Cheap flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mumbai from £274

The cheapest month to fly to Mumbai from London Heathrow Airport is in September. Flight prices, which tend to average around £453, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you’re not able to fly to Mumbai in September, then January is your next best option. Flight prices from London Heathrow Airport to Mumbai during January average around £487.

Our data shows that Tuesday is the least expensive day to fly to Mumbai. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as £540. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Friday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Mumbai on Friday is £575.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Mumbai is in the evening. Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mumbai during this time can be as low as £536. Flights in the morning are often more expensive, with an average ticket price of £578.

Fly from London Heathrow to Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl for the best London Heathrow - Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Mumbai from London Heathrow Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Mumbai for around £529 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Mumbai from London Heathrow Airport for as low as £495 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 11% on your flight if you consider stops on a London Heathrow Airport to Mumbai flight.

As of May 2026, prices for London Heathrow Airport to Mumbai flights are approximately 4% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Etihad Airways and SWISS are the most popular carriers operating from London Heathrow to Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Virgin Atlantic, Air India and British Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Mumbai from London Heathrow Airport according to our data. Virgin Atlantic is the first choice among our users, with 40% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Mumbai. Keep in mind that there are 22 different airlines that fly to Mumbai on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 30% of flights between London and Mumbai have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 133 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Friday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Virgin Atlantic have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 11% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Manama (BAH) was the most common stop: 30% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Bengaluru (BLR) offer the lowest average return price of £442.

Flights connecting via Kuwait City (KWI) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 11h 41m.

Zurich (ZRH) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 37m.

The number of flights available between London Heathrow Airport and Mumbai is 16 per day as of May 2026. The most frequent departure time is 21:00, with 54% of daily flights leaving in the evening.

The number of flights available between London Heathrow Airport and Mumbai is 116 per week as of May 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 16% of weekly flights leaving on this day.