Chennai to Bareilly runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €180.58 and €233.54, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 15h 56m over 1,961 km, on services run by 2 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 0 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 13 October 2026
€180.58 to €233.54
- 182%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Chennai
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
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 €528.73Thu24
- about €464.93Fri25
- about €345.58Sat26
- about €342.28Sun27
- about €294.43Mon28
- about €325.23Tue29
- about €245.48Wed30
- about €254.83Thu1
- about €282.88Fri2
- about €293.88Sat3
- about €226.78Sun4
- about €237.23Mon5
- about €233.38Tue6
- about €204.23Wed7
- about €264.73Thu8
- about €194.33Fri9
- about €241.63Sat10
- about €232.28Sun11
- about €201.48Mon12
- about €180.58Tue13
- about €219.63Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Bareilly. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A room in Bareilly for the night the train gets in
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When to book Chennai to Bareilly
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €200.9390 days
- €187.7360 days
- €200.3845 days
- €201.4830 days
- €219.6321 days
- €204.2314 days
- €245.487 days
- €345.583 days
- €528.731 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €187.73.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 182 percent. The dearest point is €528.73, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 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 Chennai to Bareilly and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
1,961 km
1,701 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
4,681,087 → 745,435
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 1,961 km against 1,701 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Rāmgundam, Warangal. The gap between arriving and leaving is 56 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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.
The fare from BEK into Bareilly is set by whoever drives it.

A car waiting when you land in Bareilly
Settled in advance, so the ride into Bareilly 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.

Left luggage near Bareilly City railway station
Most of the points near Bareilly City railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Chennai to Bareilly
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 Chennai to Bareilly?
The fastest journey from Chennai to Bareilly takes 15h 56m door to door, of which 13h 59m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 18h 38m, 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 Chennai to Bareilly?
The cheapest fare from Chennai to Bareilly is €180.58, as of 23 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €294.16. 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 Chennai to Bareilly?
The cheapest way from Chennai to Bareilly is by coach, at €180.58 for one passenger on 13 October 2026. That journey takes 20h 34m 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.
What is the fastest way to get from Chennai to Bareilly?
The fastest way from Chennai to Bareilly is by train, at 16h 16m door to door. Only 13h 59m of that is spent moving; the remaining 2h 17m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €233.54.
When should I book Chennai to Bareilly?
Fares from Chennai to Bareilly bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €187.73. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 182 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 Chennai to Bareilly?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Chennai to Bareilly, at €219.63. 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 Chennai to Bareilly?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Chennai to Bareilly, at €156.38 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 Chennai to Bareilly?
2 operators sell services from Chennai to Bareilly across 2 modes: Apsrtc, South Central 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 Chennai to Bareilly?
0 percent of the services we sell from Chennai to Bareilly are direct. The rest connect at Rāmgundam, Warangal, with about 56 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Chennai to Bareilly produce?
Travelling from Chennai to Bareilly by train produces about 64.7 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Coach produces about 65.5 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Chennai to Bareilly use?
Services from Chennai to Bareilly by train leave from Chennai Fort railway station and arrive at Bareilly City railway station. Allow about 44m 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 Chennai to Bareilly?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Chennai to Bareilly 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 Chennai to Bareilly on 23 September 2026: 1961 km of route against 1701 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €180.58, and 15h 56m 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 Bareilly is somebody else's catalogue.

Day trips out of Bareilly and across India
Day trips that leave Bareilly in the morning and cover a good part of India by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Chennai reaches 254 places in 36 countries on services we hold, over distances from 24 to 15,074 km. Bareilly reaches 71 places in 1 countries, from 46 to 1,722 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Chennai
- 254Places you can leave for
- 36Countries
- 41Operators
Arriving in Bareilly
Leaving Bareilly
- 71Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 6Operators