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Cheap Flights from London to India

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
New Delhi
New Delhidirect£385
Mumbai
Mumbai1 stop£390
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabaddirect£443
Kochi
Kochi2 stops£407
Hyderabad
Hyderabad1 stop£407
Amritsar
Amritsar2 stops£434
Bengaluru
Bengalurudirect£388
Chennai
Chennai2 stops£387
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama1 stop£397
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram2 stops£459
Kolkata
Kolkata1 stop£472
Kozhikode
Kozhikode1 stop£481
Chandigarh
Chandigarh1 stop£468
Vadodara
Vadodara3 stops£463
Lucknow
Lucknow1 stop£457
Jaipur
Jaipur1 stop£451
Pune
Pune1 stop£400
New Delhi
New Delhidirect£385
Mumbai
Mumbai1 stop£390
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabaddirect£443
Kochi
Kochi2 stops£407
Hyderabad
Hyderabad1 stop£407
Amritsar
Amritsar2 stops£434
Bengaluru
Bengalurudirect£388
Chennai
Chennai2 stops£387
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama1 stop£397
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram2 stops£459
Kolkata
Kolkata1 stop£472
Kozhikode
Kozhikode1 stop£481
Chandigarh
Chandigarh1 stop£468
Vadodara
Vadodara3 stops£463
Lucknow
Lucknow1 stop£457
Jaipur
Jaipur1 stop£451
Pune
Pune1 stop£400

Book Cheap London to India Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from London to India that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from London to India

Mon, 2 Mar - Mon, 23 Mar
Air India Logo
08:45 - 22:25LHR-DEL
8h 10mdirect
Air India Logo
02:15 - 11:05DEL-LHR
14h 20m1 stop
£385Air India
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Sun, 28 Sep - Fri, 3 Oct
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00:20 - 03:25STN-DEL
22h 35m2 stops
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15:55 - 10:50DEL-STN
23h 25m3 stops
Tue, 24 Feb - Tue, 17 Mar
British Airways Logo
11:10 - 01:15LHR-DEL
8h 35mdirect
British Airways Logo
10:50 - 15:25DEL-LHR
10h 05mdirect
£386British Airways
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Sun, 16 Nov - Thu, 4 Dec
Gulf Air Logo
10:35 - 20:45LGW-DEL
28h 40m1 stop
Gulf Air Logo
05:40 - 06:20DEL-LGW
30h 10m1 stop
£386Gulf Air
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Fri, 31 Oct - Tue, 11 Nov
Gulf Air Logo
10:35 - 20:45LGW-DEL
28h 40m1 stop
Gulf Air Logo
05:40 - 06:30DEL-LGW
30h 20m1 stop
£387Gulf Air
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Tue, 23 Sep - Wed, 8 Oct
SAUDIA Logo
15:00 - 09:25LGW-BOM
13h 55m1 stop
SAUDIA Logo
02:30 - 13:00BOM-LGW
15h 00m1 stop
£391SAUDIA
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Sun, 28 Sep - Wed, 1 Oct
SAUDIA Logo
15:00 - 09:45LGW-DEL
14h 15m1 stop
SAUDIA Logo
20:05 - 13:00DEL-LGW
21h 25m1 stop
£393SAUDIA
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Thu, 30 Oct - Fri, 21 Nov
Etihad Airways Logo
19:20 - 19:55LHR-BLR
19h 05m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
10:00 - 06:40BLR-LHR
26h 10m1 stop
£394Etihad Airways
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Mon, 2 Mar - Sat, 21 Mar
British Airways Logo
18:40 - 08:45LHR-DEL
8h 35mdirect
British Airways Logo
03:20 - 07:45DEL-LHR
9h 55mdirect
£399British Airways
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Thu, 2 Oct - Thu, 16 Oct
Etihad Airways Logo
20:55 - 07:55LHR-DEL
30h 30m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
04:50 - 15:15DEL-LHR
14h 55m1 stop
£403Etihad Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for London to India flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from London to India to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest London to India flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to India from London found in the last 72 hours was to Ahmedabad, at £373 return. The most popular route is from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to New Delhi (DEL), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was £381.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from London to India?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of £554, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from London to India?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from London to India, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from London to India is May, when tickets cost £429 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of return tickets is £755 and £628 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from London to India?

The average price of all round-trip flights from London to India clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For London to India, Monday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from India back to London, the best deals are generally found on Monday, with Saturday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from London to India?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from London to India, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below-average price on a flight from London to India, you should book around 11 weeks before departure, which saves you about 15% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from London to India

Low seasonMay
Cheapest flight£258
Best time to beat the crowds (19% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (41% more expensive on average)
Flight from London Heathrow Airport to Ahmedabad

FAQs - booking India flights

  • Where can I fly to in India from London?

    If you would like to fly to New Delhi, then London Heathrow offers a direct flight that is managed by Virgin Atlantic. It takes about nine hours in total. You can also fly to New Delhi from London Gatwick in a flight that is organised by Emirates and Fly Dubai, and it stops over in Dubai. It takes about 14h to complete the journey. If you would like to fly to Mumbai, then we recommend the direct fly that originates in London Heathrow that is managed by Virgin Atlantic and takes about nine and a half hours in total. To get to Chennai, we recommend the British Airways flight that is direct and takes 11h from London Heathrow. Another option is to take the Oman Air flight that stops over in Muscat Seeb and takes about 30h.

  • What are the options for getting to the different airports in London?

    You can get to London Heathrow by taking the Heathrow Express train from London Paddington. It takes about 15min and is faster but more expensive than the National Express bus that takes about 45min. To get to Gatwick airport, you can take the Gatwick Express in a 33min journey or try Jayride’s shuttle bus that takes about 30min.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from London to India?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from London to India.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from London to India?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from London to India is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from London to India?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from London to India with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from London to India?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from London to India up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to India?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to India is generally in the morning, when retur flights cost £765 on average. Morning departures are around 1% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to India is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £836.

Top tips for finding a cheap flight from London to India

  • There are a few options for airports that provide flights from London to India. The most popular airports that fly from London to India are London Heathrow, London Stansted and London Gatwick.
  • There are direct flights available from London to India, and they all depart from London Heathrow. They are managed by Virgin Atlantic and British Airways, and they fly to various destinations in India, including New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai. London Stansted offers multi-stop flights that take longer, and London Gatwick offers some flight paths that make only one stop along the way.
  • London Heathrow is a major hub for British Airways, and it is a focus city for Virgin Atlantic. Both airlines are the main providers of flights to New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, amongst other cities in India.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from London to India

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from London to India? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3334 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.9Food
8.2Entertainment
8.3Crew
8.0Comfort
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We travelled in economy, were very satisfied with the comfort and keg space of the seats. Food was great compared to other airlines, the crew were very helpful and friendly. Since i was travelling with kids, i needed assistance multiple of times. Will be definitely taking long flights with Emirates from now on.

10.0 ExcellentSomeira, Jul 2025DAC - DXB
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We travelled in economy, were very satisfied with the comfort and keg space of the seats. Food was great compared to other airlines, the crew were very helpful and friendly. Since i was travelling with kids, i needed assistance multiple of times. Will be definitely taking long flights with Emirates from now on.

We loved flying with Emirates in business class, the staff were fabulous, going above & beyond

The staff on board were excellent. Kind, thoughtful, helpful - not just with me but with others around that I observed. Wonderful service.

They cancelled our flight, rebooked, cancelled that one. We are now flying New Zealand Air and need a refund please. How do we get it?

The seating is spaced out nicely, The crew could have offer more drinks.

We arrived in line for check in at 6:15 p.m. but did not check in until 8:00 p.m. The line for economy check in was very long, and all of the desks 03-13 were not open, although most of them opened sporadically. The crew on board were very nice and helpful, friendly and kind. It has been many years since we flew Emirates (at least 17 years), and we notice that foot rests are no longer available in economy, but we were lucky enough to fly in the upper deck and appreciate your opening some of your flights to economy passengers in the upper deck. We will definitely fly on emirates more often! Thank you.

Ove the A380 planes. Comfortable seats. Served great Indian food and Masala Chai!

It was great, a little more leg room would have been better particularly since we were in premium economy

Excellent comfort and entertainment. Service poor..Food average with little choice.

Comfort good. Service as usual poor. Cabin temperature as usual too cold, about 15 degrees

I had a terrible experience checking in at the airport for my flight. I booked my ticket initially through Kayak while it was promoted as a ticket that offers a carry on and 2 suit cases. (I have a screen shot as a proof of it) I selected it to buy three tickets and paid online. Couple of minutes later airfare assist which is the OTA offering the ticket called me saying My card declined. So I used a different card that went through. I was surprised that they increased the price ticket by a $167. They said the ticket no longer exists and because my card declined I had to buy a new one. So I did. The day my family and I were traveling I could not check in and when I went to the airport I was shocked to be told my ticket had no bags allowed and must pay $200 per bag for three people 6 bags mean I have to pay $1200. I called the travel agency as I feel I was scammed the confirmation didn’t say anything about the bags and they never told me the new ticket doesn’t not include any bag so they changed it after I selected it on your app without informing me. Very sneaky. The travel agency said they will reimburse me only for one bag person. Which means I still paid $600 I still feel very disappointed to pay such an expense. I have always used Kayak to buy my flight tickets and telling everyone how good your rates and app are however after this I feel I was mislead and paid more for something I should not have to. You allowing such an agency on your platform will surely hurt your reputation and level of integrity. I have all the proofs from the screen shot to the confirmation email from them, the or email offering to reimburse o e bag per person and the $1200 bag fees receipts that I paid on the desk. I must be refund the full amount and I look forward to your response.

A380 First Class Apartments were phenomenal. Comfortable bed and matress cover, superior vegetarian five course meal, shower, small business lounge and plenty of exercise walking around the aircraft.

Etihad seems to have a very strict luggage enforcement. I am a very light passenger compared to other passengers which are mainly heavier. I do not understood why airlines enforce the weight restriction so strictly. I was overweight luggage of 1.5kg, but am probably 10+kg lighter than the average passenger. Other airlines are far more accommodating. Poor customer service as far as I am concerned. If weight is such an important issue to an airline they should charge passengers by total amount of body weight plus luggage. To me just ridiculous.

Horrible. After paying for seats, I was cramped, my daughters legs kept hitting the seat in front, I had no overhead bin space and no help from stewards on board, the food was served cold, when asked for snacks was told to wait and never received any, the flight was cold with no temperature controls. Entertainment was outdated. I booked this through partnership with American Airlines but will avoid in the future.

Extremely bad food, they never gave our bags in time, the online check-in did not let us check in because we had Indian OCI not sure why we were given the option to check in then, because we couldn’t check in online we had to go in person and we were not able to change our seats and sit with our family

Should have had business class line in immigration. Food quality suboptimal

The flight take time was changed 23 times. The system kept sending messages it will be earlier at 4am and eventually the flight was at 9am I didn’t sleep all night because of that

This flight was a dreamliner so I think the space was ok for the legs, but the option for food was again limited and the crew was same.

Boarding was efficient, had to check in cabin luggage. Seats were narrow, food was more in quantity, received cabin luggage on the luggage belt which was fine.

Needs better seat for business class. My seat was falling apart. Also no WiFi on that flight

Food was the worst I’ve had on a VA flight. Normally it’s a lot better

I was my pleasure to fly virgin on my birthday for my first solo trip ever 🫶🏼

These are one of the older seat arrangements facing away from the windows! Not particularly convenient sets. No storage spaces. NO COAT HANGING HOOKS. Inconvenient business class seat compared to any other airlines of similar class. Staff are excellent! Extremely professional, friendly. Food is good too.

Overall, flight was excellent but check in was very slow for Premium Economy. Economy queue was shorter but we weren't allowed to use it.

The staff was not very polite but the flight was very very nice and comfortable and the entertainment was great

Great crew - old style upper class seats on the older fleet now feels dated

Premium economy more comfortable than economy, but not by much. Did was awful, do not try the omelette. Flight crew were helpful. Flight was delayed by over an hour. Overall but bad, arrived safely and thank God.

Food was excellent. Service was very good. Staff was very helpful to all passengers.

The crew was excellent as ever on Virgin. The special meal was poor unfortunately. More significantly when we arrived at Manchester Airport there was no air bridge provided and we had to exit the plane down a rickety stair case. This is unacceptable for a transatlantic flight. Whilst I understand that this is the airport’s fault at the end of the day the airline is responsible for our transportation and needs to do something.

Super friendly and helpful staff, from check-in desk to cabin crew.

what would have been better would have been that my booking not been canceled by the system and had I been informed that the booking had been cancelled by the system I could have immediately rebooked and not found out that there was an issue when I was told by the system that I needed to book in. It would have also been good if either the booking agent or BA or anyone been in anyway useful. In the end I had to rebook a flight at an additional cost of $350. So no I'm not impressed by BA any of the other parties involved.

Boarding was poor. Why are first class passengers not boarded first?! Bus to the plane and then held on a packed bus because we were waiting for people on the bus before to finish boarding. Seat belt on the fist clas seat is very uncomfortable, cutting into your neck. Other than that crew, seating and food were all excellent. Entertainment, as usual - rubbish.

The flight was fine but no food available apart from snacks like Pringles and olives which was a problem for me as I hadn’t eaten anything that day. But the worst problem was BA left 24 suitcases in Heathrow as the flight was too full but didn’t tell anyone. So we waited for ages at Toulouse airport with no information and finally found out from the one member of staff in the baggage collection area who explained what had happened and apologised for no announcement being made but said that was their policy. Then BA contacted me today to say they have found my luggage and can deliver it to me on Tuesday - half way through my holiday!!!! So a friend has had to make a four hour round trip in his car to go and collect the luggage from the airport so we can get it today. A TOTAL SHAMBLES AND DISREGARD BY BA FOR THEIR PASSENGERS’ BEST INTERESTS.

Much much better than my previous times on British Airways the food was spot-on and the service was really genuine and attentive

Flight was delayed but my previous flight was as well so It worked to my advantage. This was my first time in first class. I don't think they ever stopped feeding us. The seating area was very spacious and comfortable. The attendants were wonderful, warm, friendly and very personable.

First time on BA but will fly with them from now on! Everything about the flight was superb!!!

Horrible experience. They broke the handle of my checked in suitcase and then refused pay for damages

We had a pretty good experience. Enjoyed both the flights. Crew was very good and helpful.

The flight was very delayed in taking off - which was out of control of the crew, but then the pilot worked hard so we only arrived about 30 minutes late. Everyone was very friendly and accommodating!

They issued seat assignments and sat my 2 year-old in the row behind me, separate from me and my daughter. Communication/ customer service was terrible. They told me to change it in London, then in London, they told me to talk to the cabin crew, then a supervisor came and stuck us in the back of the plane when we were supposed to be in row 25. Overall, they need to really work on their customer service. Additionally the food was terrible and they ran out of meals and didn’t have any kid options. To top it off there was no in-flight entertainment for the first hour of the trip.

Overall it was good. But air planes should be upgraded.

Bad seats. Broken entertainment system. Charging port not working. Seats were broken worn out. Crew was amazing. They helped as much as they could.

Why should I rate entertainment if I’ve not used? You don’t have NA - Not Applicable option.

my experience with kayak was terrible. Team kayak just left me with a booking and limbo and preffered not to contact me.. Instead when I contacted the team they said the booking is cancelled. Seriously 5 days after booking u were waiting of my call to inform me of the incompetence of the team. This will be taken up with higher authorities

only passenger seats are too much narrow. It’s not comfortable otherwise it’s good. Seats are very important because it’s main in Travel

Miss my flight from delhi to amritsar due to lock the luggage door of airplane.and there was no more flight even for next days and they not refund the fare. I took bus grom delhi.. bad experiance.

very run down aircraft. seat tilted. the mobile / magazine holder was broken. The entertainment screen was not working. The crew was good, polite and helpful

Boarding was through bus even though aerobridges were empty. Major mess

Never can get flight and nof light for three days .finally travel by bus. Very bad experience.

Poor hygiene in the lavatories. Limited control of passengers who often were up standing around my seat talking loudly with their friends.

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