Gaya to Prayagraj runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €37.74, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 4h 8m over 374 km, on services run by 3 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €37.74, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 12, 2026
€37.74
- 143%Moves across the booking window
143%When it runs, leaving Gaya
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 2Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
2
0%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 €90.54Thu24
- about €105.94Fri25
- about €66.34Sat26
- about €78.44Sun27
- about €67.44Mon28
- about €61.39Tue29
- about €48.19Wed30
- about €54.79Thu1
- about €58.09Fri2
- about €60.29Sat3
- about €64.69Sun4
- about €47.09Mon5
- about €46.54Tue6
- about €46.54Wed7
- about €54.79Thu8
- about €49.29Fri9
- about €56.99Sat10
- about €54.24Sun11
- about €37.74Mon12
- about €39.94Tue13
- about €42.69Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Prayagraj. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Prayagraj for the night the train gets in
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When to book Gaya to Prayagraj
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €41.5990 days
- €37.1960 days
- €42.6945 days
- €39.9430 days
- €42.6921 days
- €46.5414 days
- €48.197 days
- €66.343 days
- €90.541 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €37.19.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 143 percent. The most expensive point is €90.54, 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 Gaya to Prayagraj 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
374 km
326 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
474,093 → 1,073,438
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 374 km against 326 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 Varanasi, Patna. The gap between arriving and leaving is 58 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.
Prayagraj is large, and the road in from IXD can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
A car waiting when you land in Prayagraj
Settled in advance, so the ride into Prayagraj costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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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 Prayagraj Rambag railway station
Most of the points near Prayagraj Rambag railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Gaya to Prayagraj
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 Gaya to Prayagraj?
The fastest journey from Gaya to Prayagraj takes 4h 8m door to door, of which 2h 33m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 4h 49m, 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 Gaya to Prayagraj?
The cheapest fare from Gaya to Prayagraj is €37.74, as of September 23, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €62.77. 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 Gaya to Prayagraj?
The cheapest way from Gaya to Prayagraj is by train, at €37.74 for one passenger on October 12, 2026. That journey takes 4h 15m 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 Gaya to Prayagraj?
Fares from Gaya to Prayagraj bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €37.19. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 143 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 Gaya to Prayagraj?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Gaya to Prayagraj, at €46.54. 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 Gaya to Prayagraj?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Gaya to Prayagraj, at €36.09 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 Gaya to Prayagraj?
3 operators sell services from Gaya to Prayagraj across 1 mode: East Coast Railway, ECR, Indian 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 Gaya to Prayagraj?
0 percent of the services we sell from Gaya to Prayagraj are direct. The rest connect at Varanasi, Patna, with about 58 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 Gaya to Prayagraj use?
Services from Gaya to Prayagraj by train leave from Gaya Junction railway station and arrive at Prayagraj Rambag railway 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 Gaya to Prayagraj?
3 of the 3 operators we sell from Gaya to Prayagraj 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 Gaya to Prayagraj on September 23, 2026: 374 km of route against 326 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €37.74, and 4h 8m 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 Prayagraj is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Prayagraj and across India
Day trips that leave Prayagraj in the morning and cover a good part of India by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Gaya reaches 52 places in 3 countries on services we hold, over distances from 46 to 2,035 km. Prayagraj reaches 129 places in 1 countries, from 45 to 1,457 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Gaya
- 52Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 5Operators
3
5Arriving in Prayagraj
Leaving Prayagraj
- 129Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 11Operators