Flight Prices To Ayodhya Reach Sky High Ahead Of Ram Mandir Inauguration

With just over a week left for the grand ceremony of Ram Mandir's inauguration on January 22, lakhs of devotees and thousands of guests are expected to visit the city of Ayodhya. This, coupled with the expected rush of tourists in the city, is not only sending some stocks soaring, but also the flight prices are reaching sky high.

Flight Prices To Ayodhya Soar Ahead Of Ram Mandir Inauguration

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Prices of the cheapest non-stop flights from various metro cities to Ayodhya have already reached as high as over Rs 20,000. As per various travel portals' flight costs for January 19, 2024, flight prices from Delhi to Ayodhya are around Rs 14,000¨C15,000, and from Mumbai to Ayodhya, the cheapest non-stop flights are soaring above Rs 20,000. Also, even a flight from Bengaluru to Ayodhya (with one stoppage) costs around Rs 20,000.

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Flight Prices In Ayodhya's Surrounding Cities Also See A Jump

Flight prices are also soaring for other UP cities and neighbouring states/cities too; for instance, Bengaluru to Agra is around Rs 8000, Bengaluru to Delhi around Rs 7000, Kolkata to Lucknow around Rs 5500, Mumbai to Varanasi around Rs 6000, Mumbai to Prayagraj around Rs 5300, Kolkata to Varanasi around Rs 5000, and Mumbai to Lucknow around Rs 4100.

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Comparing Flight Prices On Other Usual Days

Now that we have an idea about how high the flight prices are rocketing around the Ram Mandir inauguration ceremony day (January 22, 2024), let us have a look at what the flight prices usually are on other days.

If we, for example, check the flight prices on other days of this month, from Delhi and Mumbai to Ayodhya, they turn out to be much lower, going as low as around Rs 3500 for Delhi to Ayodhya and as low as Rs 5200 for Mumbai to Ayodhya.

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