Chennai to Bhopal runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €110.73 and €141.69, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 10h 6m over 1,297 km, on services run by 2 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 0 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for October 13, 2026
€110.73 to €141.69
- 179%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Chennai
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 2Services per day
- 0%Run direct
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 €318.63Thu24
- about €277.38Fri25
- about €216.33Sat26
- about €201.48Sun27
- about €178.38Mon28
- about €189.93Tue29
- about €150.88Wed30
- about €154.18Thu1
- about €169.03Fri2
- about €172.33Sat3
- about €140.98Sun4
- about €145.93Mon5
- about €136.03Tue6
- about €123.38Wed7
- about €154.18Thu8
- about €122.83Fri9
- about €144.83Sat10
- about €139.88Sun11
- about €118.98Mon12
- about €110.73Tue13
- about €132.18Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Bhopal. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A room in Bhopal for the night the train gets in
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When to book Chennai to Bhopal
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €120.0890 days
- €114.0360 days
- €119.5345 days
- €118.9830 days
- €132.1821 days
- €123.3814 days
- €150.887 days
- €216.333 days
- €318.631 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €114.03.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 179 percent. The most expensive point is €318.63, 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 Chennai to Bhopal 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
1,297 km
1,170 km as the crow flies, 11% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
4,681,087 → 1,798,218
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 1,297 km against 1,170 km in a straight line, a detour of 11 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Warangal, Hyderabad, Rāmgundam. The gap between arriving and leaving is 59 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 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.
Bhopal is large, and the road in from BHO can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.

A car waiting when you land in Bhopal
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Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Baggage storage near Bhopal Bhadbhada Ghat
Most of the points near Bhopal Bhadbhada Ghat open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Chennai to Bhopal
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 Chennai to Bhopal?
The fastest journey from Chennai to Bhopal takes 10h 6m door to door, of which 8h 50m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 12h 56m, 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 Chennai to Bhopal?
The cheapest fare from Chennai to Bhopal is €110.73, as of September 23, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €193.94. 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 Chennai to Bhopal?
The cheapest way from Chennai to Bhopal is by coach, at €110.73 for one passenger on October 13, 2026. That journey takes 16h 9m 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.
What is the fastest way to get from Chennai to Bhopal?
The fastest way from Chennai to Bhopal is by train, at 10h 40m door to door. Only 8h 50m of that is spent moving; the remaining 1h 50m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €141.69.
When should I book Chennai to Bhopal?
Fares from Chennai to Bhopal bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €114.03. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 179 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 Chennai to Bhopal?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Chennai to Bhopal, at €132.18. 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 Chennai to Bhopal?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Chennai to Bhopal, at €94.23 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 Chennai to Bhopal?
2 operators sell services from Chennai to Bhopal across 2 modes: Apsrtc, South Central 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 Chennai to Bhopal?
0 percent of the services we sell from Chennai to Bhopal are direct. The rest connect at Warangal, Hyderabad, Rāmgundam, with about 59 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Chennai to Bhopal produce?
Traveling from Chennai to Bhopal by train produces about 41.8 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Coach produces about 45.6 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Chennai to Bhopal use?
Services from Chennai to Bhopal by train leave from Chennai Fort railway station and arrive at Bhopal Bhadbhada Ghat. 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 Chennai to Bhopal?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Chennai to Bhopal 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 Chennai to Bhopal on September 23, 2026: 1297 km of route against 1170 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €110.73, and 10h 6m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Bhopal a set of days out that do not start at a station.

Day trips out of Bhopal and across India
Day trips that leave Bhopal in the morning and cover a good part of India by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Chennai reaches 254 places in 36 countries on services we hold, over distances from 24 to 15,074 km. Bhopal reaches 151 places in 2 countries, from 65 to 1,485 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Chennai
- 254Places you can leave for
- 36Countries
- 41Operators
Arriving in Bhopal
Leaving Bhopal
- 151Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 10Operators