Cheapest€72.39
- South Eastern Railway SE364106:294h 53m11:22Lucknow City railway stationRanchi Junction railway station
Door to door 5h 37mCO2 22.3 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Lucknow to Ranchi costs €72.39 at the cheapest and takes 5h 19m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 4 operators. The route covers 677 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 677 km
- Fastest
- 5h 19m
- Average
- 5h 40m
- Services per day
- 12
- Cheapest
- €72.39
- CO2 per passenger
- 22.3 kg
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 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 5h 20m | 4h 36m | 44m | €83.94 | 22.3 kg | 12 |
- 5h 20mFastest, by Train
- €83.94Cheapest, by Train
- 22.3 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 677 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€100.99
- Northern Railway NR753614:204h 36m18:56Lucknow City railway stationRanchi Junction railway station
Door to door 5h 20mCO2 22.3 kgChanges 0Refundable
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.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
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 Lucknow to Ranchi | ThuSep 10 | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €173.59 | €171.94 | €142.79 | €128.49 | €110.34 | €121.89 | €89.99 | €114.74 | €105.94 | €114.19 | €104.29 | €86.69 | €87.24 | €83.94 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €72.39
Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Ranchi. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.
A room in Ranchi for the night the train gets in
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When to book Lucknow to Ranchi
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €68.5490 days
- €62.4960 days
- €71.8445 days
- €70.1930 days
- €80.6421 days
- €83.9414 days
- €89.997 days
- €142.793 days
- €173.591 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €62.49.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 178 percent. The most expensive point is €173.59, 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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Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €104.29Sun
- €86.69Mon
- €87.24Tue
- €83.94Wed
- €114.74Thu
- €105.94Fri
- €114.19Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €121.89Sep
- €77.89Oct
- €73.49Nov
- €69.64Dec
- €71.29Jan
- €59.19Feb
The route
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
- 67% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 33% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 677 km against 588 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, Prayagraj, Jājmau, Gorakhpur. The gap between arriving and leaving is 55 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 Lucknow at 06:29 and the last at 14:39, across 12 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Lucknow
Rail
- Lucknow City railway station
- Lucknow Alambagh railway station
- Lucknow Charbagh railway station
Bus
- Alambagh Bus Station
- Vridavan
Air
- LKO
Ranchi
Rail
- Ranchi Junction railway station
- Itky railway station
- Hatia railway station
Bus
- Transport Department
- ITI Bus Stand
Air
- IXR
The fare from IXR into Ranchi is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
Getting from IXR into Ranchi?
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 East Coast Railway | €85.59 | 5h 19m |
 Eastern Railway | €75.69 | 5h 20m |
 Northern Railway | €83.94 | 5h 20m |
 South Eastern Railway | €72.39 | 5h 19m |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €64.00 | 88% |
| Taxes | €6.40 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 3% |
| Total you pay | €72.39 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Ranchi well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Baggage storage near Ranchi Junction railway station
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 Lucknow 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 Lucknow to Ranchi?
The fastest journey from Lucknow to Ranchi takes 5h 19m door to door, of which 4h 36m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 5h 40m, 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 Lucknow to Ranchi?
The cheapest fare from Lucknow to Ranchi is €72.39, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €118.59. 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 Lucknow to Ranchi?
The cheapest way from Lucknow to Ranchi is by Train, at €83.94 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 5h 20m 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 Lucknow to Ranchi?
Fares from Lucknow to Ranchi bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €62.49. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 178 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Lucknow to Ranchi?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Lucknow to Ranchi, at €83.94. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Lucknow to Ranchi?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Lucknow to Ranchi, at €59.19 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 Lucknow to Ranchi?
4 operators sell services from Lucknow to Ranchi across 1 modes: East Coast Railway, Eastern Railway, Northern Railway, South Eastern 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 Lucknow to Ranchi?
67 percent of the services we sell from Lucknow to Ranchi are direct. The rest connect at Varanasi, Prayagraj, Jājmau, Gorakhpur, with about 55 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 Lucknow to Ranchi use?
Services from Lucknow to Ranchi by Train leave from Lucknow City railway station and arrive at Ranchi Junction 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 Lucknow to Ranchi?
4 of the 4 operators we sell from Lucknow 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
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
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 Lucknow to Ranchi on September 9, 2026: 677 km of route against 588 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 4 operators, a cheapest fare of €72.39, and 5h 19m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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