Ranchi to Begusarai runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €38.29, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 4h 13m over 348 km, on services run by 3 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €38.29, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 12 October 2026
€38.29
- 159%Moves across the booking window
159%When it runs, leaving Ranchi
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 €104.84Thu24
- about €97.14Fri25
- about €82.84Sat26
- about €81.19Sun27
- about €65.24Mon28
- about €58.64Tue29
- about €52.59Wed30
- about €60.29Thu1
- about €56.44Fri2
- about €65.79Sat3
- about €66.34Sun4
- about €52.04Mon5
- about €50.94Tue6
- about €45.99Wed7
- about €51.49Thu8
- about €47.09Fri9
- about €54.79Sat10
- about €51.49Sun11
- about €38.29Mon12
- about €43.79Tue13
- about €45.99Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Begusarai for the night the train gets in
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When to book Ranchi to Begusarai
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €40.4990 days
- €41.0460 days
- €41.0445 days
- €44.3430 days
- €45.9921 days
- €45.9914 days
- €52.597 days
- €82.843 days
- €104.841 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €40.49.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 159 percent. The dearest point is €104.84, 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 Ranchi to Begusarai 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
348 km
245 km as the crow flies, 42% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
1,120,374 → 252,008
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 348 km against 245 km in a straight line, a detour of 42 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Gaya, Dhanbad. The gap between arriving and leaving is 54 minutes, of which about 5 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.
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 Begusarai railway station
Most of the points near Begusarai railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Ranchi to Begusarai
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 Ranchi to Begusarai?
The fastest journey from Ranchi to Begusarai takes 4h 13m door to door, of which 2h 35m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 4h 45m, 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 Ranchi to Begusarai?
The cheapest fare from Ranchi to Begusarai is €38.29, as of 23 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €57.54. 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 Ranchi to Begusarai?
The cheapest way from Ranchi to Begusarai is by train, at €38.29 for one passenger on 12 October 2026. That journey takes 4h 13m 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 Ranchi to Begusarai?
Fares from Ranchi to Begusarai bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €40.49. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 159 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 Ranchi to Begusarai?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Ranchi to Begusarai, at €45.99. 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 Ranchi to Begusarai?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Ranchi to Begusarai, at €32.79 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 Ranchi to Begusarai?
3 operators sell services from Ranchi to Begusarai across 1 mode: East Coast 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 Ranchi to Begusarai?
0 percent of the services we sell from Ranchi to Begusarai are direct. The rest connect at Gaya, Dhanbad, with about 54 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 Ranchi to Begusarai use?
Services from Ranchi to Begusarai by train leave from Ranchi Junction railway station and arrive at Begusarai 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 Ranchi to Begusarai?
3 of the 3 operators we sell from Ranchi to Begusarai 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 Ranchi to Begusarai on 23 September 2026: 348 km of route against 245 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €38.29, and 4h 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 Begusarai is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Begusarai and across India
Day trips that leave Begusarai in the morning and cover a good part of India by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Ranchi reaches 95 places in 2 countries on services we hold, over distances from 93 to 1,877 km. Begusarai reaches 18 places in 1 countries, from 56 to 568 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Ranchi
- 95Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 9Operators
2
9Arriving in Begusarai
Leaving Begusarai
- 18Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators