✈️ Flight Booking Price Comparison – SmartBuy vs Travel Edge vs iShop (Delhi, New York, Tokyo)

[PointsProfessors]

Hi Everyone!
I recently did a detailed comparison of flight prices across three major platforms tied to our reward ecosystems:

• HDFC SmartBuy
• Axis Travel Edge
• ICICI iShop
• Goibibo (only for Tokyo)

🔍 Routes compared:

• Bangalore → New York
• Bangalore → Tokyo
• Bangalore → Delhi

💳 I checked fares across SmartBuy, iShop, and Travel Edge, Goibibo (only for Tokyo) and included partner providers like Goibibo, Yatra, and Cleartrip. Here’s a sample snapshot from my analysis:

Route	Platform	Provider	Flight No.	Base Fare	Taxes	Fee	Discount	Total Fare	% Above Lowest
BLR → Delhi	Travel Edge	Tripjack	IX 1116	₹3,839	₹1,270	₹0	₹0	₹5,109	0%
BLR → Delhi	iShop	Yatra	IX 1116	₹3,646	₹983	₹540	₹0	₹5,169	+1.17%
BLR → Delhi	SmartBuy	Yatra	IX 1116	₹3,646	₹1,318	₹440	₹0	₹5,404	+5.77%
BLR → New York	SmartBuy	Cleartrip	EK 569, EK 201	₹80,395	₹32,451	₹1,299	₹0	₹1,14,145	0%
BLR → New York	iShop	Goibibo	EK 569, EK 201	₹85,695	₹32,411	₹1,199	₹-2,000	₹1,17,912	+3.30%
BLR → New York	Travel Edge	Cleartrip	EK 569, EK 201	₹87,581	₹32,411	₹0	₹0	₹1,19,992	+5.12%
BLR → Tokyo	Goibibo	Goibibo	JL 754	₹39,481	₹0	₹750	₹-3,159	₹37,072	0%
BLR → Tokyo	iShop	Goibibo	JL 754	₹26,260	₹13,221	₹999	₹-2,000	₹38,480	+3.80%
BLR → Tokyo	SmartBuy	Goibibo	JL 754	₹25,273	₹13,221	₹999	₹-1,974	₹38,506	+3.87%
BLR → Tokyo	Travel Edge	Cleartrip	JL 754	₹26,838	₹13,221	₹0	₹0	₹40,059	+8.06%

🧮 Note: All fares include taxes and fees after applying platform-specific discounts and travel date is 01-Sep-2025.

🔧 Observations:​

• Cleartrip via SmartBuy gave the best rate for US routes.
• Goibibo + ICICI credit card discount offer provided the cheapest ticket to Tokyo.
• Domestic Delhi route was cheapest through Travel Edge.

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💬 Would love to hear if others have noticed similar trends.
Do you factor in rewards % or go with the lowest fare? Also, LMK if I missed anything.

 

[FinCurious]

I have to book delhi to colombo flight today for 4 adults and 1 children from 22oct to 27oct. Best price getting in google flight at 108000.
Any other better peice website, trick from my fellow technofiniains?
PS - Don't have infinia, DCB, Magnus like premium card.

So for everyone's update. Checked skyscanner, smartbuy and all known websites and i was getting appx 111k prices. Than used the google flight and with multiple try got cheapest fare by selecting switzerland at 106k so 5k savings.

 

[cardio_guycardio_guy is verified member.]

So for everyone's update. Checked skyscanner, smartbuy and all known websites and i was getting appx 111k prices. Than used the google flight and with multiple try got cheapest fare by selecting switzerland at 106k so 5k savings.

Would like to know which card did you use to make the booking

 

[FinCurious]

Would like to know which card did you use to make the booking

Idfc wow card, as any country selected apart from India, payment needs to be made in foreign currency. This payment i made in CHF

 

[Vinaymittal83]

Good comparison bro

 

[m4b]

BBI - HYD
6th Sept
ICICI iShop Goibibo is somewhat in line with TravelEdge Cleartrip (81rs cheaper and cheapest overall). The rest of the partners in iShop are way too expensive.
TravelEdge does offer refundable flight cancellation based on the date on the portal. Idk about iShop.

Is there a way I can add frequent flying no on iShop? I can add on TravelEdge, though.