New York → Delhi flights

JFK–Delhi fares hover near $338 — spread is modest

Key takeaways

• Median fare of $338 across 30 daily snapshots — a solid anchor for budgeting this route.
• Bottom quartile sits at $334, meaning a quarter of observed fares were only marginally below the median — little room for a dramatic deal.
• 23% spread between low ($298) and high ($368) is moderate, not extreme — don't expect wild swings day to day.
• Top quartile at $360 shows the worst-case fares still stay under $400, capping downside risk.
• With 30 samples, this is a reasonably reliable read on typical pricing, though it doesn't capture seasonal extremes.

30-day price trend

See full numbers and stats on the JFK → DEL price history page.

The full picture

Fares on JFK to Delhi have clustered tightly around a $338 median over the past 30 days, with the full range running from $298 to $368 — a 23% spread. That's a moderate band: wide enough to reward some flexibility, but not so volatile that timing becomes the dominant factor in what you pay. The bottom quartile ($334) sits close to the median itself, which tells us genuinely cheap fares are the exception rather than a reliable outcome, and travelers shouldn't bank on hitting the $298 low.

What the data does support is a general booking posture: since the spread is moderate and the quartiles are compact, locking in a fare once it dips into the $298–$334 range is a reasonable move rather than holding out for something lower. The snapshots don't show us the full seasonal booking curve (peak summer or holiday travel to India could easily shift this range higher), so this read applies to the window observed, not necessarily to travel during Diwali or summer break when demand on this corridor spikes.

We don't have reliable day-of-week or carrier-specific patterns in this dataset — no single carrier dominance was visible in the snapshots, so we can't attribute the pricing behavior to one airline's fare strategy. The honest takeaway is that this route trades in a fairly narrow and predictable band most of the time, making it a reasonably low-stress route to book: watch for fares at or below the median, but don't expect to game the system with precise timing. The caveat worth repeating: 30 days of snapshots is a useful but short lens — it reflects recent pricing behavior, not a guarantee of future fares, especially around holidays or schedule changes.

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