Cheap Flights to India

Flights to India offer you the chance to experience a land of huge contrasts, offering up some of the world's most beautiful, chaotic and sometimes most disheartening sights. It is a place where even the most hardened traveller can experience sensory overload but if you're up for being overwhelmed then India is the place for you.

Where to go
From the UK could get direct cheap flights to Mumbai (Bombay) on the west coast, Kolkata (Calcutta) in the east close to the border with Bangladesh, Chennai (Madras) in the deep south or flights to New Delhi in the plains of the central north. These cities are separated by many hundreds or even thousands of miles and offer contrasting visions of India. If you are feeling adventurous you could try to see more than one region either by hiring a car, by using local trains and buses or more likely by taking internal India flights.

When to go
Flights to India take 12 to 13 hours and can vary dramatically in price throughout the year according to the season. There are really three seasons: the hot, the monsoon and the cool, with the latter undoubtedly being the prime time to visit most places. The hot season runs from March to June and then the monsoon hits. Temperatures on the plains in northern India can reach 45 degrees during this period and often the heat doesn't recede even when the rains come. Grabbing a cheap flight to India during this period may certainly be easier than in the rest of the year but you may find that you regret the decision!

Northern India
The only exception to this is the far north region where the plains rise up into the Indian Himalaya and on to the magical area of Ladakh. This is a truly spectacular experience and one that no adventurous soul should miss on their holiday to India. Flights for visiting this region go to New Delhi, where it's a 20 hour plus bus trip to Manali (a common base for mountain treks) or to Chandigarh slightly further north. Ideally you would visit sometime between May and October. As far as the rest of the country is concerned aim to book your flights to India for travel between October and March to get the most comfortable climate.

Hotels in India
There is a massive range of accommodation options in India from the very cheap hostels to five-star hotels. Like anywhere the popular tourist areas have the most expensive hotels, however even if you choose luxury accommodation you will still be able to get a good deal. An India hotels search will help you compare the different options. For some people booking cheap holidays to India is a good way to get the best deal on your flights to india and hotel, which can be a lot easier to organise.