- The international airport in Bangalore is called Bengaluru Airport. The following major international airlines serve Bangalore: Emirates, Air France, British Airways, Air India, Singapore Airlines, Jet Airways, Lufthansa, Air Arabia, Thai Airways, Malaysia Airlines and Gulf Air. Bangalore gets about 50 international flights a week. As of mid-2009, there are no American carriers that fly to Bangalore.
- The following websites are good resources to research, compare, and book the lowest international fares to Bangalore: www.kayak.com, www.vayama.com and www.dohop.com. Given the limited number of flights, you might have to first go to Delhi or Mumbai and connect to Bangalore.
Another option for finding the best international airfare to Bangalore is to contact a U.S.-based travel agent who specializes in travel to India. These agents can often get discounted tickets. A list of travel agents can be found at www.garamchai.com/travel.
Airfare to Bangalore will be cheapest if you fly on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. Also, airfare to Bangalore often increases during the tourist season of December and January, which is also when many nonresident Indians return to India for the holidays.
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