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India Trip Cost Calculator & Budget Optimizer

Estimate your India trip cost — transport, stay, food and activities — then compare it with your budget and find ways to save before booking.

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  1. 1Pick your destination & travellers
  2. 2Choose your travel style — budget, balanced or premium
  3. 3See your full trip cost, item by item

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India trip cost calculator: know your complete holiday budget before you travel

Your estimated India trip budget includes travel, hotel rooms, food, local transport, sightseeing and an optional emergency reserve. Rooms are priced per room, tickets per traveller and cabs per vehicle. Compare the estimated total with your budget and apply money-saving changes before booking.

Plan trips to 149 destinations across 36 states and union territories in the current destination list, including Coorg (Madikeri), North Goa Coast, Manali & Solang Valley. Choose your starting city, travel dates and travellers for a personalised estimate. The calculator is free and requires no sign-up; bookings and payments happen on partner sites.

Estimated budget hotel costs

  • Coorg (Madikeri): ₹1,200 estimated per room, per night
  • North Goa Coast: ₹1,200 estimated per room, per night
  • Manali & Solang Valley: ₹1,300 estimated per room, per night

These are hotel-only planning estimates, not full trip totals or booking quotes. Your total depends on your route, nights, travellers and travel style; confirm rates before booking.

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How the trip cost is calculated

The reason most online budget estimates are wrong is simple: they multiply everything by the number of people. Real travel costs are charged in different units, and we respect each one.

  • Travel — flight, train and bus fares are per traveller; a self-driven car is priced on distance, mileage and fuel rate plus tolls and parking, not per head.
  • Stay — rooms are counted per room, with two adults per room, multiplied by nights and the nightly rate for your chosen tier.
  • Food — a daily rate per traveller across all days, reduced by about 20% when your stay includes breakfast.
  • Local transport — a daily cab or scooter rate charged per vehicle, not per person.
  • Sightseeing — gondola and entry tickets are per person, while shikara rides and excursion cabs are per group.
  • Emergency reserve — an optional 5% or 10% cushion on the subtotal for price changes and surprises.

Estimated hotel rates by destination

These are Estimated hotel rates per room, per night from the current planner content, not complete holiday totals. Distance is the approximate route from Bangalore; choose your own starting city for a personalised trip estimate.

DestinationFrom BangaloreEstimated budget hotelEstimated standard hotelEstimated premium hotel
Port BlairAndaman and Nicobar Islands1,900 km₹1,700₹3,600₹7,200
Havelock (Swaraj Dweep)Andaman and Nicobar Islands1,930 km₹1,700₹3,600₹7,200
Neil Island (Shaheed Dweep)Andaman and Nicobar Islands1,930 km₹1,700₹3,600₹7,200
Tirumala TirupatiAndhra Pradesh270 km₹1,000₹2,100₹4,200
Visakhapatnam BeachesAndhra Pradesh1,040 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
Araku ValleyAndhra Pradesh1,070 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
SrisailamAndhra Pradesh480 km₹1,000₹2,100₹4,200
VijayawadaAndhra Pradesh670 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
TawangArunachal Pradesh2,860 km₹1,300₹2,600₹5,200
Ziro ValleyArunachal Pradesh3,040 km₹1,300₹2,600₹5,200
Kaziranga National ParkAssam2,890 km₹1,500₹3,100₹6,200
Guwahati & KamakhyaAssam2,700 km₹1,000₹2,100₹4,200
Majuli IslandAssam3,020 km₹1,300₹2,600₹5,200
Bodh GayaBihar1,970 km₹1,000₹2,100₹4,200
Nalanda & RajgirBihar2,060 km₹1,200₹2,500₹5,000
PatnaBihar2,090 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
ChandigarhChandigarh2,570 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
Chitrakote FallsChhattisgarh1,070 km₹1,100₹2,200₹4,500
Raipur & SirpurChhattisgarh1,320 km₹1,200₹2,500₹5,000
DiuDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu1,440 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
DamanDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu1,260 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
DelhiDelhi2,260 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
North Goa CoastGoa585 km₹1,200₹2,800₹5,500
Old Goa & PanajiGoa630 km₹1,200₹2,500₹5,000
South Goa Heritage & WaterfallsGoa560 km₹1,400₹3,200₹6,500
Statue of Unity, KevadiaGujarat1,350 km₹1,500₹3,000₹5,500
Dwarka & SomnathGujarat1,900 km₹1,000₹2,200₹4,500
Rann of KutchGujarat1,910 km₹1,300₹2,600₹5,200
Gir National ParkGujarat1,500 km₹1,500₹3,100₹6,200
Ahmedabad HeritageGujarat1,610 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
SuratGujarat1,360 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
VadodaraGujarat1,480 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
RajkotGujarat1,640 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
KurukshetraHaryana2,460 km₹1,000₹2,100₹4,200
Morni HillsHaryana2,560 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
Manali & Solang ValleyHimachal Pradesh2,650 km₹1,300₹3,000₹6,000
ShimlaHimachal Pradesh2,620 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
Dharamshala & McLeodganjHimachal Pradesh2,790 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
Spiti ValleyHimachal Pradesh2,790 km₹1,300₹2,600₹5,200
Dalhousie & KhajjiarHimachal Pradesh2,840 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
Srinagar & Dal LakeJammu and Kashmir2,980 km₹1,500₹3,000₹6,000
Gulmarg High AltitudeJammu and Kashmir3,020 km₹2,000₹4,500₹8,500
PahalgamJammu and Kashmir3,060 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
Vaishno DeviJammu and Kashmir2,920 km₹1,000₹2,100₹4,200
SonamargJammu and Kashmir3,100 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
JammuJammu and Kashmir2,880 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
Ranchi WaterfallsJharkhand1,840 km₹1,100₹2,200₹4,500
Deoghar BaidyanathJharkhand2,080 km₹1,000₹2,100₹4,200
JamshedpurJharkhand1,850 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
Coorg (Madikeri)Karnataka250 km₹1,200₹2,600₹5,200
Chikkamagaluru PeaksKarnataka245 km₹1,100₹2,500₹4,800
HampiKarnataka380 km₹1,200₹2,500₹5,000
Mysuru Palace CityKarnataka170 km₹1,200₹2,500₹5,000
GokarnaKarnataka510 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
Udupi & MalpeKarnataka400 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
BangaloreKarnataka30 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
MangaloreKarnataka380 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
HubliKarnataka490 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
BelgaumKarnataka600 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
MunnarKerala420 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
Alleppey BackwatersKerala530 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
KochiKerala480 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
VarkalaKerala630 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
ThiruvananthapuramKerala650 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
WayanadKerala280 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
KozhikodeKerala360 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
Leh, Nubra & PangongLadakh3,400 km₹1,800₹3,500₹7,000
Nubra & PangongLadakh3,140 km₹1,300₹2,600₹5,200
Kargil & ZanskarLadakh3,130 km₹1,300₹2,600₹5,200
Lakshadweep IslandsLakshadweep690 km₹1,700₹3,600₹7,200
KhajurahoMadhya Pradesh1,750 km₹1,200₹2,500₹5,000
Ujjain MahakalMadhya Pradesh1,500 km₹1,000₹2,100₹4,200
Kanha National ParkMadhya Pradesh1,420 km₹1,500₹3,100₹6,200
PachmarhiMadhya Pradesh1,380 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
OmkareshwarMadhya Pradesh1,350 km₹1,000₹2,100₹4,200
IndoreMadhya Pradesh1,430 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
BhopalMadhya Pradesh1,490 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
GwaliorMadhya Pradesh1,920 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
JabalpurMadhya Pradesh1,510 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
MumbaiMaharashtra1,090 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
Lonavala & KhandalaMaharashtra1,020 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
PuneMaharashtra960 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
MahabaleshwarMaharashtra900 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
Ajanta & Ellora CavesMaharashtra1,070 km₹1,200₹2,500₹5,000
AurangabadMaharashtra1,050 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
ShirdiMaharashtra1,070 km₹1,000₹2,100₹4,200
NagpurMaharashtra1,200 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
NashikMaharashtra1,140 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
KolhapurMaharashtra710 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
Loktak LakeManipur2,770 km₹1,300₹2,600₹5,200
ShillongMeghalaya2,660 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
CherrapunjiMeghalaya2,620 km₹1,100₹2,200₹4,500
Dawki & MawlynnongMeghalaya2,640 km₹1,100₹2,200₹4,500
AizawlMizoram2,590 km₹1,300₹2,600₹5,200
Kohima & DzukouNagaland2,900 km₹1,300₹2,600₹5,200
Puri JagannathOdisha1,510 km₹1,000₹2,100₹4,200
Konark Sun TempleOdisha1,550 km₹1,200₹2,500₹5,000
BhubaneswarOdisha1,560 km₹1,200₹2,500₹5,000
PuducherryPuducherry350 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
Amritsar Golden TemplePunjab2,720 km₹1,000₹2,100₹4,200
Anandpur SahibPunjab2,640 km₹1,000₹2,100₹4,200
LudhianaPunjab2,600 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
Jaipur (Pink City)Rajasthan2,020 km₹1,100₹2,600₹5,500
UdaipurRajasthan1,760 km₹1,200₹2,500₹5,000
JaisalmerRajasthan2,210 km₹1,300₹2,600₹5,200
JodhpurRajasthan2,020 km₹1,200₹2,500₹5,000
Pushkar & AjmerRajasthan2,000 km₹1,000₹2,100₹4,200
Mount AbuRajasthan1,810 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
RanthamboreRajasthan1,890 km₹1,500₹3,100₹6,200
GangtokSikkim2,560 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
PellingSikkim2,520 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
Lachung & YumthangSikkim2,610 km₹1,300₹2,600₹5,200
Ooty & Nilgiri MountainsTamil Nadu275 km₹1,100₹2,500₹5,000
Madurai MeenakshiTamil Nadu450 km₹1,000₹2,100₹4,200
MaduraiTamil Nadu450 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
RameswaramTamil Nadu590 km₹1,000₹2,100₹4,200
KodaikanalTamil Nadu390 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
KanyakumariTamil Nadu710 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
MahabalipuramTamil Nadu370 km₹1,200₹2,500₹5,000
ChennaiTamil Nadu380 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
CoimbatoreTamil Nadu300 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
TiruchirappalliTamil Nadu350 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
HyderabadTelangana650 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
HyderabadTelangana650 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
Warangal & RamappaTelangana780 km₹1,200₹2,500₹5,000
Agartala & NeermahalTripura2,440 km₹1,300₹2,600₹5,200
UnakotiTripura2,570 km₹1,300₹2,600₹5,200
Ayodhya Ram MandirUttar Pradesh1,960 km₹1,000₹2,200₹4,500
Varanasi GhatsUttar Pradesh1,820 km₹900₹2,000₹4,500
Agra Taj MahalUttar Pradesh2,060 km₹1,200₹2,500₹5,000
Mathura & VrindavanUttar Pradesh2,100 km₹1,000₹2,100₹4,200
Prayagraj SangamUttar Pradesh1,890 km₹1,000₹2,100₹4,200
PrayagrajUttar Pradesh1,890 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
LucknowUttar Pradesh2,060 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
LucknowUttar Pradesh2,060 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
KanpurUttar Pradesh1,980 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
RishikeshUttarakhand2,350 km₹900₹2,000₹4,500
MussoorieUttarakhand2,530 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
DehradunUttarakhand2,510 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
NainitalUttarakhand2,390 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
Jim CorbettUttarakhand2,400 km₹1,500₹3,100₹6,200
KedarnathUttarakhand2,570 km₹1,300₹2,600₹5,200
Auli & BadrinathUttarakhand2,550 km₹1,300₹2,600₹5,200
DarjeelingWest Bengal2,490 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500
SiliguriWest Bengal2,470 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
KolkataWest Bengal2,030 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
KolkataWest Bengal2,030 km₹1,400₹2,900₹5,800
SundarbansWest Bengal2,030 km₹1,500₹3,100₹6,200
DighaWest Bengal1,850 km₹1,300₹2,800₹5,500

Multiply the room rate by your rooms and nights for the estimated stay cost. Travel, meals, activities and reserve are separate. Verify hotel rates before booking.

Cut your trip cost without cutting the holiday

When your estimate crosses your budget, the savings panel suggests the smallest changes that close the gap — switching a flight to a 3AC train, moving one tier down on the hotel, choosing a homestay, adding breakfast, sharing one cab for sightseeing, or dropping an optional activity. Each suggestion shows the exact rupees saved and applies with a single tap, so you can see the trade-off instead of guessing at it.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a trip in India cost for a family of four?

There is no single family-trip price. Your starting city, number of adults and children, travel mode, hotel rooms, nights and activities determine the estimated total. Enter those details in the calculator to compare an Estimated cost with your family budget; verify provider rates before booking.

Why does my starting city change the total cost?

Flights, train fares, bus tickets, fuel and tolls all scale with the road and air distance between your city and the destination. Mumbai to Goa is a short hop, while Delhi to Goa is a long-haul journey, so the same hotel and food plan can differ by tens of thousands of rupees. The calculator adjusts every travel line to the city you pick.

How are hotel rooms counted for a family?

Rooms are counted per room, never per person. We assume two adults share one room, so four adults need two rooms, and the stay cost is rooms multiplied by nights multiplied by the nightly rate. This single rule is the most common reason online estimates come out wrong.

Which is cheaper for a family — train or flight?

Compare the whole journey, not just the ticket. Train fares may be lower, while flights can save travel time. Include station or airport transfers, meals and any extra hotel nights. TripSahay compares planning estimates for the selected route; actual savings depend on the fares available for your dates.

What is the emergency reserve and should I keep it?

It is a cushion of 5% or 10% added on top of your estimate to absorb fare changes, extra taxi trips, shopping and price rises between planning and travelling. We recommend keeping 5% for familiar routes and 10% for hill stations, peak season and long trips.

Are these prices live fares?

The calculator uses planning estimates, not guaranteed live fares. Flight and train checks are separate and only run when you request them; availability can change. Always confirm the final fare or room rate on the provider's site before paying.

Does TripSahay handle bookings or payments?

TripSahay does not sell tickets or collect booking payments. Travel links take you to third-party providers, where you confirm prices and book independently. The provider handles booking support, changes and refunds.

Read our destination cost guides

Detailed, itemised budget breakdowns for Kashmir, Goa, Manali, Jaipur, Ooty, Coorg and Chikkamagaluru, plus guides on train versus flight costs and the hidden expenses most travellers forget. Browse the travel budget blog.