Prayagraj to Asansol runs about 3 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €64.69, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 6h 13m over 637 km, on services run by 3 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €64.69, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 13 October 2026
€64.69
- 179%Moves across the booking window
179%When it runs, leaving Prayagraj
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 3Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
3
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 €181.84Thu24
- about €196.69Fri25
- about €149.94Sat26
- about €130.69Sun27
- about €111.99Mon28
- about €117.49Tue29
- about €100.44Wed30
- about €104.84Thu1
- about €105.94Fri2
- about €106.49Sat3
- about €98.24Sun4
- about €98.79Mon5
- about €79.53Tue6
- about €78.44Wed7
- about €86.14Thu8
- about €99.89Fri9
- about €85.59Sat10
- about €91.63Sun11
- about €74.59Mon12
- about €64.69Tue13
- about €75.69Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Asansol for the night the train gets in
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When to book Prayagraj to Asansol
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €65.2490 days
- €71.2960 days
- €80.6445 days
- €75.6830 days
- €75.6921 days
- €78.4414 days
- €100.447 days
- €149.943 days
- €181.841 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €65.24.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 179 percent. The dearest point is €181.84, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 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 Prayagraj to Asansol 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
637 km
555 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs east.
Who lives at each end
1,073,438 → 504,271
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 637 km against 555 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 Bokāro, Dhanbad, Varanasi. The gap between arriving and leaving is 58 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 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 Asansol East railway station
Most of the points near Asansol East railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Prayagraj to Asansol
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 Prayagraj to Asansol?
The fastest journey from Prayagraj to Asansol takes 6h 13m door to door, of which 4h 55m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 6h 53m, 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 Prayagraj to Asansol?
The cheapest fare from Prayagraj to Asansol is €64.69, as of 23 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €105.39. 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 Prayagraj to Asansol?
The cheapest way from Prayagraj to Asansol is by train, at €64.69 for one passenger on 13 October 2026. That journey takes 6h 37m 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 Prayagraj to Asansol?
Fares from Prayagraj to Asansol bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €65.24. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 179 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 Prayagraj to Asansol?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Prayagraj to Asansol, 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 Prayagraj to Asansol?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Prayagraj to Asansol, at €53.69 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 Prayagraj to Asansol?
3 operators sell services from Prayagraj to Asansol across 1 mode: East Coast Railway, Indian Railway, South Eastern 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 Prayagraj to Asansol?
0 percent of the services we sell from Prayagraj to Asansol are direct. The rest connect at Bokāro, Dhanbad, Varanasi, with about 58 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 Prayagraj to Asansol use?
Services from Prayagraj to Asansol by train leave from Prayagraj Rambag railway station and arrive at Asansol East 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 Prayagraj to Asansol?
3 of the 3 operators we sell from Prayagraj to Asansol 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 Prayagraj to Asansol on 23 September 2026: 637 km of route against 555 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €64.69, and 6h 13m 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 Asansol is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Asansol and across India
Day trips that leave Asansol in the morning and cover a good part of India by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Prayagraj reaches 129 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 45 to 1,457 km. Asansol reaches 31 places in 1 countries, from 58 to 1,555 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Prayagraj
- 129Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 11Operators
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11Arriving in Asansol
Leaving Asansol
- 31Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators