Delhi to Bhopal: every way to go
How to get from Delhi to Bhopal: trains, buses, flights and a car estimate side by side. Each number says where it came from and when we checked it.
Route facts
- 16 trains listed
- fastest 8h 12m (New Delhi - Rani Kamlapati Shatabdi Express 12002)
- train from ≈₹375 (SL, approx)
- car 782 km, ₹8,520–₹11,730
Trains checked · car rates
“Fastest” compares scheduled journey times in the timetable we fetched; “from” is the lowest approximate fare across listed trains and classes.
Train vs bus vs flight vs car
| Mode | Fare | Services | Time | CO₂ (estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | ≈₹375 | 16 | 8h 12m | ≈25 kg |
| Flight | not checked yet | not checked yet | air time + 3h 30m | ≈151 kg |
| Car (cab, one way) | ₹8,520–₹11,730 | any time | 15h 36m | ≈133 kg per car |
Figures as checked in the sections below, latest
Services: trains listed in the timetable (not all run every day); buses a day for the bus. Time is the fastest scheduled train and the typical bus, station to station. Flight time is shown as the air time plus 3h 30m: about 40m by road to DEL, 2h at the airport before departure, 30m from landing to the exit, and about 20m from BHO into Bhopal. Those are our assumptions, not airline rules; the air time is on each flight card. CO₂ is an estimate per person (the car per car) from distance × published UK government (DESNZ/DEFRA) factors, which are not India-specific. Factors checked .
Trains from Delhi to Bhopal
Checked · Source: RailRadar (Indian Railways schedule)
| No. | Train | Departs → arrives | Duration | Runs | Classes | Fare | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12138 | Punjab Mail Mail/Express | 04:20 SSB → 16:53 RKMP | 12h 33m | Daily | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹410 SL, approx | Check seats now |
| 12002 | New Delhi - Rani Kamlapati Shatabdi Express Shatabdi | 06:00 NDLS → 14:12 BPL | 8h 12m | Daily | CC EC | fare varies (dynamic or not listed) | Check seats now |
| 11078 | Jhelum Express Mail/Express | 10:42 SZM → 00:00 BPL (+1 day) | 13h 18m | Daily | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹375 SL, approx | Check seats now |
| 20424 | Patalkot Express Mail/Express | 10:46 SSB → 21:50 BPL | 11h 4m | Daily | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹410 SL, approx | Check seats now |
| 22126 | Nagpur AC SF Express Superfast | 11:15 NDLS → 21:10 BPL | 9h 55m | Mon | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹405 SL, approx | Check seats now |
| 12716 | Sachkhand Express Mail/Express | 13:00 NDLS → 22:35 BPL | 9h 35m | Daily | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹405 SL, approx | Check seats now |
Flights
We have not seen enough fares on this route yet to give a band. Search live to see today’s prices.
Bus
We haven’t checked bus facts for this route yet.
By car
- 782 km
- about 15h 36m driving
- one-way sedan cab ₹8,520–₹11,730
Distance is the straight line × 1.3 (about 782 km); the road route was not checked. Driving time assumes about 50 km an hour including stops. Not included: Tolls and state entry tax: not in our table for this road, Parking.
Checked · Source: Humsafar estimate from seller per-km quotes
The two places
- Delhi, Delhi · stations: Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT), Delhi Cantonment (DEC), Delhi Sarai Rohilla (DEE), Delhi Junction (DLI), New Delhi (NDLS), Hazrat Nizamuddin Junction (NZM) · airports: DEL, HDO
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh · stations: Bhopal Junction (BPL), Rani Kamlapati (RKMP) · airports: BHO
About 602 km apart in a straight line (783 km by road at the usual 1.3× road factor).
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Also useful
Questions people ask
What is the fastest train from Delhi to Bhopal?
New Delhi - Rani Kamlapati Shatabdi Express (12002), scheduled at 8h 12m from NDLS to BPL, in the timetable checked 21 Sep 2026, 21:41 IST.
How many trains run from Delhi to Bhopal?
16 trains are listed between the two cities’ stations, the first leaving at 04:20 and the last at 23:15 (checked 21 Sep 2026, 21:41 IST). Not every train runs every day.
Is there a direct flight from Delhi to Bhopal?
We only say what our own searches have seen. Search live to see today’s non-stop flights; every result says whether it stops.
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16 trains go from Delhi to Bhopal; the fastest takes 8h 12m, and fares start at about ₹375.