Bordj Bou Arreridj to Bordj el Kiffan runs about 6 times a day, with the first departure around 06:10 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €20.14 and €23.44, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 2h 3m over 183 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for October 5, 2026
€20.14 to €23.44
- 178%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Bordj Bou Arreridj
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:10First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 6Services per day
- 33%Run direct
الشركة الوطنية للنقل بالسكك الحديدية runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
Bookaway lists departures for Bordj Bou Arreridj to Bordj el Kiffan on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €49.84Mon21
- about €39.39Tue22
- about €40.49Wed23
- about €47.64Thu24
- about €43.24Fri25
- about €46.54Sat26
- about €36.09Sun27
- about €24.54Mon28
- about €26.74Tue29
- about €26.74Wed30
- about €36.09Thu1
- about €32.24Fri2
- about €33.89Sat3
- about €27.84Sun4
- about €20.14Mon5
- about €21.79Tue6
- about €23.44Wed7
- about €27.29Thu8
- about €27.84Fri9
- about €28.39Sat10
- about €25.09Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Bordj el Kiffan. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Bordj el Kiffan for the night the train gets in
The search opens on Bordj el Kiffan with your nights already filled in, so it is one step to a real price.
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When to book Bordj Bou Arreridj to Bordj el Kiffan
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €25.6490 days
- €21.2460 days
- €17.9445 days
- €22.3330 days
- €25.0921 days
- €27.8414 days
- €36.097 days
- €40.493 days
- €49.841 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €17.94.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 178 percent. The most expensive point is €49.84, 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.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Bordj Bou Arreridj to Bordj el Kiffan 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
183 km
159 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
158,812 → 123,246
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
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 183 km against 159 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 Bouïra, Tizi Ouzou, Béjaïa, M'Sila. The gap between arriving and leaving is 49 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 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.
Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Where to leave your bags in Bordj el Kiffan
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Bordj Bou Arreridj to Bordj el Kiffan
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Bordj Bou Arreridj to Bordj el Kiffan?
The fastest journey from Bordj Bou Arreridj to Bordj el Kiffan takes 2h 3m door to door, of which 1h 19m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 2h 9m, 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 Bordj Bou Arreridj to Bordj el Kiffan?
The cheapest fare from Bordj Bou Arreridj to Bordj el Kiffan is €20.14, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €33.34. 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 Bordj Bou Arreridj to Bordj el Kiffan?
The cheapest way from Bordj Bou Arreridj to Bordj el Kiffan is by train, at €20.14 for one passenger on October 5, 2026. That journey takes 2h 3m 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 Bordj Bou Arreridj to Bordj el Kiffan?
Fares from Bordj Bou Arreridj to Bordj el Kiffan bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €17.94. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 178 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Bordj Bou Arreridj to Bordj el Kiffan?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Bordj Bou Arreridj to Bordj el Kiffan, at €24.54. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 20, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Bordj Bou Arreridj to Bordj el Kiffan?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Bordj Bou Arreridj to Bordj el Kiffan, at €19.04 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 service from Bordj Bou Arreridj to Bordj el Kiffan?
SNTF, الشركة الوطنية للنقل بالسكك الحديدية publish service areas covering both Bordj Bou Arreridj and Bordj el Kiffan, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Bordj Bou Arreridj to Bordj el Kiffan?
33 percent of the services we sell from Bordj Bou Arreridj to Bordj el Kiffan are direct. The rest connect at Bouïra, Tizi Ouzou, Béjaïa, M'Sila, with about 49 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 Bordj Bou Arreridj to Bordj el Kiffan use?
Services from Bordj Bou Arreridj to Bordj el Kiffan by train leave from Bordj Bou Arreridj station and arrive at Bordj el Kiffan 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 Bordj Bou Arreridj to Bordj el Kiffan?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Bordj Bou Arreridj to Bordj el Kiffan 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.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
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 labeled 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 Bordj Bou Arreridj to Bordj el Kiffan on September 20, 2026: 183 km of route against 159 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €20.14, and 2h 3m 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 Bordj el Kiffan is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Bordj el Kiffan and across Algeria
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The two ends, compared
Bordj Bou Arreridj reaches 17 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 45 to 175 km. Bordj el Kiffan reaches 14 places in 1 countries, from 47 to 318 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Bordj Bou Arreridj
- 17Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators
Arriving in Bordj el Kiffan
Leaving Bordj el Kiffan
- 14Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators