Chandigarh to Ranchi runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €117.55, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 7h 55m over 1,197 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €117.55, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 13, 2026
€117.55
- 133%Moves across the booking window
133%When it runs, leaving Chandigarh
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
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0%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €315.79Thu24
- about €354.73Fri25
- about €254.43Sat26
- about €226.11Sun27
- about €230.83Mon28
- about €252.66Tue29
- about €155.31Wed30
- about €212.54Thu1
- about €209.00Fri2
- about €193.07Sat3
- about €206.05Sun4
- about €175.96Mon5
- about €148.82Tue6
- about €151.77Wed7
- about €173.60Thu8
- about €173.01Fri9
- about €169.47Sat10
- about €188.94Sun11
- about €145.87Mon12
- about €117.55Tue13
- about €142.33Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Ranchi. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Ranchi for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Chandigarh to Ranchi
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €157.6790 days
- €135.2560 days
- €144.1045 days
- €135.8430 days
- €142.3321 days
- €151.7714 days
- €155.317 days
- €254.433 days
- €315.791 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €135.25.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 133 percent. The most expensive point is €315.79, 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.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Chandigarh to Ranchi 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
1,197 km
1,177 km as the crow flies, 2% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-east.
Who lives at each end
970,602 → 1,120,374
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 1,197 km against 1,177 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 Lucknow. The gap between arriving and leaving is 45 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 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.
Ranchi is large, and the road in from IXR can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
A car waiting when you land in Ranchi
Settled in advance, so the ride into Ranchi costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Ranchi Junction railway station
Most of the points near Ranchi Junction railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Chandigarh to Ranchi
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 Chandigarh to Ranchi?
The fastest journey from Chandigarh to Ranchi takes 7h 55m door to door, of which 5h 54m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 8h 12m, 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 Chandigarh to Ranchi?
The cheapest fare from Chandigarh to Ranchi is €117.55, as of September 23, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €188.94. 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 Chandigarh to Ranchi?
The cheapest way from Chandigarh to Ranchi is by flight, at €117.55 for one passenger on October 13, 2026. That journey takes 8h 36m 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 Chandigarh to Ranchi?
Fares from Chandigarh to Ranchi bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €135.25. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 133 percent, measured on September 23, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Chandigarh to Ranchi?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Chandigarh to Ranchi, at €148.82. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 23, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Chandigarh to Ranchi?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Chandigarh to Ranchi, at €112.24 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 Chandigarh to Ranchi?
2 operators sell services from Chandigarh to Ranchi across 1 mode: East Coast Railway, IndiGo Airlines. 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 Chandigarh to Ranchi?
0 percent of the services we sell from Chandigarh to Ranchi are direct. The rest connect at Lucknow, with about 45 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 Chandigarh to Ranchi use?
Services from Chandigarh to Ranchi by flight leave from Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport IXC and arrive at Ranchi Junction railway station. Allow about 1h 57m 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 Chandigarh to Ranchi?
1 of the 2 operators we sell from Chandigarh to Ranchi 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 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 Chandigarh to Ranchi on September 23, 2026: 1197 km of route against 1177 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €117.55, and 7h 55m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Ranchi is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Ranchi and across India
Day trips that leave Ranchi in the morning and cover a good part of India by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Chandigarh reaches 110 places in 4 countries on services we hold, over distances from 34 to 3,073 km. Ranchi reaches 95 places in 2 countries, from 93 to 1,877 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Chandigarh
- 110Places you can leave for
- 4Countries
- 7Operators
4
7Arriving in Ranchi
Leaving Ranchi
- 95Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 9Operators