Cheapest€26.19
- الشركة الوطنية للنقل بالسكك الحديدية S-266506:351h 42m08:17AlgiersSétif train station
Door to door 2h 26mCO2 7.2 kgChanges 0Refundable
Algiers to Sétif train
Trains from Algiers to Sétif start at €29.49 and take 2h 25m at their fastest.
The Trains from Algiers to Sétif starts at €29.49 and takes 2h 25m door to door, run by 2 operators over 217 km, with around 6 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 45 days before departure.
- 2h 25mDoor to door
- 1h 41mMoving
- €29.49From
- 7.2 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on 28 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€35.54
- SNTF SN311506:201h 41m08:01AlgiersSétif train station
Door to door 2h 25mCO2 7.2 kgChanges 0Refundable
Train operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
| الشركة الوطنية للنقل بالسكك الحديدية | €26.19 | 2h 16m |
 SNTF | €32.24 | 2h 17m |
The train gets you into Sétif. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to sleep in Sétif
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When to book Algiers to Sétif
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €31.4190 days
- €27.2960 days
- €25.0945 days
- €27.2930 days
- €30.5921 days
- €34.9514 days
- €45.997 days
- €54.793 days
- €58.551 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €25.09.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 133 percent. The dearest point is €58.55, 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.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €37.74Sun
- €29.49Mon
- €32.79Tue
- €34.95Wed
- €39.67Thu
- €36.13Fri
- €42.62Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Algiers
Rail
- Algiers
- Agha
- Baba Ali
Sétif
Rail
- Sétif train station
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 43% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 57% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 217 km against 217 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Tizi Ouzou, El Achir, Bouïra, Bordj Bou Arreridj. The gap between arriving and leaving is 67 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Algiers at 06:20 and the last at 07:30, across 6 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 25m | 1h 41m | 44m | €29.49 | 7.2 kg | 6 |
| Flight | 3h 53m | 43m | 3h 10m | €33.77 | 54.9 kg | 1 |
Questions about Algiers to Sétif
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 the Train from Algiers to Sétif take?
The Train from Algiers to Sétif takes 2h 25m door to door, of which 1h 41m is spent moving. The route runs 217 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Algiers to Sétif cost?
The Train from Algiers to Sétif starts at €29.49 for one passenger, checked on 28 September 2026. A typical fare is €32.51. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Algiers to Sétif?
2 operators run the Train from Algiers to Sétif: الشركة الوطنية للنقل بالسكك الحديدية, SNTF. Between them they file around 6 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Algiers to Sétif use?
The Train from Algiers to Sétif leaves from Algiers and arrives at Sétif train station. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Algiers to Sétif?
The Train is both the cheapest and the fastest way from Algiers to Sétif, at €29.49 and 2h 25m door to door, against 1 other modes that also run the corridor. On this route there is no trade to make between the money and the hours.
When should I book the Train from Algiers to Sétif?
Fares for the Train from Algiers to Sétif bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €25.09. The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time across the window is 133 percent, measured on 28 September 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Algiers to Sétif produce?
The Train from Algiers to Sétif produces about 7.2 kg of CO2 per passenger over 217 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometre. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveller, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Algiers to Sétif?
Operators on the Train from Algiers to Sétif publish Power sockets, Wi-Fi. That is what 2 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 2h 25m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Algiers to Sétif on 9 September 2026: 217 km of route against 217 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €29.49, and 2h 25m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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Things to do in Sétif
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