Kolkata to Bihār Sharīf runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €55.88, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 5h 1m over 494 km, on services run by 3 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €55.88, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 12 October 2026
€55.88
- 183%Moves across the booking window
183%When it runs, leaving Kolkata
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 2Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
2
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 €154.89Wed23
- about €141.14Thu24
- about €136.74Fri25
- about €107.04Sat26
- about €113.64Sun27
- about €79.54Mon28
- about €81.74Tue29
- about €76.24Wed30
- about €83.94Thu1
- about €78.99Fri2
- about €93.84Sat3
- about €94.39Sun4
- about €69.64Mon5
- about €74.04Tue6
- about €60.29Wed7
- about €81.74Thu8
- about €73.48Fri9
- about €71.84Sat10
- about €75.14Sun11
- about €55.88Mon12
- about €60.84Tue13
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Bihār Sharīf for the night the train gets in
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When to book Kolkata to Bihār Sharīf
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €60.2990 days
- €56.4360 days
- €54.7945 days
- €58.6430 days
- €60.8421 days
- €74.0414 days
- €81.747 days
- €136.743 days
- €154.891 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €54.79.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 183 percent. The dearest point is €154.89, 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 Kolkata to Bihār Sharīf 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
494 km
412 km as the crow flies, 20% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
4,631,392 → 297,268
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 494 km against 412 km in a straight line, a detour of 20 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Dhanbad, Gaya. The gap between arriving and leaving is 49 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 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.
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 Bihar Sharif Junction railway station
Most of the points near Bihar Sharif Junction railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Kolkata to Bihār Sharīf
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 Kolkata to Bihār Sharīf?
The fastest journey from Kolkata to Bihār Sharīf takes 5h 1m door to door, of which 3h 35m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 5h 21m, 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 Kolkata to Bihār Sharīf?
The cheapest fare from Kolkata to Bihār Sharīf is €55.88, as of 22 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €82.57. 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 Kolkata to Bihār Sharīf?
The cheapest way from Kolkata to Bihār Sharīf is by train, at €55.88 for one passenger on 12 October 2026. That journey takes 5h 8m 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 Kolkata to Bihār Sharīf?
Fares from Kolkata to Bihār Sharīf bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €54.79. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 183 percent, measured on 22 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Kolkata to Bihār Sharīf?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Kolkata to Bihār Sharīf, at €69.64. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 22 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Kolkata to Bihār Sharīf?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Kolkata to Bihār Sharīf, at €48.74 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 Kolkata to Bihār Sharīf?
3 operators sell services from Kolkata to Bihār Sharīf across 1 mode: Eastern Railway, ECR, Indian 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 Kolkata to Bihār Sharīf?
0 percent of the services we sell from Kolkata to Bihār Sharīf are direct. The rest connect at Dhanbad, Gaya, with about 49 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 Kolkata to Bihār Sharīf use?
Services from Kolkata to Bihār Sharīf by train leave from Kolkata railway station and arrive at Bihar Sharif Junction 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 Kolkata to Bihār Sharīf?
3 of the 3 operators we sell from Kolkata to Bihār Sharīf 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 Kolkata to Bihār Sharīf on 22 September 2026: 494 km of route against 412 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €55.88, and 5h 1m 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 Bihār Sharīf is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Bihār Sharīf and across India
Day trips that leave Bihār Sharīf in the morning and cover a good part of India by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Kolkata reaches 181 places in 21 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 12,574 km. Bihār Sharīf reaches 60 places in 2 countries, from 22 to 1,818 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Kolkata
- 181Places you can leave for
- 21Countries
- 26Operators
21
26Arriving in Bihār Sharīf
Leaving Bihār Sharīf
- 60Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 1Operators