<p>Airfares and bookings for flights to Prayagraj, which is currently hosting the Maha Kumbh 2025, have jumped multi-fold as more people travel for the pilgrimage which takes place once every 12 years. </p>
<p>The prices of air tickets from Delhi to Prayagraj have witnessed a jump of 21 per cent. One-way airfare between Bhopal and Prayagraj has increased the maximum at 498 per cent to Rs 17,796 from Rs 2,977 last year, according to an analysis by travel portal ixigo, reported PTI. </p>
<p>The one-way average fares are based on a 30-day advanced purchase date (APD) for the period January 13 to February 26, 2025, compared to the year-ago period. </p>
<p>While the fare for Delhi-Prayagraj flights has risen 21 per cent to Rs 5,748, it has jumped 13 per cent for Mumbai-Prayagraj flights to Rs 6,381. </p>
<p>The price of Bengaluru-Prayagraj tickets has surged a whopping 89 per cent to Rs 11,158 while the increase is 41 per cent to Rs 10,364 for the Ahmedabad-Prayagraj flight, as per the analysis.</p>
<p>For short-distance flights to Lucknow and Varanasi, the airfares have gone up in the range of 3 to 21 per cent. </p>
<p>On a year-on-year basis, flight bookings to Prayagraj rose 162 per cent while the bookings to Lucknow and Varanasi increased 42 per cent and 127 per cent respectively. These figures are for the period between January 13 to February 26. </p>
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<p>Compared to the last Maha Kumbh when Prayagraj was connected to just one destination, the city is not connected to over 20 destinations through direct and one-stop flights. </p>
<p>”One-way airfares from major metros to Prayagraj and surrounding airports are averaging between Rs 7,000-10,000 if booked 30 days in advance. However, on certain routes like Bhopal-Prayagraj, fares are reaching up to Rs 17,000 one way due to peak demand and limited flight availability,” ixigo Group CEO Aloke Bajpai said, as per the report. </p>
<p>Fares are also in a higher price range before key ‘snan’ dates, for instance, fares for January 27 from key metros like Mumbai are going as high as Rs 27,000 one-way for non-stop flights.</p>
<p>Train bookings to Prayagraj have also surged between January 13 and February 26. </p>
<p>While the ongoing edition of Maha Kumbh is being held after 12 years, some seers have claimed that the celestial permutations and combinations for the event are taking place after 144 years, making the occasion even more auspicious.</p>
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