The route desk

What the flight actually costs in points.

Pick a corridor and a cabin; we've already priced every program your cards can reach — 74 sourced options across 12 loyalty programs, each converted to real ₹ at our house values and traced back to the card points that mint it. Dynamic-priced programs say so instead of faking a number, and the cheapest honest way gets crowned the play.

DEL → DXB 2,194 km · 1,363 mi — short-haul Gulf hop

Delhi → Dubai

Business Air India Maharaja Points 50,000 pts · ₹40,000 all-in
Economy Air India Maharaja Points 12,000 pts · ₹9,600 all-in
4 options 2 programs as of 2026-07-11
BLR → SIN 3,153 km · 1,959 mi — mid-haul, ~4½ hours

Bengaluru → Singapore

Business Air India Maharaja Points 50,000 pts · ₹40,000 all-in
Economy Air India Maharaja Points 12,000 pts · ₹9,600 all-in
5 options 3 programs as of 2026-07-11
BOM → LHR 7,190 km · 4,468 mi — long-haul, ~9½ hours

Mumbai → London

Business Avios (BA / Qatar / Finnair) 62,500 pts · ₹62,500 all-in
Economy Avios (BA / Qatar / Finnair) 16,250 pts · ₹16,250 all-in
8 options 5 programs as of 2026-07-11
DEL → BKK 2,921 km · 1,815 mi — mid-haul, ~4 hours

Delhi → Bangkok

Business Thai Royal Orchid Plus 27,500 pts · ₹27,500 all-in
Economy Air India Maharaja Points 12,000 pts · ₹9,600 all-in
5 options 3 programs as of 2026-07-11
DEL → NRT 5,846 km · 3,633 mi — long-haul, ~7½ hours

Delhi → Tokyo

Business ANA Mileage Club 30,000 pts · ₹30,000 all-in
Economy ANA Mileage Club 17,500 pts · ₹17,500 all-in
7 options 5 programs as of 2026-07-11
BOM → SIN 3,907 km · 2,428 mi — mid-haul, ~5½ hours

Mumbai → Singapore

Business Air India Maharaja Points 50,000 pts · ₹40,000 all-in
Economy Air India Maharaja Points 12,000 pts · ₹9,600 all-in
5 options 3 programs as of 2026-07-11
DEL → LHR 6,731 km · 4,183 mi — long-haul, ~9½ hours

Delhi → London

Business Avios (BA / Qatar / Finnair) 62,500 pts · ₹62,500 all-in
Economy Avios (BA / Qatar / Finnair) 16,250 pts · ₹16,250 all-in
7 options 4 programs as of 2026-07-11
DEL → CDG 6,566 km · 4,080 mi — long-haul, ~9 hours

Delhi → Paris

Business Air Canada Aeroplan 70,000 pts · ₹70,000 all-in
Economy Air India Maharaja Points 35,000 pts · ₹28,000 all-in
5 options 3 programs as of 2026-07-11
DEL → FRA 6,122 km · 3,804 mi — long-haul, ~8¼ hours

Delhi → Frankfurt

Business Air Canada Aeroplan 40,000 pts · ₹40,000 all-in
Economy Air India Maharaja Points 35,000 pts · ₹28,000 all-in
4 options 2 programs as of 2026-07-11
DEL → SIN 4,157 km · 2,583 mi — mid-haul, ~5¾ hours

Delhi → Singapore

Business Air India Maharaja Points 50,000 pts · ₹40,000 all-in
Economy Air India Maharaja Points 12,000 pts · ₹9,600 all-in
5 options 3 programs as of 2026-07-11
DEL → HKG 3,747 km · 2,328 mi — mid-haul, ~5¼ hours

Delhi → Hong Kong

Business Cathay Asia Miles 33,000 pts · ₹33,000 all-in
Economy Cathay Asia Miles 13,000 pts · ₹13,000 all-in
4 options 3 programs as of 2026-07-11
BOM → BKK 3,031 km · 1,883 mi — mid-haul, ~4¼ hours

Mumbai → Bangkok

Business Thai Royal Orchid Plus 27,500 pts · ₹27,500 all-in
Economy Air India Maharaja Points 12,000 pts · ₹9,600 all-in
5 options 3 programs as of 2026-07-11
BOM → DXB 1,926 km · 1,197 mi — short-haul Gulf hop

Mumbai → Dubai

Business Air Canada Aeroplan 22,500 pts · ₹22,500 all-in
Economy Air India Maharaja Points 12,000 pts · ₹9,600 all-in
6 options 3 programs as of 2026-07-11
DEL → JFK 11,755 km · 7,304 mi — ultra-long-haul, ~15 hours

Delhi → New York

Business Air Canada Aeroplan 90,000 pts · ₹90,000 all-in
Economy Air India Maharaja Points 40,000 pts · ₹32,000 all-in
4 options 2 programs as of 2026-07-11

All-in ₹ = points × the program's house value + the sourced surcharge (unpublished surcharges count ₹0 and say so on the corridor page). Programs with no published India number — LifeMiles' unpublished zones, Turkish, United, multi-sector Asia Miles — are omitted, not guessed.