Nagpur to Chennai runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €59.74, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 9h 16m over 1,041 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €59.74, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 12 October 2026
€59.74
- 250%Moves across the booking window
250%When it runs, leaving Nagpur
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 €213.19Thu24
- about €185.14Fri25
- about €168.64Sat26
- about €142.79Sun27
- about €119.69Mon28
- about €115.84Tue29
- about €126.29Wed30
- about €115.29Thu1
- about €103.19Fri2
- about €89.99Sat3
- about €110.89Sun4
- about €92.74Mon5
- about €78.44Tue6
- about €96.59Wed7
- about €98.79Thu8
- about €87.24Fri9
- about €88.89Sat10
- about €97.69Sun11
- about €59.74Mon12
- about €69.64Tue13
- about €74.59Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Chennai for the night the train gets in
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When to book Nagpur to Chennai
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €71.8490 days
- €60.8460 days
- €72.3945 days
- €80.6430 days
- €74.5921 days
- €96.5914 days
- €126.297 days
- €168.643 days
- €213.191 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €60.84.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 250 percent. The dearest point is €213.19, 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 Nagpur to Chennai 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
1,041 km
905 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south.
Who lives at each end
2,405,665 → 4,681,087
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 1,041 km against 905 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 Warangal, Rāmgundam. The gap between arriving and leaving is 80 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 12 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.
Chennai is large, and the road in from MAA can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
A car waiting when you land in Chennai
Settled in advance, so the ride into Chennai 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 Chennai Fort railway station
Most of the points near Chennai Fort railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Nagpur to Chennai
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 Nagpur to Chennai?
The fastest journey from Nagpur to Chennai takes 9h 16m door to door, of which 7h 13m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 12h 22m, 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 Nagpur to Chennai?
The cheapest fare from Nagpur to Chennai is €59.74, as of 23 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €145.27. 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 Nagpur to Chennai?
The cheapest way from Nagpur to Chennai is by train, at €59.74 for one passenger on 12 October 2026. That journey takes 9h 17m 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 Nagpur to Chennai?
Fares from Nagpur to Chennai bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €60.84. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 250 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 Nagpur to Chennai?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Nagpur to Chennai, at €78.44. 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 Nagpur to Chennai?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Nagpur to Chennai, at €59.19 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 Nagpur to Chennai?
2 operators sell services from Nagpur to Chennai across 1 mode: 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 Nagpur to Chennai?
0 percent of the services we sell from Nagpur to Chennai are direct. The rest connect at Warangal, Rāmgundam, with about 80 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 Nagpur to Chennai use?
Services from Nagpur to Chennai by train leave from Nagpur (se) railway station and arrive at Chennai Fort 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 Nagpur to Chennai?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Nagpur to Chennai 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 Nagpur to Chennai on 23 September 2026: 1041 km of route against 905 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €59.74, and 9h 16m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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The two ends, compared
Nagpur reaches 127 places in 4 countries on services we hold, over distances from 68 to 2,848 km. Chennai reaches 254 places in 36 countries, from 24 to 15,074 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Nagpur
- 127Places you can leave for
- 4Countries
- 10Operators
4
10Arriving in Chennai
Leaving Chennai
- 254Places you can leave for
- 36Countries
- 41Operators