Cheap flights from London to Mumbai from £260

The cheapest month to fly to Mumbai from London is in September. Flight prices, which tend to average around £469, 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 to Mumbai during January average around £481.

Our data shows that Monday is the least expensive day to fly to Mumbai. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as £544. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Saturday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Mumbai on Saturday is £579.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Mumbai is in the evening. Flights from London to Mumbai during this time can be as low as £544. Flights in the morning are often more expensive, with an average ticket price of £584.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Mumbai from London when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Mumbai for around £536 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 for as low as £488 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on London to Mumbai flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 1% on your flight if you consider stops on a London to Mumbai flight.

As of August 2026, prices for London to Mumbai flights are approximately 6% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways, and Gulf Air are the most popular carriers operating from London 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 according to our data. Virgin Atlantic is the first choice among our users, with 39% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Mumbai. Keep in mind that there are 23 different airlines that fly to Mumbai on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 29% 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 130 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the evening 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 13% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Manama (BAH) was the most common stop: 28% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Antalya (AYT) offer the lowest average return price of £283.

Flights connecting via Baku (GYD) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 11h 10m.

Zurich (ZRH) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 19m.

As of August 2026, 16 flights take off from London and land in Mumbai each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 12:00, with 45% of daily flights taking off in the evening.

The number of flights available between London and Mumbai is 116 per week as of August 2026. The most frequent departure day is Sat, with 19% of weekly flights leaving on this day.