checking airfares to India

Merchant · Oct 4th, 2006, 23:29

Sama · Oct 4th, 2006, 23:55

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Originally Posted by crvlvr

providing fares that are not available makes the website pretty much useless.....one has to go to each airlines's website.

I have thought the same thing with other sites like airlineconsolidator.com. why post the fares if the seats are not available? for my last trip I got a cheaper fare thru Lufthansa than thru a consolidator.

SANJAY_DEL · Nov 23rd, 2006, 23:46

Guyz,

Check out www.arzoo.com

It gets you the best dels on flights in and out of India. Domestic fares can be compared and tickets booked online within minutes.

Other options are : Yatra.com

Makemytrip.com

Carrow · Nov 28th, 2006, 17:07

It sounds like most of you are in the states but if you're travelling from the UK use this site called http://www.travelsupermarket.com/tra...aspx?package=4travelsupermarket to find your flights. I went from LDN Heathrow to Bombay, left in April, came back end of June, direct flights on Virgin atlantic for less than 350 quid. Bargain I thought. HTH

Barbara Martyn · Dec 14th, 2006, 05:53

Yes, farecompare.com is a great site. Only problem right now is that origin or destination has to be in the US.

Barbara Martyn · Dec 14th, 2006, 05:56

Be aware that arzoo.com does not accept non-Indian residents.

bschne1909@hotmail.c · Dec 14th, 2006, 06:37

If you check the box that says "indian resident" will anyone check to see if that is true?
I checked their fares and they were not that good so I guess who cares?

vir · Dec 14th, 2006, 08:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merchant

Try www.kayak.com

Very good site. Thanks.

SANJAY_DEL · Dec 14th, 2006, 14:43

If you want to compare fares for your connecting flights within India, try:
www.travel.indiatimes.com

Barbara Martyn · Dec 14th, 2006, 21:35

Thank you Sanjay!

docgirl2005 · Dec 17th, 2006, 13:02

I love www.itasoftware.com

It shows ALL flights everywhere all over the WORLD.

The only thing it doesnt show is low cost airlines like Jet Blue, Ryanair or Air Deccan.

akt · Apr 2nd, 2007, 07:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by bschne1909@hotmail.c

Every attractive fare that I could find on this website came back "no seats available". What good is that? After the 20th time trying any date or city that might make sense, I quit in disgust. Have any of you actually booked from this site?

Among general sites, I only deal with those that check for availability and quote a full price including taxes. Usually I am happiest with kayak.com. I'd also check the airlines, "usual suspects" from your city. Finally, a few phone calls to ethnic travel agents. With practice you can get a reliable picture in less than 30 minutes. :-)

akt · Apr 2nd, 2007, 07:54

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Originally Posted by YogaGal

[JFK to Delhi, $968 incl taxes in Feb]...unfortunately for me, it is always more expensive flying from Chicago.

While East Coast is generally cheaper, with advance booking we can get pretty close prices from Chicago too.

Frankly, $968 to Delhi is not exactly overwhelming. According to Kayak data, best Chicago-Delhi fares in February were similar or lower.

Right now, for a random pair of travel dates (5/12 - 5/29), the lowest JFK-DEL fare is $998, the lowest ORD-DEL is $1007, a difference of $9!

So let's take heart and shake off this "second city" complex! :-)

Sama · Apr 3rd, 2007, 04:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by akt

While East Coast is generally cheaper, with advance booking we can get pretty close prices from Chicago too.

Frankly, $968 to Delhi is not exactly overwhelming. According to Kayak data, best Chicago-Delhi fares in February were similar or lower.

Right now, for a random pair of travel dates (5/12 - 5/29), the lowest JFK-DEL fare is $998, the lowest ORD-DEL is $1007, a difference of $9!

So let's take heart and shake off this "second city" complex! :-)

I don't want to fly to Delhi. I want to fly to Chennai, direct, at the end of this year. and right now that means about $1500 whoever I check with...I won't fly Air India who is usually the cheapest. my research right now shows Air France at about $1200.

I think I've used every possible fare site since 2005 and the cheapest direct flight to Chennai (again, forget about Air India) is always about $1500.

if anyone comes up with anything better, let me know! the thing is, these fares can change every hour. it's the luck of the draw.

SteamBuff · Apr 3rd, 2007, 04:45

Out of interest why won't you fly Air India.

I will be flying from London to Calcutta next year, and the only 2 airlines are British Airways or Air India. I flew Air India this year, and the service and the way we were treated during the 7 Hr delay on the retuen journey was far superior to BA.

Dec 14th, 2006, 05:53	#20
Barbara Martyn tuxie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Washington, USA Posts: 111	Re Fare Compare Yes, farecompare.com is a great site. Only problem right now is that origin or destination has to be in the US.

Dec 14th, 2006, 05:56	#21
Barbara Martyn tuxie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Washington, USA Posts: 111	arzoo.com Be aware that arzoo.com does not accept non-Indian residents.

Dec 14th, 2006, 21:35	#25
Barbara Martyn tuxie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Washington, USA Posts: 111	checking airfares to India Thank you Sanjay!

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Oct 4th, 2006, 23:29	#16
Merchant Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York Posts: 2,079	Try www.kayak.com

Nov 23rd, 2006, 23:46	#18
SANJAY_DEL Account Closed Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NEW DELHI, INDIA Posts: 1,351	Guyz, Check out www.arzoo.com It gets you the best dels on flights in and out of India. Domestic fares can be compared and tickets booked online within minutes. Other options are : Yatra.com Makemytrip.com

Nov 28th, 2006, 17:07	#19
Carrow Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Manchester Posts: 5	It sounds like most of you are in the states but if you're travelling from the UK use this site called http://www.travelsupermarket.com/tra...aspx?package=4travelsupermarket to find your flights. I went from LDN Heathrow to Bombay, left in April, came back end of June, direct flights on Virgin atlantic for less than 350 quid. Bargain I thought. HTH

Dec 14th, 2006, 06:37	#22
bschne1909@hotmail.c Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: usa Posts: 22	If you check the box that says "indian resident" will anyone check to see if that is true? I checked their fares and they were not that good so I guess who cares?

Dec 14th, 2006, 14:43	#24
SANJAY_DEL Account Closed Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NEW DELHI, INDIA Posts: 1,351	If you want to compare fares for your connecting flights within India, try: www.travel.indiatimes.com

Dec 17th, 2006, 13:02	#26
docgirl2005 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: usa Posts: 443	I love www.itasoftware.com It shows ALL flights everywhere all over the WORLD. The only thing it doesnt show is low cost airlines like Jet Blue, Ryanair or Air Deccan.

Apr 3rd, 2007, 04:45	#30
SteamBuff Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Essex, Endland Posts: 370	Out of interest why won't you fly Air India. I will be flying from London to Calcutta next year, and the only 2 airlines are British Airways or Air India. I flew Air India this year, and the service and the way we were treated during the 7 Hr delay on the retuen journey was far superior to BA.

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