Chandigarh to Kathmandu runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €81.19, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 6h 19m over 1,060 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €81.19, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 13 October 2026
€81.19
- 180%Moves across the booking window
180%When it runs, leaving Chandigarh
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
1
0%Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €257.74Thu24
- about €231.89Fri25
- about €192.29Sat26
- about €160.39Sun27
- about €176.89Mon28
- about €148.29Tue29
- about €135.64Wed30
- about €174.69Thu1
- about €151.04Fri2
- about €160.94Sat3
- about €125.19Sun4
- about €109.24Mon5
- about €119.14Tue6
- about €111.99Wed7
- about €124.64Thu8
- about €107.59Fri9
- about €105.39Sat10
- about €116.39Sun11
- about €85.04Mon12
- about €81.19Tue13
- about €108.14Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Kathmandu. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Kathmandu for the night the train gets in
The search opens on Kathmandu with your nights already filled in, so it is one step to a real price.
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When to book Chandigarh to Kathmandu
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €108.1490 days
- €105.9460 days
- €92.1945 days
- €108.1430 days
- €108.1421 days
- €111.9914 days
- €135.647 days
- €192.293 days
- €257.741 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €92.19.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 180 percent. The dearest point is €257.74, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Chandigarh to Kathmandu and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
0.25 hours ahead on arrival. The clock moves even though you do not.
The shape of it
1,060 km
894 km as the crow flies, 19% further by the route services take. The bearing runs east.
Who lives at each end
970,602 → 1,442,271
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,060 km against 894 km in a straight line, a detour of 19 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Delhi. The gap between arriving and leaving is 70 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Kathmandu is large, and the road in from KTM can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
A car waiting when you land in Kathmandu
Settled in advance, so the ride into Kathmandu costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Where to leave your bags in Kathmandu
Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Chandigarh to Kathmandu
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Chandigarh to Kathmandu?
The fastest journey from Chandigarh to Kathmandu takes 6h 19m door to door, of which 3h 14m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 6h 27m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Chandigarh to Kathmandu?
The cheapest fare from Chandigarh to Kathmandu is €81.19, as of 23 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €125.19. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Chandigarh to Kathmandu?
The cheapest way from Chandigarh to Kathmandu is by train, at €81.19 for one passenger on 13 October 2026. That journey takes 6h 21m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Chandigarh to Kathmandu?
Fares from Chandigarh to Kathmandu bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €92.19. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 180 percent, measured on 23 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Chandigarh to Kathmandu?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Chandigarh to Kathmandu, at €109.24. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 23 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Chandigarh to Kathmandu?
December is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Chandigarh to Kathmandu, at €87.24 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Chandigarh to Kathmandu?
2 operators sell services from Chandigarh to Kathmandu across 1 mode: IndiGo Airlines, Northern Railway. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Chandigarh to Kathmandu?
0 percent of the services we sell from Chandigarh to Kathmandu are direct. The rest connect at Delhi, with about 70 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Chandigarh to Kathmandu use?
Services from Chandigarh to Kathmandu by train leave from Chandigarh Junction railway station and arrive at Tribhuvan International Airport KTM. Allow about 1h 57m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Chandigarh to Kathmandu?
1 of the 2 operators we sell from Chandigarh to Kathmandu allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Chandigarh to Kathmandu on 23 September 2026: 1060 km of route against 894 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €81.19, and 6h 19m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Kathmandu is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Kathmandu and across Nepal
Day trips that leave Kathmandu in the morning and cover a good part of Nepal by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Chandigarh reaches 110 places in 4 countries on services we hold, over distances from 34 to 3,073 km. Kathmandu reaches 79 places in 22 countries, from 88 to 9,571 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Chandigarh
- 110Places you can leave for
- 4Countries
- 7Operators
4
7Arriving in Kathmandu
Leaving Kathmandu
- 79Places you can leave for
- 22Countries
- 31Operators