Map data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)Map data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

Kolkata to Bālurghāt

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Kolkata to Bālurghāt. From €37.19, fastest 4h 21m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Kolkata to Bālurghāt runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €37.19 and €61.50, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 4h 21m over 456 km, on services run by 3 operators across 2 modes.

Checked September 23, 2026Priced for October 13, 2026One passenger, all fees included

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

€37.19 to €61.50

  • 164%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving Kolkata

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

12Go lists the departures it sells between Kolkata and Bālurghāt.

See departures on 12Go

Partner link. The seller pays us a commission when a booking completes, and it never changes what you pay.

Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €107.04Thu24
  2. about €116.39Fri25
  3. about €84.49Sat26
  4. about €82.84Sun27
  5. about €58.09Mon28
  6. about €63.04Tue29
  7. about €63.59Wed30
  8. about €56.99Thu1
  9. about €57.54Fri2
  10. about €60.84Sat3
  11. about €70.19Sun4
  12. about €49.84Mon5
  13. about €48.74Tue6
  14. about €43.79Wed7
  15. about €53.14Thu8
  16. about €59.19Fri9
  17. about €50.39Sat10
  18. about €52.59Sun11
  19. about €42.14Mon12
  20. about €37.19Tue13
  21. about €44.89Wed14

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The train gets you into Bālurghāt. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Bālurghāt for the night the train gets in

Sort by distance from Balurghat railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

Partner links. We earn a commission when a booking completes, and it never changes what you pay.

Booking window

When to book Kolkata to Bālurghāt

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

  1. €40.4990 days
  2. €41.5960 days
  3. €44.8945 days
  4. €44.3430 days
  5. €44.8921 days
  6. €43.7914 days
  7. €63.597 days
  8. €84.493 days
  9. €107.041 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €40.49.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 164 percent. The most expensive point is €107.04, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€107.04€40.49137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 90 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Kolkata to Bālurghāt 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

456 km

299 km as the crow flies, 53% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north.

Who lives at each end

4,631,392153,279

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

IndiaMyanmar (Burma)BangladeshChittagongChittagongLucknowLucknowPatnaPatnaKhulnaKhulnaJamshedpurJamshedpurMandalayMandalayDhanbadDhanbadVaranasiVaranasiRanchiRanchiPrayagrajPrayagrajRaipurRaipurGuwahatiGuwahatiGorakhpurGorakhpurComillaComillaBhilaiBhilaiBokaroBokaroKolkataKolkataBālurghātBālurghātMap data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)Map data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
The journey

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 456 km against 299 km in a straight line, a detour of 53 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Shāntipur, Siliguri, Baharampur. The gap between arriving and leaving is 67 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 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.

Who runs this route

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Balurghat railway station

Most of the points near Balurghat railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.

Partner links. We earn a commission on a booking, and the price is the same as going direct.

Questions about Kolkata to Bālurghāt

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 Kolkata to Bālurghāt?

The fastest journey from Kolkata to Bālurghāt takes 4h 21m door to door, of which 2h 34m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 5h 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 Kolkata to Bālurghāt?

The cheapest fare from Kolkata to Bālurghāt is €37.19, as of September 23, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €65.24. 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 Kolkata to Bālurghāt?

The cheapest way from Kolkata to Bālurghāt is by train, at €37.19 for one passenger on October 13, 2026. That journey takes 4h 25m 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 Kolkata to Bālurghāt?

The fastest way from Kolkata to Bālurghāt is by train, at 4h 25m door to door. Only 2h 34m of that is spent moving; the remaining 1h 51m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €37.19.

When should I book Kolkata to Bālurghāt?

Fares from Kolkata to Bālurghāt bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €40.49. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 164 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 Kolkata to Bālurghāt?

Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Kolkata to Bālurghāt, at €44.89. 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 Kolkata to Bālurghāt?

February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Kolkata to Bālurghāt, at €32.23 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 Kolkata to Bālurghāt?

3 operators sell services from Kolkata to Bālurghāt across 2 modes: Eastern Railway, Indian 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 Kolkata to Bālurghāt?

0 percent of the services we sell from Kolkata to Bālurghāt are direct. The rest connect at Shāntipur, Siliguri, Baharampur, with about 67 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 Kolkata to Bālurghāt produce?

Traveling from Kolkata to Bālurghāt by train produces about 11.5 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 105.7 kg, roughly 9 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Kolkata to Bālurghāt use?

Services from Kolkata to Bālurghāt by train leave from Kolkata railway station and arrive at Balurghat 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 Kolkata to Bālurghāt?

2 of the 3 operators we sell from Kolkata to Bālurghāt 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 Kolkata to Bālurghāt on September 23, 2026: 456 km of route against 299 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €37.19, and 4h 21m 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 Bālurghāt is somebody else's catalog.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Bālurghāt and across India

Day trips that leave Bālurghāt in the morning and cover a good part of India by evening.

Partner links. We earn a commission on a booking, and it never changes the price.

The two ends, compared

Kolkata reaches 181 places in 21 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 12,574 km. Bālurghāt reaches 17 places in 2 countries, from 44 to 299 km.

Other ways to make this journey

Leaving Kolkata

  • 181Places you can leave for
  • 21Countries
  • 26Operators

Arriving in Bālurghāt

Leaving Bālurghāt

  • 17Places you can leave for
  • 2Countries
  • 1Operators

Find tickets

Plan with Ori

Ori, the trip planner

Ask it something like this