Cheap flights from London to Amritsar

October is the cheapest month on this route, and the price calendar carries fares for every month of the year, so you can watch how the ticket moves from September through to August. The quieter weeks outside the main holiday periods usually undercut the rest of the year, while travel around big holidays in Britain and India pushes fares up. Midweek departures from Heathrow, Gatwick or the other London airports tend to cost less than Friday and Sunday flights, and a flexible connection gives you more dates to choose from. If your dates are fixed, watch the fare for a couple of weeks before you buy; if they are not, book a few months ahead.

No airline flies London to Amritsar non-stop, so every itinerary pairs a long-haul carrier with a stop. Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, Air India, British Airways, Kuwait Airways and Azerbaijan Airlines are the full-service names, with checked baggage, meals and seat selection usually part of the fare. Indigo, Air Arabia and Easyjet are the low-cost options, where the ticket looks smaller until you add bags, seats and food. Accesrail appears in results as well, which usually means part of the journey is by rail. Check where you change planes: a short stop at a Gulf hub beats a long layover.

Amritsar has a single airport, Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee, so there is no second arrival point to weigh up — every London departure lands in the same place. The airport sits outside the city, so the last leg is a road transfer: taxis and pre-booked cars are the usual way in, and a prepaid counter in the arrivals hall keeps things simple after a long flight. Immigration can be slow when several wide-body arrivals land together, so keep your onward address to hand and allow time before you plan anything. If someone is meeting you, give them your flight number rather than the airline name.

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

Population of Amritsar

1.2 M (2020)

Time zone

UTC+05:30 (Asia/Kolkata)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Decide which London airport you are flying from before you compare fares, because Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted and London City all serve this route and transfers between them are slow.
• Check whether your connection is on one ticket or two, since separate tickets mean you collect your bags and carry the risk of a missed onward flight.
• Read what the low-cost fare includes, because bags, seats and meals on Indigo, Air Arabia or Easyjet are charged on top.
• Confirm your visa or travel authorisation for India before you pay, and check your passport has enough validity left.
• Compare October with the months either side, since that is when this route is usually cheapest.