-club) | 77,000 Avios | Not quoted | via LHR | 2026-12-30 | 27 Oct 2026, 04:46 UTC |
| Qatar Airways | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 200,000 Atmos points | $63 | via DOH | 2026-11-21 | 1 Nov 2026, 10:05 UTC |
| Alaska Airlines | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 200,000 Atmos points | $63 | via LAX, DOH | 2026-11-21 | 1 Nov 2026, 10:05 UTC |

## Route 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.

| Program | Days with space | Lowest | Typical day | Cash on top |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [British Airways Club](https://miles.zone/programs/british-airways-club) | 2 of 3 checked | 77,000 Avios | 77,000 Avios | Not quoted |
| [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 1 of 3 checked | 200,000 Atmos points | 200,000 Atmos points | $63 |

No nonstop seats in the window.
With a connection on Alaska Airlines, British Airways and Qatar Airways.

## How to book it

1. [British Airways Club](https://miles.zone/programs/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.
2. [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/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).

MilesZone finds the seat; it does not book it or take payment.

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- [Amsterdam (AMS)](https://miles.zone/routes/ams-maa)
- [Paris (CDG)](https://miles.zone/routes/cdg-maa)
- [London (LHR)](https://miles.zone/routes/lhr-maa)
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