Delhi to Pathankot: every way to go
How to get from Delhi to Pathankot: trains, buses, flights and a car estimate side by side. Each number says where it came from and when we checked it.
Route facts
- 15 trains listed
- fastest 5h 15m (New Delhi - SMVD Katra Vande Bharat Express 22439)
- train from ≈₹175 (2S, approx)
- car 552 km, ₹6,020–₹8,280
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 | ≈₹175 | 15 | 5h 15m | ≈17 kg |
| Flight | not checked yet | not checked yet | air time + 3h 20m | ≈106 kg |
| Car (cab, one way) | ₹6,020–₹8,280 | any time | 11h | ≈94 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 20m: about 40m by road to DEL, 2h at the airport before departure, 30m from landing to the exit, and about 10m from IXP into Pathankot. 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 Pathankot
Checked · Source: RailRadar (Indian Railways schedule)
| No. | Train | Departs → arrives | Duration | Runs | Classes | Fare | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12919 | Malwa SF Express Superfast | 04:30 NDLS → 12:27 PTKC | 7h 57m | Daily | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹290 SL, approx | Check seats now |
| 12471 | Swaraj Express Mail/Express | 05:40 NDLS → 13:00 PTKC | 7h 20m | Sun Mon Thu Fri | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹290 SL, approx | Check seats now |
| 22439 | New Delhi - SMVD Katra Vande Bharat Express Vande Bharat | 06:00 NDLS → 11:15 PTKC | 5h 15m | Sun Mon Tue Thu Fri Sat | CC EC | fare varies (dynamic or not listed) | Check seats now |
| 22429 | Pathankot SF Express Superfast | 08:15 DLI → 18:18 PTK | 10h 3m | Sun Mon Tue Wed Fri Sat | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹330 SL, approx | Check seats now |
| 14661 | Shalimar Malani Express Mail/Express | 16:10 DEE → 03:35 PTKC (+1 day) | 11h 25m | Daily | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹295 SL, approx | Check seats now |
| 22461 | Shri Shakti AC SF Express Superfast | 19:05 NDLS → 02:00 PTKC (+1 day) | 6h 55m | Daily | 2S CC SL | ≈₹175 2S, 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
- 552 km
- about 11h driving
- one-way sedan cab ₹6,020–₹8,280
Distance is the straight line × 1.3 (about 552 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
- Pathankot, Punjab · stations: Pathankot Junction (PTK) · airports: IXP
About 425 km apart in a straight line (553 km by road at the usual 1.3× road factor).
Stays near Pathankot’s stations
Also useful
Questions people ask
What is the fastest train from Delhi to Pathankot?
New Delhi - SMVD Katra Vande Bharat Express (22439), scheduled at 5h 15m from NDLS to PTKC, in the timetable checked 21 Sep 2026, 21:35 IST.
How many trains run from Delhi to Pathankot?
15 trains are listed between the two cities’ stations, the first leaving at 04:30 and the last at 23:20 (checked 21 Sep 2026, 21:35 IST). Not every train runs every day.
Is there a direct flight from Delhi to Pathankot?
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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15 trains go from Delhi to Pathankot; the fastest takes 5h 15m, and fares start at about ₹175.