Cheap flights to India
Cheap flights to India land at a dozen gateways, and the one you pick shapes the whole trip. Delhi is the capital and the usual first stop for the north, with onward links to Lucknow and Ahmedabad. Mumbai and Bangalore carry most of the business traffic, while Hyderabad and Chennai mix work with southern food and temple stops. Kolkata opens the east. For beaches, Goa and Kochi are the obvious choices, and Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode cover Kerala's quieter coast.
Cities with flights
Gateways
Delhi suits a first trip: the capital, with plenty of onward domestic connections. Mumbai is the finance and film hub, good for a city break with Arabian Sea evenings. Bangalore and Hyderabad are the business and tech stops. Chennai and Kolkata give you the southern and eastern coasts, each with its own cuisine and colonial architecture. Goa is the beach default, while Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode string down the Kerala coast for slower, greener stays. Lucknow and Ahmedabad reward anyone heading north or west for food and craft.
Before you go: India
- Currency
- INR (₹)
- Power sockets
- Type C, D, G · 230 V
- Language
- English, Hindi
- Emergency number
- 112, 100, 101
- Calling code
- +91
- Internet domain
- .in, .بھارت
Country facts: Wikidata
When to go
Timing shapes the fare more than the airline does. The price calendar on this page shows dated fares for each gateway, so you can compare weeks instead of guessing. Seats go fastest around school holidays and the big festival periods, when everyone books at once. If your plans are flexible, the weeks just outside those peaks are calmer and cheaper to book, and midweek departures are worth pricing against weekend ones. Check how you will reach your onward city too: not every long-haul arrival connects straight through.