Cheapest and next cheapest airline on each route
| Route | Lowest median fare | Next lowest | Gap | Fares counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolkata to Mumbai | IndiGo ₹9,323 median, 28 fares |
Akasa Air ₹11,144 median, 106 fares |
16% | 825 |
| Bangalore to Delhi | IndiGo ₹10,378 median, 42 fares |
Air India Express ₹11,193 median, 46 fares |
7% | 764 |
| Mumbai to Kolkata | IndiGo ₹9,096 median, 21 fares |
Akasa Air ₹10,617 median, 81 fares |
14% | 732 |
| Delhi to Kolkata | IndiGo ₹10,013 median, 15 fares |
Air India Express ₹10,412 median, 34 fares |
4% | 646 |
| Mumbai to Delhi | IndiGo ₹7,303 median, 33 fares |
Air India Express ₹7,803 median, 59 fares |
6% | 629 |
| Delhi to Bangalore | IndiGo ₹10,708 median, 29 fares |
Air India Express ₹11,915 median, 36 fares |
10% | 600 |
| Kolkata to Delhi | IndiGo ₹9,692 median, 35 fares |
Air India Express ₹10,275 median, 31 fares |
6% | 588 |
| Bangalore to Varanasi | IndiGo ₹9,265 median, 28 fares |
Air India Express ₹9,802 median, 40 fares |
5% | 588 |
| Pune to Kolkata | IndiGo ₹9,220 median, 29 fares |
Akasa Air ₹10,059 median, 103 fares |
8% | 557 |
| Bangalore to Kolkata | Air India Express ₹8,530 median, 35 fares |
Akasa Air ₹10,643 median, 100 fares |
20% | 550 |
| Delhi to Mumbai | IndiGo ₹7,517 median, 36 fares |
Air India Express ₹7,771 median, 36 fares |
3% | 547 |
| Kolkata to Pune | IndiGo ₹8,932 median, 22 fares |
Air India Express ₹9,842 median, 15 fares |
9% | 537 |
| Bagdogra to Bangalore | Akasa Air ₹12,339 median, 100 fares |
IndiGo ₹13,257 median, 41 fares |
7% | 534 |
| Mumbai to Srinagar | IndiGo ₹11,698 median, 27 fares |
Akasa Air ₹15,153 median, 64 fares |
23% | 530 |
| Delhi to Srinagar | IndiGo ₹8,714 median, 36 fares |
Air India Express ₹8,821 median, 40 fares |
1% | 523 |
| Bangalore to Mumbai | Akasa Air ₹7,581 median, 91 fares |
Air India Express ₹7,680 median, 32 fares |
1% | 522 |
| Pune to Delhi | IndiGo ₹8,031 median, 16 fares |
Air India Express ₹8,432 median, 27 fares |
5% | 510 |
| Kolkata to Bangalore | IndiGo ₹9,137 median, 22 fares |
Air India Express ₹10,121 median, 32 fares |
10% | 500 |
| Srinagar to Delhi | IndiGo ₹9,190 median, 33 fares |
Air India Express ₹9,453 median, 30 fares |
3% | 481 |
| Ahmedabad to Bangalore | IndiGo ₹8,324 median, 29 fares |
Akasa Air ₹9,063 median, 96 fares |
8% | 478 |
| Delhi to Hyderabad | Akasa Air ₹10,626 median, 97 fares |
IndiGo ₹10,649 median, 39 fares |
under 1% | 476 |
| Mumbai to Bangalore | IndiGo ₹6,850 median, 29 fares |
Akasa Air ₹7,493 median, 71 fares |
9% | 475 |
| Delhi to Port Blair | SpiceJet ₹14,481 median, 25 fares |
Akasa Air ₹18,562 median, 48 fares |
22% | 462 |
| Chennai to Delhi | IndiGo ₹11,805 median, 32 fares |
Air India ₹12,218 median, 104 fares |
3% | 450 |
| Delhi to Bagdogra | IndiGo ₹8,838 median, 26 fares |
Air India Express ₹9,499 median, 31 fares |
7% | 445 |
| Mumbai to Port Blair | SpiceJet ₹13,632 median, 26 fares |
IndiGo ₹17,584 median, 27 fares |
22% | 443 |
| Delhi to Pune | Air India Express ₹8,425 median, 21 fares |
IndiGo ₹8,972 median, 13 fares |
6% | 440 |
| Bangalore to Lucknow | Akasa Air ₹7,591 median, 96 fares |
Air India Express ₹8,723 median, 29 fares |
13% | 440 |
| Mumbai to Jaipur | IndiGo ₹8,277 median, 24 fares |
Air India Express ₹8,695 median, 31 fares |
5% | 433 |
| Bangalore to Bagdogra | SpiceJet ₹11,371 median, 13 fares |
Akasa Air ₹14,013 median, 67 fares |
19% | 423 |
| Bangalore to Bhubaneswar | Air India Express ₹7,994 median, 45 fares |
Akasa Air ₹8,658 median, 91 fares |
8% | 422 |
| Bangalore to Guwahati | Air India Express ₹10,547 median, 30 fares |
Akasa Air ₹12,070 median, 77 fares |
13% | 419 |
| Delhi to Chennai | Air India ₹11,781 median, 87 fares |
IndiGo ₹12,201 median, 33 fares |
3% | 419 |
| Guwahati to Bangalore | Akasa Air ₹9,922 median, 77 fares |
Air India Express ₹10,470 median, 36 fares |
5% | 419 |
| Mumbai to Lucknow | IndiGo ₹9,511 median, 26 fares |
Air India ₹10,291 median, 105 fares |
8% | 412 |
| Port Blair to Delhi | SpiceJet ₹14,829 median, 21 fares |
Akasa Air ₹17,725 median, 38 fares |
16% | 412 |
| Delhi to Patna | Air India Express ₹7,550 median, 22 fares |
IndiGo ₹8,005 median, 22 fares |
6% | 411 |
| Mumbai to Varanasi | IndiGo ₹8,409 median, 27 fares |
Air India Express ₹9,930 median, 34 fares |
15% | 407 |
| Kolkata to Port Blair | Air India Express ₹10,407 median, 43 fares |
IndiGo ₹10,552 median, 44 fares |
1% | 399 |
| Hyderabad to Delhi | IndiGo ₹10,134 median, 25 fares |
SpiceJet ₹10,269 median, 10 fares |
1% | 397 |
| Leh to Delhi | IndiGo ₹10,427 median, 37 fares |
SpiceJet ₹15,687 median, 114 fares |
34% | 397 |
| Mumbai to Chennai | Akasa Air ₹8,824 median, 118 fares |
Air India ₹10,432 median, 101 fares |
15% | 396 |
| Bagdogra to Mumbai | SpiceJet ₹8,766 median, 18 fares |
IndiGo ₹12,698 median, 31 fares |
31% | 392 |
| Mumbai to Bagdogra | Air India Express ₹11,032 median, 35 fares |
IndiGo ₹12,223 median, 37 fares |
10% | 383 |
| Mumbai to Patna | IndiGo ₹9,736 median, 10 fares |
Air India ₹13,345 median, 83 fares |
27% | 382 |
| Guwahati to Mumbai | Akasa Air ₹11,586 median, 78 fares |
IndiGo ₹11,695 median, 28 fares |
1% | 382 |
| Bangalore to Srinagar | IndiGo ₹17,207 median, 33 fares |
Air India Express ₹17,324 median, 37 fares |
1% | 381 |
| Delhi to Goa (Mopa) | Air India Express ₹14,102 median, 32 fares |
IndiGo ₹15,999 median, 32 fares |
12% | 379 |
| Varanasi to Bangalore | Akasa Air ₹7,910 median, 54 fares |
SpiceJet ₹8,080 median, 11 fares |
2% | 377 |
| Delhi to Goa | IndiGo ₹11,871 median, 23 fares |
Air India Express ₹16,519 median, 28 fares |
28% | 376 |
How to read this table
Each figure is the median of the one-way fares HappyFares searches found for that airline on that route in the 30 days to 9 Nov 2026, across a range of travel dates. Only airlines with 10 or more fares on a route are ranked. A median is a typical fare, not a price quote: the cheapest airline on your date can be a different one, so compare them on your date before you book.
Frequently asked questions
Which airline is cheapest on domestic routes in India?
It depends on the route. Across the 50 busiest domestic routes in our records, the airline with the lowest median fare in the 30 days to 9 Nov 2026 was IndiGo on 28, Air India Express on 8, Akasa Air on 8, SpiceJet on 5, Air India on 1 routes.
How is the cheapest airline worked out?
For each route we take every one-way fare HappyFares searches found in the 30 days to 9 Nov 2026, for a range of travel dates, and compare each airline's median. Only airlines with 10 or more fares on a route are ranked. A median is a typical fare, not a quote: your fare on your date can differ.