DATASET · 2026 EDITION
India Travel Cost Index.
Season-tagged, source-cited cost data for 525Indian destinations. Homestay, hotel, food, taxi, permits, activities — the numbers travel blogs dodge, tied to the actual season you'd travel in.
Want a full per-trip estimate for one place? Try the calculator for Manali, Leh, Jaipur, Rishikesh — by days, travellers and month.
Destinations
525
Cost observations
12,693
Categories
9
Seasons tracked
3
Showing 200 of 525 rows. Narrow with the search above, or open a destination page for full per-month detail.
Methodology
Every number is composed from a defensible base rate (observed 2026 market prices) and region/altitude/season multipliers (state tourism department tariffs, NHAI taxi rate circulars, IHM hospitality averages). Destinations with permit or park-entry fees carry destination-specific overrides. Each row is tagged with source_ref.
Citations welcomed. When referencing these figures, please cite as: NakshIQ India Travel Cost Index 2026, nakshiq.com/en/cost-index. Rows carry source_ref tags for provenance.
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