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Buying tickets to India for a family of four from Toronto to Delhi took me a few weeks to do.  Normally I would go online and book tickets via Expedia.ca or directly through an airline.  However, I wanted to take advantage of the 'stopovers' enroute and maximize our vacation so I booked through a travel agent at Flight Centre.

Airlines that fly to Delhi from Toronto:
Air Canada
Air India
Jet Airways
KLM
Etihad
Lufthansa

The airline you choose will depend on where you want a stopover.  For example; Air Canada/Air India/British Airways stopover in London, UK.  Jet Airways/KLM in Amsterdam, Lufthansa in Munich, Etihad in Abu Dhabi.  There are many options.  Working directly with a travel agent is the best way to get exactly what you want.

We are going 
Air Canada Toronto to London 
Jet Airways London to Delhi
Jet Airways Mumbai to Amsterdam
Jet Airways Amsterdam to Toronto

Notice that I chose a different departure city from India on the way back.  Instead of a return flight from Delhi we will make our way to Mumbai and then fly out of that city.  You could try to book that online yourself but the price changes drastically.  I totally recommend using a travel agent.

Price.....
There is no way around the price of airline tickets these days.  Tickets to India range from $1500-$2000 per person.  The biggest part of our budget was the airline tickets.  Using an agent to get all the stopovers included in the price means we will get to see more countries with the same tickets.

Once the tickets were booked....I knew we were ready to plan our itinerary!  Booking hotels, planes, trains and automobiles was my favourite part.  Stay tuned for my next post.



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