£587 to New Delhi: strong pound, £100 of spending costs just £22
A fare in line with January norms, a great exchange rate, and a cost of living that makes the trip easy on the wallet.
The fare and the money
£587 return. That was the fare seen on 24 October for New Delhi from Birmingham, with two stops on Lufthansa and Oman Air, out on Monday 25 January and back on Wednesday 3 February.
The exchange rate is doing the heavy lifting here. StreetOwl rates the Indian rupee as Great value, scoring it 90 out of 100. The pound is 8.3% stronger than it was a year ago, and after adjusting for local prices, it buys nearly 10% more. In practical terms, £100 of UK spending costs about £22 in India. That is a significant difference when you are paying for food, transport and hotels.
New Delhi in January
Wikivoyage describes Delhi as "India's largest city" and "the country's thriving melting pot."
January is a dry month. On average, expect daytime highs around 21 °C and nights around 7 °C, with about 22 mm of rain over the month (1970–2000 averages, not a forecast). The FCDO advises against all travel to parts of India; read the FCDO's advice before you travel.
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- Read the FCDO's advice for India before you travel.
Credits: FCDO travel advice, Open Government Licence v3.0; Text from Wikivoyage: Wikivoyage: New Delhi (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 25 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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