Delhi To Patna Flights

Delhi to Patna Flight

Highlights -

• Delhi to Patna Airlines - Top Airlines like Air India, IndiGo, Go Air, SpiceJet and Vistara fly from Delhi to Patna.
• Delhi to Patna Flight Fare - An average low-season fare from Delhi to Patna flight is INR 1749 for a one-way ticket. SpiceJet has some of the cheapest fares on the route with a typical low-season fare coming up to around INR 1709 for a one-way ticket.
• Delhi to Patna Airports - Delhi Airport is Indira Gandhi International Airport and Patna Airport named as Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport.
• Delhi to Patna Flights hours - The non-stop Delhi to Patna flights takes around 1 hour 35 minutes.

Connectivity & Distance

The 861-kilometre aerial distance between the capital of the country and capital of Bihar is served by a bunch of domestic airlines. You can buy yourself a ticket aboard the national carrier, the major airlines flying between Delhi to Patna are Air India, IndiGo, Go Air, SpiceJet and Vistara that takes off from New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport and lands in Patna’s Jay Prakash Narayan Airport. The average flying time is 1 hour 35 minutes between the two cities. The airlines operate connecting flights as well on the Delhi to Patna route with stoppages in major cities of the country.

Direct flights from Delhi to Patna

There are several direct Delhi Patna flights served by Air India, Go Air, SpiceJet, Vistara and IndiGo. IndiGo and SpiceJet operate the shortest flight on the route taking 1.5 hours to arrive at Patna’s Jay Prakash Narayan Airport from New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. The IndiGo flights take off at 06:50 am and lands at 08:20 am, while the SpiceJet flight starts at 01:10 pm and reaches Patna by 02:40 pm. Majority of the other airlines take around 1 hour 35 minutes to make the journey. IndiGo has flights at a host of timings like 08:15 am, 09:35 am, 03:40 pm, and 07:10 pm. Go Air also operates flights at great frequency through the day and you can land one at a time convenient to you, provided you make your booking well ahead of time. The earliest Go Air flight is at 05:55 am taking 1 hour 50 minutes to reach Patna from Delhi, and the next one at 06:20 am taking 1 hour 35 minutes to fly out to Patna. Some of the popular Air India flights on the route are at 10:35 am, 01:45 pm, and 04:45 pm, taking about 1 hour 40 minutes to get across from Delhi to Patna. A very busy Vistara flight on the route is at 06:15 pm arriving in Patna at 07:55 pm. The route is preferred by business travellers and hence seats run out quite fast, so to get a seat at timing and date of your preference, make sure to close your booking at least two weeks ahead of your departure date.

Connecting Delhi to Patna flights

Majority of the airlines operate connecting flights on the route with layovers in significant cities, a good bet for those with an engagement in the layover city before proceeding to their destination. IndiGo flights have a layover in Lucknow for around 1.5 hours before proceeding to Patna in a total of 3 hours 35 minutes. Air India flights have some of the longest layovers. AI-22/732 has a layover of over 21 hours in Kolkata before resuming its journey to Patna in a total time of 24.5 hours. Go Air flights halt in Mumbai for nearly 1 hour 10 minutes before it progresses to Patna in a total of 5 hour 45 minutes. SpiceJet flights have a stopover in Ahmedabad for over 9 hours before continuing over to Patna in a total of approximately 13 hours. Vistara has no connecting flight on the route.

Delhi to Patna flights fare

You can easily book a flight ticket from Delhi to Patna, but make sure you look up Yatra’s Lowest Airfare Calender before going ahead with your online flight booking. The Delhi to Patna flight fare calender tells you the cheapest months in the eight subsequent months from the time of browsing and within that the cheapest days. On the said route, May to September are the cheapest months as it is a low season when the harsh summer months transition into a pesky monsoon when fewer travellers travel from Delhi to Patna for the sake of travel alone. You can easily get cheap flights fare at that time period. An average low-season fare from Delhi to Patna flight is INR 1749 for a one-way ticket and comes October and November when the weather turns pleasant to cool and the airfares go up to INR 4122 for a single ticket per way. SpiceJet has some of the cheapest fares on the route with a typical low-season fare coming up to around INR 1709 for a one-way ticket. The IndiGo and Go Air fares trail close behind at INR 1748 and INR 1751 respectively. Air India fares are among the highest on the route for it is a full-service airline serving a hearty meal on-board. A one-way ticket aboard Air India costs to the tune of INR 1929 per person. Vistara has the steepest fare on the Delhi to Patna route because like Air India it too is a full-service airline with the flexibility to choose a meal and no-meal option. So, a regular Delhi to Patna fare aboard Vistara comes to the tune of INR 2211 for a one-way ticket.

Facilities at the Delhi and Patna airports
The Patna airport compared to the Delhi airport is far too small, besides Patna’s is a domestic airport. So, unlike the Indira Gandhi International Airport, the Jay Prakash Narayan Airport does not have such a great lineup of duty-free shops, but there are several souvenir shops with merchandise at retail prices. The Patna airport also has an executive lounge that serves out an array of snacks and beverages. The Delhi airport, on the other hand, has lounges, spas and an assortment of eating and drinking out options that comprise popular international coffee chains, fast-food joints and bars among others. The Patna airport has a lost and found centre like the Delhi airport where you can complain about missing luggage. And both the airports have ATMs, currency exchange and tourism information centres across its departure and arrival terminals for the convenience of the passengers.

Arriving at the Delhi airport
You can either book an app-based taxi service like Ola or Uber, who will pick you up from your address and drop you off directly to the airport. Or use the Delhi Airport Metro Express service called the Orange Line that connects New Delhi Metro Station with Dwarka Sector 21 by connecting the Indira Gandhi International Airport along the way. From the New Delhi Metro Station, the Terminal 2 or 3 of the airport is a swift 20 minute-ride, free of traffic. And this easily is the most viable option.

Getting out of the Patna airport
Mithapur is the closest bus stand from the Jay Prakash Narayan Airport, about 7 kilometre away. This is a major bus terminal in Patna and there are buses, both state-owned and private, plying from here to the main Patna city. There are several interstate buses too that operate out of the bus terminal here. The Patna Railway Station is around 5 kilometre from the airport and from there you can find local train connectivity within Bihar and to other states of India as well. You can also book a BSTDC (Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation) pre-paid taxi from the airport that takes you to destinations across Patna and Bihar.

Flights from Delhi

Other than operating a host of flights to Patna, the Indira Gandhi International Airport is a major airport in the country and a hub for several international airlines. On the domestic front, Delhi is directly connected to the major cities, metros and smaller cities too. You have all significant domestic carriers such as Go Air, AirAsia, IndiGo, SpiceJet, Vistara and the national carrier, Air India, with flights to Mumbai, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Pune, Goa, Bangalore, Mysore, Cochin, Trivandrum, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Guwahati, Bhubaneswar, Srinagar, Chandigarh, Bhopal among others. With international connectivity as robust, you can expect to fly non-stop to major cities of the world like Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Shanghai, Bangkok, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, London, Zurich, New York, Washington DC, Colombo, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Male, Rome, Paris, Berlin, Barcelona, Madrid to name a few. Prominent international airlines with flights from Delhi include South African Airways, Lufthansa, British Airways, United Airlines, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Fly Dubai, Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Aeroflot, Virgin Atlantic, Swiss Airways, Sri Lankan Airlines, Thai Airways, China Eastern, China Southern among others.

Places to visit in Patna
The capital of Bihar and an ancient city sprawled on the banks of the Ganges, Patna since its foundation in 490 BCE as the capital of the Magadh Empire, has been a seat of fine arts and learning. It is home to the Bihar Museum, a repository of bronze sculptures and coins, as well as the close-by Patna Museum, built in Indo-Saracenic style and showcasing a casket considered to hold the Buddha’s ashes. Don’t miss the Golghar, a colonial-era granary flanking a river and overlooking the city. Kumhrar, Agam Kuan, comprise the ruins of Patliputra from the Ashoka rule. Sultan Palace, Padri ki Haveli and Secretariat Building are but the remnants from the British era. October to March remain the best time to visit Patna because it is the time for festivities and also when the weather is cool and pleasant and perfect for sightseeing.