Finding a good fare to India -- 2005

bijapuri · Oct 22nd, 2005, 03:18

got a better deal from Punjab Travel in San Jose, as they book China Airlines, which doesn't charge for stopover in BKK.

Recommended for SFO area crowd

408-441-7570

-m2- · Oct 22nd, 2005, 11:34

Nice to hear it worked out, Bij, I'm still a believer in 'brick and mortar' shops as the way to go so glad you have found us a good Bay area connection!

john.sw · Oct 22nd, 2005, 15:47

Olympic Holidays have some good deals on return flights, for a maximum of 22 nights, UK to Goa. www.olympicholidays.co.uk

If you're leaving soon, they are charging £295.55 including all taxes.

Swiss Air also have some good deals to Mumbai - £316.00 return from Manchester (but pick your days because if you are one day out, this rises to £698.00!). www.swiss.com

Tomi · Oct 28th, 2005, 22:53

I've been looking for a Bangkok-Calcutta-Bangkok round trip, leaving early February and returning late March (I already have my Boston-Bangkok flight booked), and it's proven hard by Internet to find even simple information, much less get a ticket.

I remember fares used to be $200, and recently I saw fares for $250 with Biman-Bangladesh and Indian Airlines (don't remember where), but different web sites give you different info.

Only one Bangkok agency replied, out of 7 or 8 Thai, Indian, and American I wrote e-mails to. They say:

Sawasdee etc. etc. land of smiles etc. etc.
Routing: Bangkok-Kolkata-Bangkok
Type of ticket: Round trip
Airfare: THB 13,900 per person
Airlines: Indian Airlines (IC)
Ticket Validity: 3months
Ticket Conditions: Able to change travel date free of charge / NonRefundable.

Thats' $348 US, after correction for 2% exchange surcharge, or $358 US if I use my Visa card and the travel agency slaps their 3% surcharge. Plus I'd have to have them delivered to a friend in Bangkok, or else I'd be slapped with an extra FedEx fee. Sounds like too much, doesn't it?

The Indian Airlines web site does not allow you to book international flights, only domestic flights. Is there some other way?

My biggest dilemma right now is: should I wait until I am in Bangkok and book then because it will be cheaper? Will all February flights be booked by January?

GoanCanuck · Oct 29th, 2005, 00:38

Go to any Indian travel agent in Boston who is an authorized agent for Air India and he will be able to sell you tickets for Indian Airlines flights on any route operated by Indian Airlines.

phreako1 · Oct 29th, 2005, 02:34

i booked a bangalore bangkok bangalore flight for rs 9000 with air india last week. Was the cheapest i could find. It seems from Calcutta Druk air (Bhutan) has cheap flights to bangkok. I also needed a return bangkok bangalore bangkok for my girlfriend but that was more than Rs 20000 if booked from within India.

crvlvr · Nov 1st, 2005, 06:58

Some interesting info:

Delhi blasts may affect US-India flight boom

Airline New Delhi, October 31: Airline carriers, which were all set to swoop and grab the booming tourist market between the US and India (520,000 US citizens visited India in 2004, knocking Britain off the top spot in the visitor charts) beginning November 2, may just hit a turbulent patch after last Saturday’s bomb blasts in the Capital.

Full story -- http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=57625

lyndy · Nov 1st, 2005, 09:30

We wanted a stopover in Singers or Bangers or even KL, prior to arriving in India. We found a few cheap fares from Sydney were direct flights i.e. Qantas or did not allow a stopover, if buying the ticket on the net as an e-ticket. Most did not fly into Kolkata. This did not suit us, so we costed the following and it came up cheaper than buying a return ticket for our dates, by $aud 153 each.

Syd/Sing on Gulf one way inc tax $A 503
Sing/Kolkata Jetstarasia one way inc tax $A 213
Bangalore/Colombo (stopover)BKK
on Sri Lankan Air one way inc tax $A 380
BKK/Syd on MAS inc tax $A 475

Total $A1571

Worth the time spent researching and gives us lots of flexibility.

Fresa81 · Nov 1st, 2005, 11:25

Hey lyndy (or anyone else)

Does buying a one way ticket affect your visa application? I thought that you had to have a return ticket in order to be granted a visa??

indiawise · Nov 1st, 2005, 11:43

need a contact/information of agencies ex-germany for cheap or discounted flights Frankfurt to mumbai....

m2 what are these 'last minute' travel agencies that one sees at the franfurt airport. how do they work and how does one contact them or consolidators in germany...Any clue???

john.sw · Nov 1st, 2005, 15:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fresa81

...Does buying a one way ticket affect your visa application? I thought that you had to have a return ticket in order to be granted a visa??

You don't even need a ticket to get a visa!

You can have no ticket, a one way ticket or a return ticket - it makes no difference to your visa application.

jerrye233 · Nov 6th, 2005, 01:18

I bought my plane ticket RT L.A. to Chennai through Orbitz (all Delta) for $1660.

overmann · Nov 14th, 2005, 15:56

Hey i was wondering what the best/cheapest way people had found to get from Israel to India. I would rather not first fly to France and then to India. I am thinink about going around the second week of December. Thanks alot.

crvlvr · Nov 14th, 2005, 23:57

Anyone know wht acarriers offer direct flights between Bangalore and Dubai? I am looking for a one-way ticket. Any suggestions?

john.sw · Nov 15th, 2005, 00:14

I believe that Air India has one or two flights a week Bangalore to Dubai.

There are regular flights from Kochi to Dubai, and you can fly to Kochi from Bangalore on Jet Airways.

Oct 22nd, 2005, 03:18	#121
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Oct 22nd, 2005, 15:47	#123
john.sw Up in the hills with my head in the clouds... Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: India/UK Posts: 1,019	UK to India Olympic Holidays have some good deals on return flights, for a maximum of 22 nights, UK to Goa. www.olympicholidays.co.uk If you're leaving soon, they are charging £295.55 including all taxes. Swiss Air also have some good deals to Mumbai - £316.00 return from Manchester (but pick your days because if you are one day out, this rises to £698.00!). www.swiss.com __________________ www.nilgiris.asia your guide to the Nilgiris, Ooty, Coonoor, Kotagiri and Gudalur

Oct 28th, 2005, 22:53	#124
Tomi Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cambridge, MA, USA Posts: 448	Bangkok-Calcutta air fare help I've been looking for a Bangkok-Calcutta-Bangkok round trip, leaving early February and returning late March (I already have my Boston-Bangkok flight booked), and it's proven hard by Internet to find even simple information, much less get a ticket. I remember fares used to be $200, and recently I saw fares for $250 with Biman-Bangladesh and Indian Airlines (don't remember where), but different web sites give you different info. Only one Bangkok agency replied, out of 7 or 8 Thai, Indian, and American I wrote e-mails to. They say: Sawasdee etc. etc. land of smiles etc. etc. Routing: Bangkok-Kolkata-Bangkok Type of ticket: Round trip Airfare: THB 13,900 per person Airlines: Indian Airlines (IC) Ticket Validity: 3months Ticket Conditions: Able to change travel date free of charge / NonRefundable. Thats' $348 US, after correction for 2% exchange surcharge, or $358 US if I use my Visa card and the travel agency slaps their 3% surcharge. Plus I'd have to have them delivered to a friend in Bangkok, or else I'd be slapped with an extra FedEx fee. Sounds like too much, doesn't it? The Indian Airlines web site does not allow you to book international flights, only domestic flights. Is there some other way? My biggest dilemma right now is: should I wait until I am in Bangkok and book then because it will be cheaper? Will all February flights be booked by January?

Nov 1st, 2005, 09:30	#128
lyndy Gypsy at heart Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 291	Flying from Sydney to Kolkata, via Singapore Mar 06 We wanted a stopover in Singers or Bangers or even KL, prior to arriving in India. We found a few cheap fares from Sydney were direct flights i.e. Qantas or did not allow a stopover, if buying the ticket on the net as an e-ticket. Most did not fly into Kolkata. This did not suit us, so we costed the following and it came up cheaper than buying a return ticket for our dates, by $aud 153 each. Syd/Sing on Gulf one way inc tax $A 503 Sing/Kolkata Jetstarasia one way inc tax $A 213 Bangalore/Colombo (stopover)BKK on Sri Lankan Air one way inc tax $A 380 BKK/Syd on MAS inc tax $A 475 Total $A1571 Worth the time spent researching and gives us lots of flexibility.

Nov 1st, 2005, 11:25	#129
Fresa81 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: india Posts: 165	Hey lyndy (or anyone else) Does buying a one way ticket affect your visa application? I thought that you had to have a return ticket in order to be granted a visa?? __________________ Whereever you go, there you are.

Oct 22nd, 2005, 11:34	#122
-m2- . Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: . Posts: 1,577	Nice to hear it worked out, Bij, I'm still a believer in 'brick and mortar' shops as the way to go so glad you have found us a good Bay area connection!

Oct 29th, 2005, 00:38	#125
GoanCanuck Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vancouver Posts: 2,975	Go to any Indian travel agent in Boston who is an authorized agent for Air India and he will be able to sell you tickets for Indian Airlines flights on any route operated by Indian Airlines.

Oct 29th, 2005, 02:34	#126
phreako1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: mekalapalli AP Posts: 126	i booked a bangalore bangkok bangalore flight for rs 9000 with air india last week. Was the cheapest i could find. It seems from Calcutta Druk air (Bhutan) has cheap flights to bangkok. I also needed a return bangkok bangalore bangkok for my girlfriend but that was more than Rs 20000 if booked from within India.

Nov 1st, 2005, 06:58	#127
crvlvr Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hollywood Posts: 4,474	Some interesting info: Delhi blasts may affect US-India flight boom Airline New Delhi, October 31: Airline carriers, which were all set to swoop and grab the booming tourist market between the US and India (520,000 US citizens visited India in 2004, knocking Britain off the top spot in the visitor charts) beginning November 2, may just hit a turbulent patch after last Saturday’s bomb blasts in the Capital. Full story -- http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=57625

Nov 1st, 2005, 11:43	#130
indiawise Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: india Posts: 267	need a contact/information of agencies ex-germany for cheap or discounted flights Frankfurt to mumbai.... m2 what are these 'last minute' travel agencies that one sees at the franfurt airport. how do they work and how does one contact them or consolidators in germany...Any clue???

Nov 6th, 2005, 01:18	#132
jerrye233 Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: temple city, calif, USA Posts: 54	I bought my plane ticket RT L.A. to Chennai through Orbitz (all Delta) for $1660.

Nov 14th, 2005, 15:56	#133
overmann Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Goleta Posts: 2	comming from israel Hey i was wondering what the best/cheapest way people had found to get from Israel to India. I would rather not first fly to France and then to India. I am thinink about going around the second week of December. Thanks alot.

Nov 14th, 2005, 23:57	#134
crvlvr Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hollywood Posts: 4,474	Anyone know wht acarriers offer direct flights between Bangalore and Dubai? I am looking for a one-way ticket. Any suggestions?

Nov 15th, 2005, 00:14	#135
john.sw Up in the hills with my head in the clouds... Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: India/UK Posts: 1,019	I believe that Air India has one or two flights a week Bangalore to Dubai. There are regular flights from Kochi to Dubai, and you can fly to Kochi from Bangalore on Jet Airways.

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