Gorakhpur to Kolkata

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Gorakhpur to Kolkata. From €66.81, fastest 4h 28m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Gorakhpur to Kolkata costs €66.81 at the cheapest and takes 4h 28m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 708 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.

Checked September 13, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
708 km
Fastest
4h 28m
Average
4h 32m
Services per day
6
Cheapest
€66.81
CO2 per passenger
174.2 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.

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
Flight4h 28m1h 18m3h 10m€84.51174.2 kg2
  • 4h 28mFastest, by Flight
  • €84.51Cheapest, by Flight
  • 174.2 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 708 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

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

Cheapest€66.81
  1. IndiGo Airlines IG598014:481h 21m16:09Gorakhpur GOPKolkata CCU

Door to door 4h 31mCO2 174.2 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Fastest€82.74
  1. IndiGo Airlines IG946306:351h 18m07:53Gorakhpur GOPKolkata CCU

Door to door 4h 28mCO2 174.2 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Lowest CO2€101.54
  1. IR IR195807:301h 59m09:29Gorakhpur East railway stationPatna Ghat railway station
  2. Eastern Railway ER161210:433h 43m14:26Patna Ghat railway stationKolkata railway station

Changes at Patna, with 74 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 7h 40mCO2 23.8 kgChanges 1Refundable

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Checking the live timetables.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Gorakhpur to Kolkata
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Gorakhpur to KolkataMonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26SunSep 27
Flight€153.54€119.91€124.63€132.30€135.84€136.43€96.31€84.51€95.13€99.26€99.85€101.62€93.95€87.46
Train€174.69€170.84€149.39€188.99€154.34€170.84€130.69€110.89€102.64€114.74€133.44€157.09€153.79€115.29

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €66.81

The flight gets you into Kolkata. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

Where to stay in Kolkata

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Booking window

When to book Gorakhpur to Kolkata

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

  1. €90.4190 days
  2. €63.8660 days
  3. €60.9145 days
  4. €55.6030 days
  5. €94.5421 days
  6. €87.4614 days
  7. €96.317 days
  8. €124.633 days
  9. €153.541 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €55.60.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 176 percent. The most expensive point is €153.54, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€153.54€55.601371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.

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. €94.54Sun
  2. €84.51Mon
  3. €95.13Tue
  4. €99.26Wed
  5. €99.85Thu
  6. €101.62Fri
  7. €93.95Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €119.91Sep
  2. €71.53Oct
  3. €62.68Nov
  4. €60.32Dec
  5. €66.81Jan
  6. €55.60Feb

The route

GorakhpurGorakhpurKolkataKolkata
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
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 708 km against 688 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Bokāro, Patna, Ranchi, Varanasi. The gap between arriving and leaving is 54 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Gorakhpur at 06:35 and the last at 14:48, across 2 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

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

Gorakhpur

Rail
  • Gorakhpur East railway station
  • Gorakhpur Cantt railway station
  • Gorakhpur Junction railway station
Bus
  • Bus to Varanasi
  • Baranas Bus to Varanasi
Air
  • GOP

Kolkata

Rail
  • Kolkata railway station
  • Sagnik Pramanik
  • Kona railway station
Bus
  • Kolkata Station Bus Terminal
  • 30D Bus Stop
Air
  • CCU
Ferry
  • Babu Ghat
  • Outram Ghat

The fare from CCU into Kolkata is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from CCU into Kolkata

A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

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
IndiGo Airlines€66.814h 28m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
  • IndiGo Airlines
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest flight fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€49.0073%
Taxes€8.8213%
Supplier fees€7.0010%
Our service fee€1.993%
Total you pay€66.81100%

We cannot promise Kolkata railway station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Kolkata

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 Gorakhpur to Kolkata

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 Gorakhpur to Kolkata?

The fastest journey from Gorakhpur to Kolkata takes 4h 28m door to door, of which 1h 18m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 32m, 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 Gorakhpur to Kolkata?

The cheapest fare from Gorakhpur to Kolkata is €66.81, checked on September 13, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €99.56. 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 Gorakhpur to Kolkata?

The cheapest way from Gorakhpur to Kolkata is by flight, at €84.51 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 4h 28m 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 Gorakhpur to Kolkata?

Fares from Gorakhpur to Kolkata bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €55.60. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 176 percent, measured on September 13, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Gorakhpur to Kolkata?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Gorakhpur to Kolkata, at €84.51. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 13, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Gorakhpur to Kolkata?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Gorakhpur to Kolkata, at €55.60 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 Gorakhpur to Kolkata?

1 operators sell services from Gorakhpur to Kolkata across 1 mode: 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 Gorakhpur to Kolkata?

33 percent of the services we sell from Gorakhpur to Kolkata are direct. The rest connect at Bokāro, Patna, Ranchi, Varanasi, with about 54 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 Gorakhpur to Kolkata use?

Services from Gorakhpur to Kolkata by flight leave from Gorakhpur GOP and arrive at Kolkata CCU. Allow about 3h 10m 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 Gorakhpur to Kolkata?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from Gorakhpur to Kolkata 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

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 modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Gorakhpur to Kolkata on September 13, 2026: 708 km of route against 688 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €66.81, and 4h 28m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Kolkata are the half people leave until last.

A guided tour group

Things to do in Kolkata

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