This is the result of a theory I had. The Jetstar Australia birthday sale included flights across the Tasman from NZ$330 return, and at the same time, Scoot has cheap flights to Asia.
So I looked at Chennai, one of the larger Indian cities that Scoot flies to (I spent several hours in the airport once), and for flights across the Tasman that could be combined to get cheap flights to India!
Naturally these are probably pretty limited, as the various fare buckets could sell out at any time.
Summary (accurate at time of posting):
Auckland to Chennai (15 May - 20 Sep) from $1033 return
Hamilton to Chennai (15 May - 20 Sep) from $967 return
Wellington to Chennai (15 May - 20 Sep) from $1240 return
Christchurch to Chennai (15 May - 20 Sep) from $1059 return
Auckland to Chennai return
Dates: 15 May 25 - 20 Sep 25
| Return Price | Travel Dates |
|---|---|
| $1321 | 19 May to 5 Jun |
| $1187 | 31 May to 22 Jun |
| $1156 | 1 Jun to 8 Jun |
| $1168 | 1 Jun to 28 Jul |
| $1212 | 14 Jul to 9 Sep |
| $1067 | 16 Jul to 25 Aug |
| $1193 | 22 Jul to 18 Aug |
| $1082 | 23 Jul to 3 Sep |
| $1117 | 25 Jul to 23 Aug |
| $1060 | 26 Jul to 11 Sep |
| $1040 | 27 Jul to 18 Aug |
| $1033 | 30 Jul to 11 Aug |
| $1090 | 31 Jul to 28 Aug |
| $1036 | 4 Aug to 11 Aug |
| $1083 | 10 Aug to 8 Sep |
| $1057 | 11 Aug to 18 Aug |
| $1083 | 18 Aug to 16 Sep |
| $1086 | 20 Aug to 11 Sep |
| $1089 | 26 Aug to 15 Sep |
- Cheapest :$1033 return
Hamilton to Chennai return
Dates: 15 May 25 - 20 Sep 25
| Return Price | Travel Dates |
|---|---|
| $2564 | 15 May to 7 Jun |
| $1872 | 20 May to 12 Jun |
| $1803 | 25 May to 23 Jun |
| $1804 | 4 Jun to 15 Jun |
| $1886 | 9 Jun to 20 Jun |
| $1426 | 1 Jul to 29 Jul |
| $1427 | 5 Jul to 4 Aug |
| $1155 | 8 Jul to 5 Aug |
| $1105 | 10 Jul to 5 Aug |
| $1154 | 12 Jul to 5 Aug |
| $967 | 15 Jul to 11 Aug |
| $1000 | 15 Jul to 12 Aug |
| $982 | 15 Jul to 14 Aug |
| $968 | 15 Jul to 13 Sep |
| $1010 | 19 Jul to 11 Aug |
| $1003 | 22 Jul to 11 Aug |
| $1006 | 24 Jul to 11 Aug |
| $1006 | 29 Jul to 11 Aug |
| $1006 | 31 Jul to 11 Aug |
| $1040 | 5 Aug to 28 Aug |
| $1058 | 9 Aug to 19 Aug |
- Cheapest :$967 return
Wellington to Chennai return
Dates: 15 May 25 - 20 Sep 25
| Return Price | Travel Dates |
|---|---|
| $1550 | 15 May to 26 Jun |
| $1411 | 19 May to 20 Jun |
| $1405 | 27 May to 28 Jun |
| $1405 | 8 Jun to 20 Jun |
| $1424 | 6 Jul to 2 Aug |
| $1440 | 10 Jul to 26 Aug |
| $1340 | 14 Jul to 4 Sep |
| $1361 | 18 Jul to 8 Sep |
| $1297 | 19 Jul to 4 Sep |
| $1240 | 25 Jul to 5 Aug |
| $1294 | 4 Aug to 21 Aug |
| $1322 | 22 Jul to 18 Aug |
| $1345 | 26 Jul to 11 Sep |
| $1330 | 30 Jul to 21 Aug |
| $1341 | 3 Aug to 9 Sep |
| $1350 | 7 Aug to 13 Sep |
| $1286 | 11 Aug to 4 Sep |
| $1282 | 12 Aug to 13 Sep |
| $1295 | 23 Aug to 4 Sep |
| $1302 | 1 Sep to 13 Sep |
- Cheapest :$1240 return
Christchurch to Chennai return
Dates: 15 May 25 - 20 Sep 25
| Return Price | Travel Dates |
|---|---|
| $1632 | 15 May to 22 May |
| $1550 | 19 May to 20 Jun |
| $1359 | 23 May to 14 Jun |
| $1322 | 27 May to 3 Jun |
| $1321 | 12 Jun to 19 Jun |
| $1323 | 20 Jun to 16 Aug |
| $1127 | 14 Jul to 30 Aug |
| $1093 | 18 Jul to 19 Aug |
| $1098 | 23 Jul to 19 Aug |
| $1059 | 30 Jul to 11 Aug |
- Cheapest :$1059 return
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Chennai is a long way from the border with Pakistan, but at least be aware of current events before booking