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- Country
- India
- Capital
- New Delhi
- Currency
- INR
- Visa (Thai passport)
- Buddhist Pilgrim visa or e-Tourist visa
- Audience
- High — Buddhist pilgrim corridor (India/Nepal/Sri Lanka)
Flights to India from Thailand: the SiamFlights catalogue lists 7 routes from 2 Thai airports, flown by Thai Airways, Air India, IndiGo, Thai AirAsia and Air India Express. This is a cluster D — ASEAN & regional leisure corridor. Local currency INR; fares are shown in THB.
Visa & currency — India
We record 0 visa rule(s) for a Thai passport travelling to India, where the local currency is INR, across 7 corridors from 2 Thai airports in our catalogue. Visa rules attach to the passport’s nationality, never to the airline or the fare.
Thai passport to India: Buddhist Pilgrim visa or e-Tourist visa. Keep passport valid ≥6 months. Local currency INR. Verify current rules at mfa.go.th before buying a ticket.
What visa-free does not mean. Entering without a visa in advance is not a right to work, not a right to study, and not a guarantee of admission — the officer at the border still decides. The conditions most often forgotten are remaining passport validity, an onward ticket and proof of accommodation. All three are asked for more often than travellers expect, and their absence lets the airline refuse boarding at the departure airport.
The fare is in baht; the trip is not. Every price here is quoted in THB while ground costs at the destination are in INR. Exchange spread and card conversion fees are the line most often omitted when comparing a whole-trip budget. Choosing to be charged in baht on a foreign terminal means accepting the merchant’s rate, which is almost never better than your issuing bank’s.
Routes to India from Thai airports
Our catalogue holds 7 corridors from Thailand to India, leaving 2 Thai airports for 5 destination airports, roughly 96 departures a week combined, block times 2.7–5.5 hours. Local currency is INR while every price here is quoted in THB.
| Route | Carriers | Freq/wk | Hours | Market low | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangkok (BKK) → Delhi (DEL) | TG, AI, 6E | 28× | 4.4 | — | BKK-DEL |
| Bangkok (BKK) → Mumbai (BOM) | TG, AI, 6E | 21× | 4.5 | — | BKK-BOM |
| Bangkok (BKK) → Kolkata (CCU) | 6E, AI, FD | 21× | 2.7 | — | BKK-CCU |
| Bangkok (BKK) → Bodh Gaya (GAY) | 6E, IX | 7× | 3.4 | ฿8,338 | BKK-GAY |
| Phuket (HKT) → Mumbai (BOM) | 6E, AI | 7× | 4.5 | — | HKT-BOM |
| Phuket (HKT) → Delhi (DEL) | 6E, AI | 7× | 5.5 | — | HKT-DEL |
| Bangkok (BKK) → Varanasi (VNS) | 6E, IX | 5× | 3.3 | ฿5,826 | BKK-VNS |
The departure airport moves the price more than expected. Corridors to India leave from 2 Thai airports, and fares from regional airports usually sit above Bangkok’s because capacity is thinner. Positioning into Bangkok first and connecting internationally is sometimes cheaper than flying direct from the region — but done on two tickets you carry the whole connection risk yourself. Weigh both before deciding.
Airlines flying to India
5 carriers serve India corridors in our catalogue, with baseline allowances from 7 to 30 kg. Of the 5 we hold an airline row for, 3 are registered in the destination country, 2 in Thailand and 0 are third-country carriers.
| Airline | Country | Alliance | Baggage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thai Airways (TG) | Thailand | Star Alliance | 30 kg |
| Air India (AI) | India | Star Alliance | 25 kg |
| IndiGo (6E) | India | non-aligned | 15 kg |
| Thai AirAsia (FD) | Thailand | non-aligned | 7 kg |
| Air India Express (IX) | India | non-aligned | 20 kg |
The 7–30 kg range is two pricing models on one corridor. The low end is unbundled fares selling baggage separately; the high end full-service fares including it. On journeys to India, which often carry more luggage than average, the excess-weight gap can exceed the fare gap outright. Always compute the total with your real bags before deciding.
This lists carriers on the corridor, not every way of getting there. We show the airlines recorded on direct routes from Thailand to India. Connecting itineraries through regional hubs do not appear here and are sometimes materially cheaper. The trade is time plus one more point where the plan can break — compare total price against total journey time, not price alone.
India corridor character
Corridors to India average about 4.0 hours of block time, split 3 short-haul (<4h), 4 medium-haul (4–7h), with 2 flagged as labour/migrant routes. The lowest fare we have recorded is ฿7,293 on BKK–DEL. We hold 7 corridors from 2 Thai airports to 5 destination airports.
Routes to India from Thailand are a cluster D — ASEAN & regional leisure corridor. The average block time is about 4.0 hours. 2 of them are labour-migration or diaspora corridors. The lowest fare our feed returned across this country’s corridors is about ฿5,826 on BKK-VNS (it moves with season). Compare month-by-month fares for each city pair on the route pages.
Who travels this corridor, and why that moves the price. The cluster split to India is ASEAN & regional leisure (5), Buddhist pilgrims (2). Demand tied to a fixed calendar — pilgrimage seasons, contract cycles — spikes in the same weeks every year, unlike leisure demand which spreads. If your corridor sits in a calendar-locked group, booking early does more for the price than comparing airlines.
Best time to book
Across the 8 months we captured on corridors to India, the cheapest reading was Feb 2027 at ฿2,814 and the dearest Nov 2026 at ฿4,653 — a 65% spread. These are observations, not forecasts. We hold 7 corridors from 2 Thai airports to 5 destination airports.
Fares to India are cheapest outside Thai school holidays, Songkran and New Year. Book 4–8 weeks ahead; compare months in the route table and city-pair pages.
A cheap non-changeable fare has a hidden cost. The lowest fares usually carry no-change, no-refund conditions. If your documents, visa or schedule are not yet settled, the saving is routinely smaller than the replacement ticket you will buy when something moves. The safe order is paperwork first, price lock second.
Read the 65% spread correctly. The gap between cheapest and dearest month is what flexibility is worth across this group. It is computed from the lowest value we captured in each month, and those can come from different corridors month to month, so it is a country-level picture rather than any one city pair’s price curve. Use it to choose a month, then price the actual route on its own page.
Departure airports for India
Corridors to India depart from 2 Thai airports in our catalogue, each with a different route count and frequency — which feeds directly into the fare and into the options you have when a flight is cancelled. Local currency is INR while every price here is quoted in THB.
- Bangkok (BKK) — 5 routes, ~82×/wk
- Phuket (HKT) — 2 routes, ~14×/wk
Each airport page carries the full network. The links above lead to airport pages listing every direct corridor from that airport, not only those to India. That is useful when comparing where to depart from, or when looking for a fallback routing through another regional hub.
Positioning into Bangkok is an option worth thinking through fully. If you are outside the capital and direct service to India from your nearest airport is thin or expensive, flying into Bangkok and connecting internationally is often cheaper. The condition that matters is keeping the whole journey on one ticket. Split it and you absorb the connection risk, a second baggage charge and a fresh check-in yourself.
Passenger rights on flights to India
We hold 7 corridors from 2 Thai airports to 5 destination airports. Departures from Thailand to India fall under Thailand CAAT; the return falls under India DGCA (CAR Section 3). What you are owed changes with the direction of travel and the operating carrier’s nationality — not with the fare you paid or the cabin you sat in.
No European-style compensation schedule applies here. The destination sits with India DGCA (CAR Section 3), which typically imposes duty of care, re-routing and refund obligations but no fixed EU261-style cash bands. The enforceable floor is therefore the airline’s own conditions of carriage plus Thailand CAAT rules for departures from Thailand. Read the conditions of carriage before you buy — that is the document that actually binds you.
Baggage and delay are governed by different instruments. If a bag is lost or arrives late on an international journey, the basis of claim is the Montreal Convention 1999, which applies where both the origin and destination states are parties. Its ceilings are denominated in SDR and revised periodically, so only the current figure is citable. The practical consequence is that the two claims are independent: having no delay-compensation right does not remove a baggage claim, and the report should be filed at the baggage desk before you leave the airport.
FAQ
Do Thai passports need a visa for India?
Rule: Buddhist Pilgrim visa or e-Tourist visa. Check the latest at mfa.go.th before buying a ticket.
Which airlines fly to India?
5 carriers in our catalogue, including Thai Airways, Air India, IndiGo, Thai AirAsia and Air India Express.
How many routes run from Thailand to India?
The SiamFlights catalogue lists 7 routes to India.
What currency does India use?
India’s local currency is INR.
Which Thai airports fly to India?
Our catalogue records corridors from 2 Thai airports — BKK, HKT — across 7 routes.
If a flight to India is delayed or cancelled, where do I claim?
Departures from Thailand sit with Thailand CAAT; the return sits with India DGCA (CAR Section 3). Entitlements change with direction of travel and the operating carrier’s nationality, not with the fare paid.
Can I budget my route from the lowest fare shown?
Not reliably. A country-level low comes from one corridor in the group and others can sit at a different level entirely. Take corridor-level pricing from the city pair’s own guide.
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