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SFO to Mumbai fares held near a $537 median over 15 sampled days in the last 30, with little room to save by timing alone.
Written from this route's 30-day price index (15 daily samples). Article last regenerated Nov 7, 2026.
See full numbers and stats on the SFO → BOM price history page.
The data shows a notably stable fare environment on the SFO–Mumbai route. With a median of $537 and a spread of just 5% between the $517 low and $543 high, this isn't a market where patient shoppers are likely to find a dramatically better deal by waiting. The middle half of fares — $530 to $543 — tells the same story: prices are consistently clustering in a narrow band rather than swinging widely with demand or booking timing.
Because the spread is so tight, there isn't strong evidence of a specific point in the booking horizon where fares reliably soften. On routes with wider variance, we'd typically expect to see lower fares appear further out and prices climb as departure nears, but a 5% spread doesn't give us enough signal to make that claim here. Travelers shouldn't expect timing tricks to meaningfully move the needle on this one — the data suggests booking when convenient is a reasonable approach, since the cost difference between an early and late booking appears to be modest at most.
No dominant carrier pattern or day-of-week trend is visible in this dataset, so we can't speak to whether certain departure days or airlines consistently undercut others on this long-haul route. One honest caveat: this read is based on just 15 of the last 30 days having a cached fare, which is a thinner sample than we'd like for a route this long. The tight spread is a meaningful signal, but with fewer data points, it's possible some fare movement — including occasional lower fares outside this window — isn't fully captured here. Treat the $537 median as a solid reference point rather than a guaranteed ceiling or floor.
Why we regenerated this article: Snapshot depth changed (22 → 15 samples). 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.