Ranchi to Delhi train

Trains from Ranchi to Delhi start at €125.19 and take 7h 27m at their fastest.

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The Trains from Ranchi to Delhi starts at €125.19 and takes 7h 27m door to door, run by 4 operators over 1,000 km, with around 32 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 45 days before departure.

Checked September 12, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

  • 7h 27mDoor to door
  • 6h 43mMoving
  • €125.19From
  • 33.0 kgCO2
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

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

Lowest CO2€110.89
  1. East Coast Railway EC726006:526h 44m13:36Ranchi Junction railway stationNew Delhi railway station

Door to door 7h 28mCO2 33.0 kgChanges 0Refundable

Carriers

Rail operators

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.
OperatorFrom
East Coast Railway€105.94
Eastern Railway€102.64
Northern Railway€105.94
South Eastern Railway€107.04
  • East Coast Railway
  • Eastern Railway
  • Northern Railway
  • South Eastern Railway

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Booking window

When to book Ranchi to Delhi

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

  1. €101.6290 days
  2. €70.9460 days
  3. €70.3545 days
  4. €76.8430 days
  5. €103.3921 days
  6. €111.6514 days
  7. €128.177 days
  8. €124.633 days
  9. €180.091 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €70.35.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 156 percent. The most expensive point is €180.09, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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. €120.50Sun
  2. €108.70Mon
  3. €110.47Tue
  4. €109.29Wed
  5. €141.15Thu
  6. €128.17Fri
  7. €111.65Sat
Terminals

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

Delhi

Rail
  • New Delhi railway station
  • Delhi Cantt railway station
  • Delhi Azadpur railway station
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.

How far it really runs
The route covers 1,000 km against 1,000 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Ranchi at 06:29 and the last at 20:51, across 32 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
The alternatives

Trains against the other ways to make this journey

The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.

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 52m1h 42m3h 10m€108.70253.4 kg18
Train7h 27m6h 43m44m€125.1933.0 kg32

Questions about Ranchi to Delhi

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 Delhi take?

The Train from Ranchi to Delhi takes 7h 27m door to door, of which 6h 43m is spent moving. The route runs 1,000 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 Delhi cost?

The Train from Ranchi to Delhi starts at €125.19 for one passenger, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare is €134.54. 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 Delhi?

4 operators run the Train from Ranchi to Delhi: East Coast Railway, Eastern Railway, Northern Railway, South Eastern Railway. Between them they file around 32 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 Delhi use?

The Train from Ranchi to Delhi leaves from Ranchi Junction railway station and arrives at New Delhi 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.

Is the Train the best way from Ranchi to Delhi?

Traveling from Ranchi to Delhi by Flight costs €108.70 and takes 4h 52m door to door, against 7h 27m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.

When should I book the Train from Ranchi to Delhi?

Fares for the Train from Ranchi to Delhi bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €70.35. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 156 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.

How much CO2 does the Train from Ranchi to Delhi produce?

The Train from Ranchi to Delhi produces about 33.0 kg of CO2 per passenger over 1000 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 Delhi?

Operators on the Train from Ranchi to Delhi publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 4 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 7h 27m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.

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

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Ranchi to Delhi on September 12, 2026: 1000 km of route against 1000 km in a straight line, 32 services a day, 4 operators, a cheapest fare of €125.19, and 7h 27m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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