Prayagraj to Kanpur Train — ₹97 Fare, 4.6h

Prayagraj to Kanpur trains. Journey time: approximately 4 hrs 36 min. Compare flights and buses as alternatives on FareEagle.

~4.6 hrs

Journey time

~252 km

Distance

₹97+

Sleeper fare

Daily

Frequency

🚆 Prayagraj to Kanpur train route

The Prayagraj to Kanpur train route covers approximately 252 km by rail and takes around 4.6 hours depending on the type of train. Indian Railways operates multiple daily services on this route, connecting Uttar Pradesh to Uttar Pradesh.

This is a short-distance route with day trains being the most convenient option. Multiple train types operate on this route — from premium Rajdhani and Vande Bharat to affordable Sleeper and General class services.

Train tickets can be booked on IRCTC up to 120 days in advance. During peak seasons (October-March, festivals, summer holidays), tickets sell out quickly — book early for confirmed berths.

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💰 Prayagraj to Kanpur train fare (approximate)

Approximate fares for the 252 km journey. Actual fares vary by train, season, and booking time. Tatkal fares are higher.

Class	Description	Approx. Fare
1AAC First Class	Private 2-berth cabins with door, premium bedding	₹624
2AAC 2-Tier	Curtained berths, comfortable for overnight	₹347
3AAC 3-Tier	Most popular AC class, good value	₹249
SLSleeper Class	Non-AC, budget-friendly with berths	₹97
2SSecond Sitting	Non-AC reserved seating for short routes	₹55
CCAC Chair Car	AC seating for day trains like Shatabdi	₹277

* Fares are approximate and may vary. Check IRCTC for exact pricing. Tatkal charges, GST, and dynamic pricing may apply.

🚆 Trains from Prayagraj to Kanpur (91 trains)

Train	Departure	Arrival	Duration	Runs	Classes
Rajendra Nagar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express #12309 · Raj	00:28 ALD	02:30 CNB	2h 02m	Daily	1A,2A,3A
Jaynagar-Delhi AnandViharT Garib Rath #12569 · GR	00:55 ALD	02:55 CNB	2h 00m	Daily	3A
Bhagalpur - Delhi AnandVihar T. Garib Rath Express #22405 · GR	00:55 ALD	02:55 CNB	2h 00m	Daily	3A,CC
West Bengal Sampark Kranti #12329 · SKr	01:07 ALD	03:50 CNB	2h 43m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Sasaram-Anand ViharT Delhi GariRath Express #22409 · GR	01:25 ALD	03:50 CNB	2h 25m	Daily	3A
Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express #12305 · Raj	02:45 ALD	04:45 CNB	2h 00m	Daily	1A,2A,3A
Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express #12301 · Raj	02:45 ALD	04:45 CNB	2h 00m	Daily	1A,2A,3A
Guwahati-New Delhi Rajdhani Express #22423 · Raj	02:55 ALD	05:00 CNB	2h 05m	Daily	1A,2A,3A
DIBRUGARH TOWN - NEW DELHI Rajdhani Exp #12423 · Raj	02:55 ALD	05:00 CNB	2h 05m	Daily	1A,2A,3A
KOL SEALDAH - NEW DELHI Rajdhani Exp #12313 · Raj	03:02 ALD	05:10 CNB	2h 08m	Daily	1A,2A,3A
BHUBANESWAR - NEW DELHI RAJDHANI Express #22823 · Raj	03:12 ALD	05:20 CNB	2h 08m	Daily	1A,2A,3A
Bhubaneshwar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express #22811 · Raj	03:12 ALD	05:20 CNB	2h 08m	Daily	1A,2A,3A
Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express #12453 · Raj	03:40 ALD	05:45 CNB	2h 05m	Daily	1A,2A,3A
RANCHI - NEW DELHI Rajdhani Exp #12439 · Raj	03:40 ALD	05:45 CNB	2h 05m	Daily	1A,2A,3A
Ranchi-New Delhi Garib Rath #12877 · GR	03:44 ALD	05:45 CNB	2h 01m	Daily	3A
Sealdah-New Delhi AC Duronto Express #12259 · Drnt	04:00 ALD	06:12 CNB	2h 12m	Daily	1A,2A,3A
GUWAHATI - NEW DELHI Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Exp #12501 · SKr	04:20 ALD	06:45 CNB	2h 25m	Daily	1A,2A,3A,SL
Orissa Sampark Kranti Express #12819 · SKr	10:40 ALD	13:40 CNB	3h 00m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Express #12825 · SKr	11:04 ALD	13:40 CNB	2h 36m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Duronto #12281 · Drnt	22:11 ALD	00:40 CNB	2h 29m	Daily	1A,2A,3A,SL
Allahabad-New Delhi Duronto Express #12275 · Drnt	22:40 ALD	00:56 CNB	2h 16m	Daily	1A,2A,3A,SL
Howrah-New Delhi Duronto Express #12273 · Drnt	22:44 ALD	01:03 CNB	2h 19m	Daily	1A,2A,3A,SL
Magadh Express #12401 · SF	00:45 ALD	03:20 CNB	2h 35m	Daily	1A,2A,3A,SL
GORAKHPUR - PUNE Exp #11038 · Exp	01:02 ALD	15:40 KNW	14h 38m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Sealdah - Amritsar Superfast Express #12379 · SF	01:12 ALD	03:50 CNB	2h 38m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Pratham Swatantrata Sangram Express #11105 · Exp	01:15 ALD	03:40 CNB	2h 25m	Daily	3A,SL
RajendraNagar-Ajmer Ibadat Express #12395 · SF	01:15 ALD	03:35 CNB	2h 20m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
KOLKATA CHITPUR - AGRA CANTT SF Exp #12319 · SF	01:24 ALD	03:50 CNB	2h 26m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Varanasi Okha Weekly Express #19570 · Exp	01:25 ALD	03:50 CNB	2h 25m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
DARBHANGA - MUMBAI LTT Pawan Exp #11062 · Exp	03:15 ALD	16:55 KNW	13h 40m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
DARBHANGA - MUMBAI LTT Pawan Exp #11066 · Exp	03:15 ALD	16:55 KNW	13h 40m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Swatantrata Sainani Express #12561 · SF	03:50 ALD	06:27 CNB	2h 37m	Daily	1A,2A,3A,SL
Ananya Express #12315 · SF	04:20 ALD	06:45 CNB	2h 25m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Bhagalpur-NewDelhi Weekly SF Express #12349 · SF	04:20 ALD	06:45 CNB	2h 25m	Daily	3A,SL
Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti SF Express #12817 · SF	04:45 ALD	07:20 CNB	2h 35m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express #12873 · SF	05:00 ALD	07:20 CNB	2h 20m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Udyan Abha Toofan Express #13007 · Exp	05:15 ALD	08:25 CNB	3h 10m	Daily	3A,SL
PATLIPUTRA - PUNE SF Exp #12150 · SF	05:35 ALD	17:50 KNW	12h 15m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Azimabad Express #12948 · SF	05:35 ALD	08:00 CNB	2h 25m	Daily	3A,SL
Asansol Ahmedabad (Weekly) SF Express #12942 · SF	05:35 ALD	08:00 CNB	2h 25m	Daily	3A,SL
Sikkim Mahananda Express #14083 · Exp	06:35 ALD	09:10 CNB	2h 35m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Faizabad-Mumbai LTT SF Express #12564 · SF	07:00 ALD	19:52 KNW	12h 52m	Daily	1A,2A,3A,SL
Farukhabad Allahabad kanpur Passenger #51823 · Pass	07:00 ALD	12:10 CNB	5h 10m	Daily
Howrah-NewDelhi SF Express #12323 · SF	07:40 ALD	10:10 CNB	2h 30m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Puri New Delhi Superfast Express #12815 · SF	07:40 ALD	10:10 CNB	2h 30m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
RAXAUL - MUMBAI LTT Jan Sadharan Exp #15267 · Exp	07:48 ALD	20:40 KNW	12h 52m	Daily
DARBHANGA - PUNE Gyan Ganga Exp #11034 · Exp	07:48 ALD	20:40 KNW	12h 52m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
MANDUADIH - PUNE Gyan Ganga Exp #22132 · SF	07:48 ALD	20:40 KNW	12h 52m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Chauri Chaura Express #15004 · Exp	08:45 ALD	11:55 CNB	3h 10m	Daily	1A,2A,3A,SL
Rourkela-JammuTawi Express #18601 · Exp	09:05 ALD	12:20 CNB	3h 15m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Tatanagar Jammu Tawi Express #18101 · Exp	09:05 ALD	12:20 CNB	3h 15m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Kalka Mail #12311 · SF	09:30 ALD	12:30 CNB	3h 00m	Daily	1A,2A,3A,SL
GUWAHATI - DELHI ANAND VIHAR North East Exp #12505 · SF	09:40 ALD	12:40 CNB	3h 00m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Allahabad - Mumbai LTT (Weekly) Special #04115 · Exp	10:20 ALD	12:45 CNB	2h 25m	Daily	3A,SL
HOWRAH - GANDHIDHAM Garbha Exp #12938 · SF	11:35 ALD	14:00 CNB	2h 25m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
KOLKATA CHITPUR - BIKANER Pratap Exp #12496 · SF	11:35 ALD	14:00 CNB	2h 25m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Guwahati Barmer Express Slip #15632-Slip · Exp	11:35 ALD	14:00 CNB	2h 25m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
GUWAHATI - BARMER Exp #15632 · Exp	11:35 ALD	14:00 CNB	2h 25m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
HOWRAH - MUMBAI CST Mail (via Allahabad) #12321 · SF	11:42 ALD	00:55 KNW	13h 13m	Daily	1A,2A,3A,SL
Seemanchal Express #12487 · SF	11:55 ALD	14:15 CNB	2h 20m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Howrah-Jodhpur SF Express #12307 · SF	12:15 ALD	14:45 CNB	2h 30m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Howrah-Bikaner Express #12307-Slip · SF	12:15 ALD	14:45 CNB	2h 30m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
RANCHI - MUMBAI LTT Exp #18609 · Exp	12:20 ALD	02:30 KNW	14h 10m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Sealdah Ajmer Express #12987 · SF	12:40 ALD	15:05 CNB	2h 25m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Ranchi Garib Nawaz Express #18631 · Exp	12:50 ALD	15:20 CNB	2h 30m	Daily	3A,SL
Unchahar Express #14217 · Exp	14:15 ALD	20:05 CNB	5h 50m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Lal Quila Express #13111 · Exp	15:30 ALD	18:55 CNB	3h 25m	Daily	3A,SL
Tulsi Express #11070 · Exp	16:15 ALD	11:25 KNW	19h 10m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Gorakhpur -Kolhapur Slip #15018-Slip · Exp	16:30 ALD	08:15 KNW	15h 45m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
GORAKHPUR - MUMBAI LTT Kashi Exp #15018 · Exp	16:30 ALD	08:15 KNW	15h 45m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Allahabad Kanpur Passenger #54101 · Pass	16:45 ALD	23:05 CNB	6h 20m	Daily
CHHAPRA - MUMBAI LTT Godan Exp #11060 · Exp	17:10 ALD	06:34 KNW	13h 24m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
GORAKHPUR - MUMBAI LTT Exp #11056 · Exp	17:10 ALD	06:34 KNW	13h 24m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Sangam Express #14163 · Exp	17:45 ALD	21:20 CNB	3h 35m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Sangam Express Slip #14163-Slip · Exp	17:45 ALD	21:20 CNB	3h 35m	Daily	2A,SL
DIBRUGARH - OLD DELHI Brahmaputra Exp #14055 · Mail	19:25 ALD	21:50 CNB	2h 25m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Lichhavi Express #14005 · Exp	19:35 ALD	22:00 CNB	2h 25m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Kamayani Express #11072 · Exp	19:45 ALD	12:45 KNW	17h 00m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Purushottam SF Express #12801 · SF	19:45 ALD	22:10 CNB	2h 25m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Mahabodhi Express #12397 · SF	20:10 ALD	22:35 CNB	2h 25m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
REWA - DELHI ANAND VIHAR SF Exp #12427 · SF	21:00 ALD	23:30 CNB	2h 30m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Rai Bareli-Mumbai LTT Saket Express #21068 · Exp	21:08 ALD	11:25 KNW	14h 17m	Daily	3A,SL
FAIZABAD - MUMBAI LTT Saket Exp #11068 · Exp	21:08 ALD	11:25 KNW	14h 17m	Daily	2A,3A,SL
Prayagraj Express #12417 · SF	21:30 ALD	00:05 CNB	2h 35m	Daily	1A,2A,3A,SL
Poorva Express #12303 · SF	22:05 ALD	00:27 CNB	2h 22m	Daily	1A,2A,3A,SL
Poorva Express #12381 · SF	22:05 ALD	00:27 CNB	2h 22m	Daily	1A,2A,3A,SL
Shiv Ganga Express #12559 · SF	22:30 ALD	01:10 CNB	2h 40m	Daily	1A,2A,3A,SL
Vikramshila Express #12367 · SF	22:35 ALD	01:29 CNB	2h 54m	Daily	1A,2A,3A,SL
Sampoorna Kranti Express #12393 · SF	23:22 ALD	02:14 CNB	2h 52m	Daily	1A,2A,3A,SL
Allahabad Mathura SF Express #12403 · SF	23:30 ALD	02:10 CNB	2h 40m	Daily	1A,2A,3A,SL
VARANASI - MUMBAI LTT Ratnagiri SF Exp #12166 · SF	23:32 ALD	11:43 KNW	12h 11m	Daily	2A,3A,SL

* Schedule may vary. Check IRCTC for latest timings and availability. Scroll to see all 91 trains.

💡 Train booking tips for Prayagraj to Kanpur

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Book 120 days early
IRCTC opens bookings 120 days before journey date. Book early for popular routes — confirmed tickets sell out fast.

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Tatkal at 10 AM / 11 AM
Tatkal booking opens at 10:00 AM for AC classes and 11:00 AM for non-AC, one day before travel. Be ready to book instantly.

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Carry valid photo ID
One passenger must carry original photo ID (Aadhaar, Passport, Voter ID, Driving License, or PAN card) during the journey.

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Use IRCTC app for faster booking
The IRCTC Rail Connect app is faster than the website for Tatkal bookings. Also try ConfirmTkt for PNR predictions and alternative routes.

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Frequently asked questions

How long does the train take from Prayagraj to Kanpur? ▼

Trains from Prayagraj to Kanpur take approximately 4.6 hours depending on the train type. Rajdhani and Shatabdi express trains are faster, while mail/passenger trains make more stops.

What is the train fare from Prayagraj to Kanpur? ▼

Fares vary by class: Sleeper from ₹97, AC 3-Tier from ₹249, AC 2-Tier from ₹347. Tatkal and premium tickets cost more.

How many trains run from Prayagraj to Kanpur daily? ▼

Multiple trains operate on the Prayagraj to Kanpur route daily, including Superfast, Express, and Mail trains. Check IRCTC for the latest schedule and availability.

How to book Prayagraj to Kanpur train tickets? ▼

You can book train tickets through IRCTC (irctc.co.in) or authorized partners like ConfirmTkt. Booking opens 120 days before the journey date. Tatkal booking opens at 10 AM (AC) / 11 AM (Non-AC) one day before.

Is there a direct train from Prayagraj to Kanpur? ▼

Yes, there are direct trains on the Prayagraj to Kanpur route. Some trains may require a connection depending on the schedule. Check IRCTC for direct train options.

What is the best time to travel by train from Prayagraj to Kanpur? ▼

For long routes, overnight trains (departing 6-10 PM) are popular as you save on hotel costs and arrive fresh. For short routes, morning Shatabdi or Vande Bharat trains offer comfortable daytime travel.

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