# Melbourne (MEL) to Delhi (DEL) business class award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/mel-del
Data updated: 2026-10-22T05:49:48.673Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 81,920 miles plus $81 on Thai Airways through LifeMiles, departing 2026-11-04.

## Every program and airline that can book it, next 60 days

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Thai Airways | [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 81,920 miles | $81 | via BKK | 2026-11-04 | 22 Oct 2026, 05:49 UTC |
| Air India | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 110,000 miles | $89 | Nonstop | 2026-11-04 | 17 Oct 2026, 03:14 UTC |
| Virgin Australia | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 110,000 miles | $113 | via SYD | 2026-11-04 | 17 Oct 2026, 03:14 UTC |
| Thai Airways | [Thai Royal Orchid Plus](https://miles.zone/programs/royal-orchid-plus) | 90,000 miles | $334 | via BKK | 2026-11-03 | 21 Oct 2026, 20:24 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from Melbourne to Delhi on 6 of the 6 departure days we have checked so far (54 days are not checked yet), through 3 programs. These figures are counted from the seats stored for those dates, not from a price history; the typical day is the median of each day's cheapest seat.

| Program | Days with space | Lowest | Typical day | Cash on top |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 1 of 6 checked | 81,920 miles | 81,920 miles | $81 |
| [Thai Royal Orchid Plus](https://miles.zone/programs/royal-orchid-plus) | 6 of 6 checked | 90,000 miles | 90,000 miles | $334 to $466 |
| [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 1 of 6 checked | 110,000 miles | 110,000 miles | $89 |

Nonstop seats on Air India.
With a connection on Thai Airways and Virgin Australia.

## How to book it

1. [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) books on lifemiles.com: sign in there, search MEL to DEL in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $81).
2. [Thai Royal Orchid Plus](https://miles.zone/programs/royal-orchid-plus) books on thaiairways.com: sign in there, search MEL to DEL in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $334).
3. [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) books on united.com: sign in there, search MEL to DEL in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $89).

MilesZone finds the seat; it does not book it or take payment.

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