Cheap flights from London to Mumbai from £256

The cheapest month to fly to Mumbai from London is in May. Flight prices, which tend to average around £449, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you’re not able to fly to Mumbai in May, then September is your next best option. Flight prices from London to Mumbai during September average around £450.

Our data shows that Wednesday is the least expensive day to fly to Mumbai. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as £529. 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 £570.

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 £529. Flights in the afternoon are often more expensive, with an average ticket price of £566.

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 £520 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 £486 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on London to Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl 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 21% on your flight if you consider stops on a London to Mumbai flight.

As of March 2026, prices for London to Mumbai flights are approximately 16% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Azerbaijan Airlines, Qatar Airways, and Etihad Airways 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 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 27% 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 132 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 10% 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 Jeddah (JED) offer the lowest average return price of £407.

Flights connecting via Frankfurt am Main (FRA) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 11h 03m.

Zurich (ZRH) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 35m.

As of March 2026, 15 flights take off from London and land in Mumbai each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 20:00, with 57% of daily flights taking off in the afternoon.

The number of flights available between London and Mumbai is 109 per week as of March 2026. The most frequent departure day is Sat, with 17% of weekly flights leaving on this day.