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Trains from Kanpur Central to Ranchi

9 direct trains · 805 km · fastest 11 hr 30 min on the 20408 RNC RAJDHANI

Check live seats and faresKanpur Central (CNB) to Ranchi (RNC)

Trains and seats

  • 12818JHARKHAND EXP
    01:5013 hr 50 min15:40

    CNBRNC · 866 km · Superfast

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  • 12874ANVT HTE SF EXP
    01:5016 hr 50 min18:40

    CNBRNC · 898 km · Superfast

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  • 02878RNC FESTIVL SPL
    10:0019 hr05:00+1 arrives the next day

    CNBRNC · 902 km · Superfast

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  • 12826ANVT RNC SF EXP
    13:4515 hr 30 min05:15+1 arrives the next day

    CNBRNC · 855 km · Superfast

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  • 18310JAT SBP EXPRESS
    14:2517 hr 50 min08:15+1 arrives the next day

    CNBRNC · 898 km · Mail/Express

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  • 12454RNC RAJDHANI
    20:5512 hr 50 min09:45+1 arrives the next day

    CNBRNC · 805 km · Rajdhani

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  • 12878RNC GARIB RATH
    20:5514 hr 35 min11:30+1 arrives the next day

    CNBRNC · 902 km · Rail Motor

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  • 20408RNC RAJDHANI
    20:5511 hr 30 min08:25+1 arrives the next day

    CNBRNC · 808 km · Rajdhani · fastest

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  • 20840NDLS RNC RAJ EX
    20:5512 hr 10 min09:05+1 arrives the next day

    CNBRNC · 866 km · Rajdhani

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RAC is not a confirmed berth and a waitlist number is not a seat. Fares are our estimate from the published tables, confirmed at IRCTC checkout — never a quote.

If the direct trains are full

5 ways to Ranchi with one change of train, on the date chosen above.

  • One change at KodermaKQR
    00:4012 hr 25 min13:05

    55 min longer than the fastest direct

    12260SDAH DURONTO00:4007:55Rajdhani
    1 hr 42 min to change at KQR — comfortable

    Holds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 1,65,360 paired days.

    22349VANDE BHARAT EXP09:3713:05Shatabdi

    12260 often runs late

    CNBKQR

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    KQRRNC

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  • One change at Bokaro Stl CityBKSC
    20:5512 hr 40 min09:35+1 arrives the next day

    1 hr 10 min longer than the fastest direct

    20840NDLS RNC RAJ EX20:5506:25Rajdhani
    1 hr 15 min to change at BKSC — tight

    Holds about 9 times in 10 here. 93 min would make it 9 in 10. Measured on 1,14,286 paired days.

    18106JYG ROU EXP07:4009:35Mail/Express

    18106 often runs late

    CNBBKSC

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    BKSCRNC

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  • One change at MuriMURI
    21:4513 hr 10 min10:55+1 arrives the next day

    1 hr 40 min longer than the fastest direct

    22824BBS TEJAS RAJ21:4508:18Rajdhani
    1 hr 12 min to change at MURI — comfortable

    Holds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 1,54,054 paired days.

    06056BJU PTJ SPL09:3010:55Mail/Express

    CNBMURI

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    MURIRNC

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  • One change at Varanasi JnBSB
    10:1013 hr 45 min23:55

    2 hr 15 min longer than the fastest direct

    22436VANDE BHARAT EX10:1014:00Shatabdi
    2 hr 5 min to change at BSB — tight

    Holds about 9 times in 10 here. 134 min would make it 9 in 10. Measured on 1,174 paired days.

    20888VANDE BHARAT EXP16:0523:55Shatabdi

    both trains usually run on time

    CNBBSB

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    BSBRNC

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  • One change at MuriMURI
    21:4513 hr 45 min11:30+1 arrives the next day

    2 hr 15 min longer than the fastest direct

    22824BBS TEJAS RAJ21:4508:18Rajdhani
    1 hr 14 min to change at MURI — comfortable

    Holds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 1,54,054 paired days.

    12878RNC GARIB RATH09:3211:30Rail Motor

    CNBMURI

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    MURIRNC

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Each leg is a separate ticket on its own PNR, booked separately — and the second one is only worth buying once the first is confirmed.

Which of these arrives on time

The share of days each train has reached Ranchi within 15 minutes of its booked time, over the year to September 2026, from our delay history. 6 of 9 trains on this route have enough of a record to rank; the rest we have not tracked enough to say. A booked timetable is a promise — this is what has actually happened.

  1. usually on time at Ranchi
    82%
  2. usually on time at Ranchi
    76%
  3. typically 6 min late at Ranchi
    55%
  4. typically 12 min late at Ranchi
    52%
  5. typically 34 min late at Ranchi
    22%

Runs late more often than not

How we grade this

Fares

Estimated from the published tables for 805 km. The exact fare is the one IRCTC shows at checkout.

Estimated fares by class for the 805 km between Kanpur Central and Ranchi, priced for a Superfast train in General quota.
ClassFareBasis
SL Sleeper475from observed fares
3E AC 3 economy1,124from observed fares
3A AC 3 tier1,208from observed fares
2A AC 2 tier1,696from observed fares
1A AC first class2,830from observed fares

One adult, General quota, for the 805 km of this route, priced as a Superfast — the category 4 of the 9 trains above belong to. Which classes a particular train actually carries is not in our timetable, so this is what the distance costs in each class rather than a list of what is on any one train; the seat check below reads the real classes live. Every figure is an estimate confirmed at IRCTC checkout, never a quote, and flexi-fare trains are priced at the floor because occupancy pricing cannot be known before booking.

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Important

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