Cheap flights from Edinburgh to India from £169

Apart from being Scotland’s largest and busiest airport, Edinburgh Turnhouse Airport (EDI) also ranks among the UK’s most important gateways. It is situated about six miles from Edinburgh city centre and has one terminal building serving both domestic and international flights. Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is the largest and busiest gateway to India. It is among the world’s twenty busiest airports and the sixth busiest in Asia. It is located about 10 miles from Central Delhi and uses six terminals, with Terminal 3 being used for international flights. Cochin International Airport (COK) serves the state of Kerala and is the eighth busiest in India. It has three terminals, with Terminal 3 used for foreign air traffic. Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (ATQ) or Amritsar Airport is the largest and busiest airport serving the Punjab region, with a single terminal for all air traffic.

Whilst there are currently no direct flights from Edinburgh to India, you can find frequent connecting service via British Airways and Qatar to Delhi and Kerala.  Lufthansa and KLM operate a route to Amritsar. These indirect flights are serviced with one or more stopovers at airports in several different locations, including London City Airport (LCY),  Doha International Airport (DOH), Frankfurt am Main Airport (FRA) and Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS). Additional flight routes to India from Edinburgh include Amsterdam-Dubai (KLM), Dublin-Doha (Aer Lingus) and Paris-Delhi (Air France).

You can only get flights with multiple connections from Edinburgh to Amritsar. The fastest option is via Lufthansa with a combined 10h 15min between Frankfurt and Delhi Airport and an overall flight duration of about 20h 50min. By comparison, KLM flights to Amritsar require a stopover total of about 38h 20min between Amsterdam and Delhi Airport. British Airways and Qatar offer one-stop service to Delhi via London and Doha, respectively. Stopovers at London require 20h 15min, while those at Doha take about 19h 35min. These two airlines also offer one-stop service to Kerala, with flights via Doha Airport needing stopovers of approximately 20h. Passengers should be aware that many of the flights to India from Edinburgh are red-eye flights. Some may require a separate check-in at connecting airports, and almost all of them involve plane transfers. One-stop flights to India are generally cheaper than those with multiple connections.

All UK citizens are required to hold a valid visa and passport to gain entry into India. e-Tourist visas are available online, and the fees can vary according to issuing agency from about £20 - £110. Processing times can also vary from about two business days to as many as five. EU and all other foreign nationals should consult with their local embassy to determine the visa requirements for travel to India from Edinburgh.

Edinburgh Turnhouse (EDI), located 6.8 mi from the city center, is the airport you fly out of when you book flights from Edinburgh to India.

For one-way options, check prices for IndiGo. According to our data, you can fly for as low as £267. Users have also found prices from £268 and £334 on Qatar Airways and British Airways, respectively.

The most popular flight routes from Edinburgh to India are Edinburgh Turnhouse - Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl, Edinburgh Turnhouse - Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl and Edinburgh Turnhouse - New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl.

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Currently, September is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Edinburgh to India (average of £558). Flying from Edinburgh to India in July is currently the most expensive (average of £886). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.