Constantine to Algiers train

Trains from Constantine to Algiers start at €42.69 and take 2h 58m at their fastest.

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The Trains from Constantine to Algiers starts at €42.69 and takes 2h 58m door to door, run by 1 operator over 318 km, with around 10 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.

Checked 8 September 2026Priced for 29 September 2026One passenger, all fees included

  • 2h 58mDoor to door
  • 2h 14mMoving
  • €42.69From
  • 10.5 kgCO2
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on 29 September 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Fastest€39.39
  1. الشركة الوطنية للنقل بالسكك الحديدية S-796217:152h 14m19:29Constantine train stationAlgiers

Door to door 2h 58mCO2 10.5 kgChanges 0Refundable

Carriers

Train operators

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
الشركة الوطنية للنقل بالسكك الحديدية€34.992h 56m140 km/hRefundablePower sockets, Wi-Fi

Algiers is big enough that where you sleep decides what the days look like. We sell the seat, not the room.

A hotel room

Where to sleep in Algiers

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Booking window

When to book Constantine to Algiers

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €34.3690 days
  2. €32.5960 days
  3. €34.9945 days
  4. €38.4930 days
  5. €33.7721 days
  6. €40.2614 days
  7. €49.117 days
  8. €69.173 days
  9. €70.941 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €32.59.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 118 percent. The dearest point is €70.94, 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.
Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €48.52Sun
  2. €40.26Mon
  3. €40.26Tue
  4. €40.26Wed
  5. €49.11Thu
  6. €47.34Fri
  7. €47.34Sat
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Constantine

Rail
  • Constantine train station

Algiers

Rail
  • Algiers
  • Agha
  • Baba Ali
The journey

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
78% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 22% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 318 km against 318 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Béjaïa, Tizi Ouzou, Bouïra, Sétif. The gap between arriving and leaving is 63 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 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 Constantine at 06:38 and the last at 19:42, across 10 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
The alternatives

Trains against the other ways to make this journey

The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train2h 58m2h 14m44m€42.6910.5 kg10
Flight4h50m3h 10m€40.2680.4 kg8

Questions about Constantine to Algiers

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 Constantine to Algiers take?

The Train from Constantine to Algiers takes 2h 58m door to door, of which 2h 14m is spent moving. The route runs 318 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 Constantine to Algiers cost?

The Train from Constantine to Algiers starts at €42.69 for one passenger, checked on 29 September 2026. A typical fare is €41.59. 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 Constantine to Algiers?

1 operators run the Train from Constantine to Algiers: الشركة الوطنية للنقل بالسكك الحديدية. Between them they file around 10 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 Constantine to Algiers use?

The Train from Constantine to Algiers leaves from Constantine train station and arrives at Algiers. 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 Constantine to Algiers?

Travelling from Constantine to Algiers by Flight costs €40.26 and takes 4h door to door, against 2h 58m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.

When should I book the Train from Constantine to Algiers?

Fares for the Train from Constantine to Algiers bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €32.59. The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time across the window is 118 percent, measured on 29 September 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.

How much CO2 does the Train from Constantine to Algiers produce?

The Train from Constantine to Algiers produces about 10.5 kg of CO2 per passenger over 318 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 Constantine to Algiers?

Operators on the Train from Constantine to Algiers publish Power sockets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 2h 58m 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 Constantine to Algiers on 8 September 2026: 318 km of route against 318 km in a straight line, 10 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €42.69, and 2h 58m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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