Economy fares · LAX to BOM
Lowest fare in our last check: $2,368 per person, round trip · checked Nov 1, 2026. Fares change and are confirmed when you book.
Photo of Los Angeles, where this route departs: Los Angeles seen from the hills, with the city skyline in the distance. dconvertini, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped; the crop is shared under the same licence.
Distance
8,698 mi
LAX to BOM, straight line
Nonstop
Not seen
in our Nov 1 check
Airline seen
1
Emirates
Fare checks
4
since Sep 22, 2026, latest Nov 1
No nonstop flight runs from Los Angeles to Mumbai, so every LAX to BOM ticket has at least one connection. When we checked economy fares on 16 Oct 2026 for a 30 Nov to 7 Dec 2026 round trip, all 10 results were on Virgin Atlantic with one stop, and journey times were 21 hours 15 minutes or 26 hours 10 minutes.
From 10 real fares found in our latest check. Prices are per person and can change.
10 real fares from our latest check, cheapest first. Prices are per person and can change until ticketed.
Emirates
1 stop · 37h 30m · Wed, Dec 16
$2,368
Check availabilityEmirates
1 stop · 33h 35m · Wed, Dec 16
$2,368
Check availabilityEmirates
1 stop · 28h 10m · Wed, Dec 16
$2,368
Check availabilityEmirates
1 stop · 23h 55m · Wed, Dec 16
$2,368
Check availabilityEmirates
1 stop · 37h 30m · Wed, Dec 16
$2,370
Check availabilityAir India's international route map, dated 15 Sep 2026, shows no Los Angeles service; its only North American links to Mumbai are Newark and Toronto. Airlines selling LAX to Mumbai with one connection include Virgin Atlantic, which flies to India via London Heathrow, and Qatar Airways, which connects in Doha. The connection city and layover decide your total trip time: the two Virgin Atlantic itineraries in our check were almost 5 hours apart.
Virgin Atlantic sells three economy fares: Economy Light, Economy Classic and Economy Delight. All three allow one carry-on bag of up to 10kg. Economy Light includes no checked bag, and Virgin says its lowest fares may be hand baggage only. Classic and Delight include two checked bags of up to 23kg each on trips between the US or UK and India, which matters on a long trip to Mumbai. Virgin also says seat selection fees do not apply to bookings that start in the US. Compare the Light fare plus a paid bag against Classic before you choose.
LAX's airline list shows Virgin Atlantic checking in at Terminal 2. Qatar Airways, Emirates and Lufthansa use the Tom Bradley International Terminal (Terminal B), and British Airways checks in at Terminal 4. Your ticket shows the carrier for each flight, so check it against this list before you head to the airport.
US citizens can apply for an Indian e-Visa only through indianvisaonline.gov.in, and the Embassy of India in Washington warns against look-alike sites. Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months from arrival, with at least 2 blank pages. Apply at least 4 days before you land. Mumbai is one of the airports that accepts e-Visa arrivals.
International flights arrive at Mumbai's Terminal 2. The airport lists metro stations at both terminals, app cab pick-up zones for Ola, Uber and Rapido in its car parks, and BEST buses from Terminal 2: route 308 to Andheri (East) and route 321 to Vile Parle (East). A free shuttle links Terminal 1 and Terminal 2.
Book online, or call our advisors on (800) 436-9330 to compare connection cities, layover lengths and baggage before you pay. The fares on this page come from our last check and show the date beside them; prices change until you book.
No. Air India's route map dated 15 Sep 2026 shows no Los Angeles service, and every fare in our 16 Oct 2026 check had one stop. Expect at least one connection, for example in London or Doha.
With one connection, the itineraries in our 16 Oct 2026 check took 21 hours 15 minutes or 26 hours 10 minutes. The layover length makes most of the difference.
Virgin Atlantic sells the route via London Heathrow and Qatar Airways via Doha. All 10 fares in our 16 Oct 2026 check were Virgin Atlantic with one stop.
Economy Light does not. Economy Classic and Economy Delight include two checked bags of up to 23kg each on trips between the US and India.
The fare box on this page shows round trip fares from our last check, with the date they were checked. The fare type matters too: Economy Light excludes checked bags, so compare it with Classic for the full cost.
Yes. Apply for an Indian e-Visa on indianvisaonline.gov.in at least 4 days before arrival, with a passport valid 6 months from arrival and 2 blank pages.
LAX's airline list shows Virgin Atlantic checking in at Terminal 2. Qatar Airways and Emirates use the Tom Bradley International Terminal.
UK guidance says an ETA is needed if you pass through UK border control. If your connection keeps you airside, confirm with Virgin Atlantic or our advisors before you fly.
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