Traveling from India to England, 1890

[melannen]

I thought this would be easy to find, but it's not; the Transatlantic crossing, yes, but not India to England - I've tried searching terms from ranging from "steamship india victorian timetable" to "suez canal history", and even tried searching period novels on Google Books, and not found what I need. Help? What search string am I missing

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[stormwreath]

There was a weekly service by the P & O line from London to Bombay via the Suez Canal in the 1890s. The voyage took 12½ days and cost £55 first class, around £35 second class.
(Source)

Bombay was called the "Gateway to India" because it was the main arrival port for ships from England. It's also closer to Agra than Madras or Calcutta. In England, London and Southampton were both major ports of embarkation (Liverpool too, but for the transatlantic route). The ship would be likely to stop at Aden, Suez and/or Alexandria, maybe Brindisi en route, to refuel, collect mail, and let the passengers stretch their legs.

[rabidsamfan]

Oooh, you're good! *bookmarks site*

[melannen]

Oh, thank you, thank you! That was exactly what I wanted. (Care to share your search secrets? :D )

[stormwreath]

Care to share your search secrets?

I already knew that the P&O Line would be the most likely carrier, so I Googled p&o line timetable 1890, and then after I saw the results refined that to p&o line timetable 1890 India.
:-)

[legoline]

Heya. I just stumbled across this very same problem and your answer was mightily helpful. Thank you!