Kolkata to Puri train tickets
Kolkata's favourite short break and a pilgrimage in one: the sea at Puri and darshan at the Jagannath temple. It's close enough for a weekend — which is exactly why weekends and holidays on this corridor fill long before anyone expects.
- Distance
- about 500 km
- Journey
- roughly 6–10 hours
- From
- Howrah (HWH)
- To
- Puri (PURI)
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Who travels Kolkata to Puri, and when
Bengali families, pilgrims and weekenders all year. It peaks hard in the Durga Puja holidays, the winter school break, every long weekend, and Rath Yatra — when Puri fills beyond anything else in its calendar.
Most Puri trains start at Howrah or Sealdah, so you book from the originating station and a waitlist is GNWL — the kind that clears best. But it's a short route, with fewer cancellations across the booking window than a long haul, so a high waitlist number is a poorer bet here than the same number on a Delhi train. The Vande Bharat and the Shatabdi are chair car; the overnight trains give you a berth and a full day in Puri.
Stations on this route
- Boarding in Kolkata
- Howrah (HWH), Sealdah (SDAH)
- Arriving in Puri
- Puri (PURI)
Booking Kolkata–Puri without getting caught out
- Book the return at the same time. Coming back from Puri on a Sunday evening is harder than getting there.
- Rath Yatra week is a season of its own. If your dates touch it, book the day the window opens.
- Travelling with elderly parents? An overnight train gives them a proper berth and a night's rest — easier than a long day in a chair car.
Why book Puri through us rather than an app
We read the quota
An app shows you a number. We tell you whether that number will actually clear on this route.
We work the Tatkal window
Agents at the terminal for 10:00 AC and 11:00 Sleeper, every day — not on request.
Confirmed or refunded
You approve the plan and pay. If we can't confirm you, you get 100% back.
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What our customers say
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Kolkata to Puri, answered
Vande Bharat or an overnight train to Puri?+
The Vande Bharat and the Shatabdi are the quickest daytime options, in chair car. An overnight train gets you to Puri in the morning with a full day ahead, in a berth. For families with elderly members we usually suggest the overnight.
How early should I book for the Puja holidays or Rath Yatra?+
The day your date opens — 60 days before travel. Both are fixed-date rushes, and the trains fill in the first days.