Prayagraj to Kolkata flights
Flying from Prayagraj to Kolkata: which airports, how far they are from town, the fares our searches have seen, and the train if it is the better fit.
Route facts
- 7 trains listed
- fastest 10h 12m (New Delhi - Howrah Rajdhani Express 12302)
- train from ≈₹430 (SL, approx)
Trains checked
“Fastest” compares scheduled journey times in the timetable we fetched; “from” is the lowest approximate fare across listed trains and classes.
By train instead
If flying does not suit, the railway lists 7 trains between the two cities, the quickest scheduled at 10h 12m and seats from about ₹430 in SL.
Checked · Source: RailRadar (Indian Railways schedule)
Flights
Regional connectivity (UDAN) route. A share of seats on these flights is sold at a government-capped fare; the rest are priced normally, so the fare you see may be above the cap.
AAI listed this route as commenced on 28 Jun 2019 (IndiGo), in its list dated . That is AAI’s newest published route list; flights may have stopped since, so check live flights below. AAI source (PDF)
Airports
Prayagraj: IXD (Prayagraj Airport) · about 10 km from the city centre in a straight line
Kolkata: CCU (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport) · about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line
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Bag and fee comparison
- Flying Prayagraj–Kolkata with IndiGo: convenience fee (per passenger, per way) ₹499 (it also publishes ₹299); extra bag at the airport (per kg) ₹800; extra piece of baggage ₹1,000.
From the airlines’ own fee pages, checked . Every fee, with sources
Also useful
Questions people ask
What is the fastest train from Prayagraj to Kolkata?
New Delhi - Howrah Rajdhani Express (12302), scheduled at 10h 12m from PRYJ to HWH, in the timetable checked 21 Sep 2026, 21:46 IST.
How many trains run from Prayagraj to Kolkata?
7 trains are listed between the two cities’ stations, the first leaving at 01:20 and the last at 23:43 (checked 21 Sep 2026, 21:46 IST). Not every train runs every day.
Is there a direct flight from Prayagraj to Kolkata?
We only say what our own searches have seen. Search live to see today’s non-stop flights; every result says whether it stops.
7 trains go from Prayagraj to Kolkata; the fastest takes 10h 12m, and fares start at about ₹430.