₹ 26,229 Find Cheap Flights from California 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 California to India.

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

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 California to India with an airline and back with another airline.

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 California to India up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in India is New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl Airport (DEL), with an average flight price of ₹ 34,405.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to India is Wednesday when return tickets can be as cheap as ₹ 89,851. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, when return prices are ₹ 121,552 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to India is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost ₹ 1,084 on average. Morning departures are around 3% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to India is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is ₹ 1,200.

The cheapest ticket to India from California found in the last 72 hours was to Mumbai, at ₹ 744 return. The most popular route is San Francisco (SFO) to New Delhi (DEL) and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was ₹ 757.

The cheapest month for flights from California to India is March, when tickets cost ₹ 90,695 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is ₹ 152,862 and ₹ 139,151 respectively.

To get a below-average price on the flight from California to India, you should book around 11 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

An average direct flight from California to India takes 24h 26m, covering a distance of 22087 km. The shortest route is San Francisco (SFO) to New Delhi (DEL) with an average flight time of 16h 00m.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is New Delhi (28% of total searches to India). The next most popular destinations are Mumbai (21%) and Hyderabad (15%). Searches for flights to Bengaluru (15%), to Chennai (8%), and to Ahmedabad (3%) are also popular.