Cheapest€103.19
- South Eastern Railway SE859706:297h 1m13:30Ranchi Junction railway stationAgra City railway station
Door to door 7h 45mCO2 32.2 kgChanges 0Refundable
Ranchi to Agra train
Trains from Ranchi to Agra start at €123.54 and take 7h 22m at their fastest.
The Trains from Ranchi to Agra starts at €123.54 and takes 7h 22m door to door, run by 4 operators over 976 km, with around 12 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 7h 22mDoor to door
- 6h 38mMoving
- €123.54From
- 32.2 kgCO2
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€144.44
- Northern Railway NR221914:206h 38m20:58Ranchi Junction railway stationAgra City railway station
Door to door 7h 22mCO2 32.2 kgChanges 0Refundable
Lowest CO2€126.29
- East Coast Railway EC514607:302h 50m10:20Ranchi Junction railway stationVaranasi City railway station
- East Coast Railway EC509111:514h 11m16:02Varanasi City railway stationAgra City railway station
Changes at Varanasi, with 91 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.
Door to door 9h 16mCO2 29.9 kgChanges 1Refundable
Rail operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 East Coast Railway | €122.44 | 7h 19m |
 Eastern Railway | €108.14 | 7h 18m |
 Northern Railway | €119.69 | 7h 19m |
 South Eastern Railway | €103.19 | 7h 18m |
The trip ends at Agra City railway station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
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When to book Ranchi to Agra
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €105.9490 days
- €79.5460 days
- €104.2945 days
- €102.6430 days
- €133.9921 days
- €137.8414 days
- €164.247 days
- €184.043 days
- €247.291 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €79.54.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 211 percent. The most expensive point is €247.29, 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.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €149.39Sun
- €123.54Mon
- €124.64Tue
- €143.89Wed
- €137.84Thu
- €151.59Fri
- €163.69Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Ranchi
Rail
- Ranchi Junction railway station
- Itky railway station
- Hatia railway station
Agra
Rail
- Agra City railway station
- Agra Fort railway station
- Agra Cantt railway station
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 976 km against 848 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 Jājmau, Kanpur, Prayagraj, Varanasi. The gap between arriving and leaving is 80 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 12 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 Ranchi 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.
Questions about Ranchi to Agra
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 the Train from Ranchi to Agra take?
The Train from Ranchi to Agra takes 7h 22m door to door, of which 6h 38m is spent moving. The route runs 976 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Ranchi to Agra cost?
The Train from Ranchi to Agra starts at €123.54 for one passenger, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare is €137.57. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Ranchi to Agra?
4 operators run the Train from Ranchi to Agra: East Coast Railway, Eastern Railway, Northern Railway, South Eastern Railway. Between them they file around 12 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Ranchi to Agra use?
The Train from Ranchi to Agra leaves from Ranchi Junction railway station and arrives at Agra City railway station. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
When should I book the Train from Ranchi to Agra?
Fares for the Train from Ranchi to Agra bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €79.54. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 211 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Ranchi to Agra produce?
The Train from Ranchi to Agra produces about 32.2 kg of CO2 per passenger over 976 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Ranchi to Agra?
Operators on the Train from Ranchi to Agra publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 4 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 7h 22m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
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
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Ranchi to Agra on September 10, 2026: 976 km of route against 848 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 4 operators, a cheapest fare of €123.54, and 7h 22m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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