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Median JFK–Mumbai fare is $324 over the last 30 days; most fares sit between $321-$352, so booking flexibility matters more than timing.
Written from this route's 30-day price index (30 daily samples). Article last regenerated Nov 7, 2026.
See full numbers and stats on the JFK → BOM price history page.
Over the last 30 days, JFK–Mumbai fares have been remarkably consistent, with a median of $324 and a floor of just $321. The middle half of all sampled fares sat between $321 and $352 — a narrow band for an international long-haul route, suggesting pricing has been stable rather than driven by aggressive demand swings. The $439 high appears to be an outlier rather than part of a recurring pattern, since it sits well above the p75 mark of $352.
Because fares were captured on all 30 days in the window, this is a complete and reliable sample, not a thin slice of the market. That consistency means there isn't strong evidence of a specific point in the booking horizon where prices reliably soften — unlike routes with wide swings between early and late booking, this one looks fairly flat day to day. Travelers shouldn't expect dramatic savings by timing their purchase to a particular week; the bigger risk is landing on one of the rarer high-fare days rather than missing some narrow discount window.
The data doesn't surface a dominant carrier or clear day-of-week pattern, so we can't make claims about specific airlines or weekday effects here. The practical takeaway is to treat $321–$352 as the expected range and budget around the $324 median, while watching out for occasional spikes toward $400+. One honest caveat: with only aggregate daily cheapest fares and no visibility into cabin class, routing, or advance-purchase length, we can't say whether the $439 days were tied to holidays, specific flight dates, or other demand drivers — so some of that spread may be explainable by calendar effects we can't see in this dataset.
Why we regenerated this article: Price spread widened by 12 points. We only rewrite when the underlying price index actually moves — stable weeks keep the previous take.
AI-authored from this route's 30-day price index. Article last regenerated Nov 7, 2026. Fares shift continuously — confirm at booking.