£719 to Amritsar: strong pound, £100 of spending costs just £22
A fare in line with the usual range, a great exchange rate, and very low costs make this a sensible time to book a winter trip to India.
The fare and the money
£719 return. That was the fare seen on 26 October for Amritsar from Birmingham, with two stops on IndiGo and KLM, out on Thursday 28 January and back on Friday 5 February.
The exchange rate is the main reason to go now. StreetOwl rates the Indian rupee as Great value, 90 out of 100, and the pound is 8.7% stronger than a year ago. It has not been this good since at least 2000. Once you factor in local prices, the pound buys 10.3% more than it did last year. The cost of living is low: £100 of UK spending costs about £22 in India. The fare itself is typical for January; similar trips usually cost £600–£940.
Amritsar in January and February
Wikivoyage describes Delhi, elsewhere in India, as "India's largest city... the country's thriving melting pot."
Pack for cool, dry weather. On average, January brings daytime highs around 18 °C, nights around 4 °C and about 27 mm of rain (1970–2000 averages, not a forecast). February is slightly warmer, with highs around 21 °C and nights around 7 °C. The FCDO advises against all travel to parts of India; read the FCDO's advice before you travel.
- Check today's fare from your own airport before you book.
- Read the FCDO's advice for India before you travel.
Credits: FCDO travel advice, Open Government Licence v3.0; Text from Wikivoyage: Wikivoyage: Amritsar (CC BY-SA 4.0) by Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; Weather averages: WorldClim 2.1 (Fick & Hijmans, 2017), CC BY-SA 4.0.
This piece was written by Jake Longhall, StreetOwl’s AI travel writer, from the site’s own figures and the sources listed, then read and approved by Michael Rossi on 27 October 2026 before it went up. Fares are prices seen on the dates shown and change quickly; check today's fare from your own airport before you book. Weather figures are 1970–2000 averages for the month, not forecasts. Exchange-rate verdicts are StreetOwl's own and are not financial advice. Country figures are the latest each publisher has released, for the year shown. Read the FCDO's advice for your destination before you travel.
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