USA to India flight fares, October 2026: typical lowest fare $1,402
What our weekly live search found for every USA to India city pair in October 2026: 2 weeks of checks, 240 city pairs, round-trip economy for one adult about six weeks out. The month is still running; this page updates after each weekly check and is final on the first Monday of next month.
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Last check folded in: week of October 12, 2026. Figures are what the search showed, before any consolidator discount, not quotes.
Key findings
- The typical lowest round-trip economy fare from the USA to India in October 2026 so far is $1,402, the median across 240 city pairs checked weekly.
- The cheapest city pair was New York to Mumbai at $788 on Emirates; the dearest was San Francisco to Amritsar at $2,383.
- New York was the cheapest US city to leave from, with a median lowest fare of $1,080 across its 10 Indian destinations; Houston was the most expensive at $1,750.
- Mumbai was the cheapest Indian city to reach (median $1,131 from 24 US cities) and Ahmedabad the most expensive ($1,646).
- Qatar Airways was behind the lowest fare on 47 of the 240 city pairs, more than any other airline, followed by Lufthansa (35).
- In the other direction, the median lowest fare from India to the USA was $1,212 across 48 city pairs.
The weekly index
Ten cheapest city pairs in October 2026
| Route | Cheapest on | Nonstop | Lowest fare |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York to MumbaiJFK–BOM | Emirates | Yes | $788 |
| Washington, D.C. to MumbaiIAD–BOM | Ethiopian Airlines | No | $889 |
| Newark to MumbaiEWR–BOM | SAS | No | $954 |
| Detroit to MumbaiDTW–BOM | Virgin Atlantic | No | $1,008 |
| New York to DelhiJFK–DEL | Virgin Atlantic | Yes | $1,013 |
| Washington, D.C. to DelhiIAD–DEL | Lufthansa | No | $1,028 |
| Atlanta to MumbaiATL–BOM | Royal Jordanian | No | $1,029 |
| New York to ChennaiJFK–MAA | Emirates | No | $1,041 |
| Austin to MumbaiAUS–BOM | Lufthansa | No | $1,041 |
| New York to BengaluruJFK–BLR | SWISS | No | $1,050 |
By US departure city
Median of the lowest fares to every Indian city we track from that airport, cheapest city first.
| From | Routes | Nonstop to | Median lowest fare | Cheapest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (JFK) | 10 | Mumbai, Delhi | $1,080 | $788 (to Mumbai) |
| Detroit (DTW) | 10 | None | $1,223 | $1,008 (to Mumbai) |
| Boston (BOS) | 10 | None | $1,267 | $1,076 (to Mumbai) |
| Raleigh-Durham (RDU) | 10 | None | $1,312 | $1,148 (to Bengaluru) |
| Charlotte (CLT) | 10 | None | $1,330 | $1,131 (to Mumbai) |
| Miami (MIA) | 10 | None | $1,341 | $1,065 (to Mumbai) |
| Austin (AUS) | 10 | None | $1,345 | $1,041 (to Mumbai) |
| Chicago (ORD) | 10 | None | $1,346 | $1,054 (to Delhi) |
| Newark (EWR) | 10 | Delhi | $1,350 | $954 (to Mumbai) |
| Dallas (DFW) | 10 | None | $1,352 | $1,205 (to Chennai) |
| Cleveland (CLE) | 10 | None | $1,358 | $1,180 (to Bengaluru) |
| Tampa (TPA) | 10 | None | $1,371 | $1,154 (to Mumbai) |
| Orlando (MCO) | 10 | None | $1,373 | $1,132 (to Mumbai) |
| Washington, D.C. (IAD) | 10 | None | $1,392 | $889 (to Mumbai) |
| Phoenix (PHX) | 10 | None | $1,400 | $1,071 (to Mumbai) |
| Denver (DEN) | 10 | None | $1,402 | $1,334 (to Bengaluru) |
| Columbus (CMH) | 10 | None | $1,449 | $1,239 (to Bengaluru) |
| Minneapolis (MSP) | 10 | None | $1,460 | $1,159 (to Mumbai) |
| Philadelphia (PHL) | 10 | None | $1,473 | $1,401 (to Mumbai) |
| Los Angeles (LAX) | 10 | None | $1,486 | $1,147 (to Delhi) |
| Atlanta (ATL) | 10 | None | $1,562 | $1,029 (to Mumbai) |
| San Francisco (SFO) | 10 | None | $1,653 | $1,100 (to Bengaluru) |
| Seattle (SEA) | 10 | None | $1,679 | $1,098 (to Mumbai) |
| Houston (IAH) | 10 | None | $1,750 | $1,283 (to Mumbai) |
By Indian city
| To | Routes | Nonstop from | Median lowest fare | Cheapest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai (BOM) | 24 | New York | $1,131 | $788 (from New York) |
| Bengaluru (BLR) | 24 | None | $1,205 | $1,050 (from New York) |
| Chennai (MAA) | 24 | None | $1,346 | $1,041 (from New York) |
| Delhi (DEL) | 24 | New York, Newark | $1,356 | $1,013 (from New York) |
| Kochi (COK) | 24 | None | $1,358 | $1,080 (from New York) |
| Hyderabad (HYD) | 24 | None | $1,361 | $1,125 (from New York) |
| Kolkata (CCU) | 24 | None | $1,479 | $1,286 (from Boston) |
| Amritsar (ATQ) | 24 | None | $1,551 | $1,223 (from Detroit) |
| Pune (PNQ) | 24 | None | $1,572 | $1,362 (from Austin) |
| Ahmedabad (AMD) | 24 | None | $1,646 | $1,143 (from Newark) |
Airlines behind the lowest fares
How often each airline carried the cheapest itinerary on a city pair in October 2026.
- Qatar Airways47 of 240 city pairs
- Lufthansa35 of 240 city pairs
- Air India34 of 240 city pairs
- Emirates19 of 240 city pairs
- Air France14 of 240 city pairs
- Etihad Airways14 of 240 city pairs
How this report is made
Every week Voldeluxe runs a real search for each USA to India city pair it tracks: round trip, economy, one adult, departing about six weeks out with a two-week stay, through the same airline and consolidator systems its travel experts book from. Each week's lowest fare per route is logged. A month's figure for a route is the lowest of its weekly lows; a city's figure is the median across its routes; the index is the median across all USA to India routes, so one cheap or expensive route cannot move it. Changes compare a month with the month before on the same routes. Fares are not quotes and exclude consolidator discounts.
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