Chandigarh → Patna Jn for Diwali and Chhath

Going home in the week before Diwali, a direct train had a confirmed or RAC seat on 0 of 7 days; with one or two changes, on 2. Seats as measured on 12 October.

Chandigarh → Patna Jn · pick a day

Dot: green a direct seat · amber a seat only with a change · red no seat either way

Direct trains only

What booking sites list today for this day

1 direct train run · none with a seat

15904 CDG DBRG ExpressChandigarh 23:35 → Sonpur Jn · 21.9 h · SLWaitlistGNWL237/WL147

With 2-train journeys

Confirmed or RAC berth on every leg, changes checked against real past runs

Option 1 · 2 changes

48.7 h door to door · ₹1,355

15012 CDG LJN ExpressRACRAC 18/RAC 17
Sun, 1 Nov 17:15 Chandigarh → 02:00 +1d Moradabad · 3A
Change at Moradabad: wait 11.4 h · long enough to absorb a late arrival
04228 BSB Festival Specialfestival specialRACRAC 124/RAC 96
Mon, 2 Nov 13:25 Moradabad → 00:55 +1d Varanasi Jn · SL
Change at Varanasi Jn: wait 13.3 h · long enough to absorb a late arrival
22356 CDG PPTA ExpressSeatAVAILABLE-0007
Tue, 3 Nov 14:15 Varanasi Jn → 17:58 Danapur (10 km from home) · SL

Option 2 · 2 changes

51.2 h door to door · ₹1,550

15012 CDG LJN ExpressRACRAC 18/RAC 17
Sun, 1 Nov 17:15 Chandigarh → 02:00 +1d Moradabad · 3A
Change at Moradabad: wait 11.4 h · long enough to absorb a late arrival
04228 BSB Festival Specialfestival specialRACRAC 124/RAC 96
Mon, 2 Nov 13:25 Moradabad → 00:55 +1d Varanasi Jn · SL
Change at Varanasi Jn: wait 12.2 h · long enough to absorb a late arrival
04096 PPTA Festival Specialfestival specialSeatAVAILABLE-0017
Tue, 3 Nov 13:10 Varanasi Jn → 20:30 Dighwara (21 km from home) · SL

Every journey on the right was re-checked against real-time seat availability, and every change has worked on at least 90% of recorded past runs or leaves a wait of 6 hours or more. Seats change by the hour. All 48 routes and the method