There are 7 ways to get from Ballia to Howrah by taxi, plane, ferry, train, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Varanasi Airport, fly, ferry
best- Take the taxi from Ballia to Varanasi-Airport-VNStaxi
- Fly from Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)plane VNS - CCU
- Take the ferry from Fairlie to Howrah Jettyferry
5h 20m₹8,613–16,688Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Ballia to Kolkatatrain 15050 / ...
- Take the ferry from Fairlie to Howrah Jettyferry
16h 33m₹376–2,713Train
- Take the train from Ballia to Barddhamantrain 13106 / ...
- Take the train from Barddhaman to Howrah Jntrain 36830 / ...
16h 5m₹456–3,484Drive 638.3 km
- Drive from Ballia to Howrahcar 638.3 km
9h 21m₹7,146–10,322Taxi
- Take the taxi from Ballia to Howrahtaxi 638.3 km
9h 21m₹14,000–17,000Train to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, fly, ferry
- Take the train from Ballia to Sonpur Jntrain
- Fly from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT) to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)plane PAT - CCU
- Take the ferry from Fairlie to Howrah Jettyferry
7h 6m₹6,174–14,802Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Ballia to Durgapurtrain
- Take the bus from Durgapur to Kolkata Esplanadebus
- Take the ferry from Fairlie to Howrah Jettyferry
17h 27m₹439–2,518
Ballia to Howrah by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ballia to Howrah is to train and bus and ferry which costs ₹430 - ₹2,600 and takes 17h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Ballia to Howrah is to taxi and fly and ferry which takes 5h 20m and costs ₹8,500 - ₹17,000.
No, there is no direct train from Ballia to Howrah. However, there are services departing from Ballia and arriving at Howrah Jn via Barddhaman. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 5m.
The distance between Ballia and Howrah is 820 km. The road distance is 638.3 km.
The best way to get from Ballia to Howrah without a car is to train which takes 16h 5m and costs ₹450 - ₹3,500.
It takes approximately 5h 20m to get from Ballia to Howrah, including transfers.
Ballia to Howrah train services, operated by Indian Railways, depart from Ballia station.
Ballia to Howrah train services, operated by Indian Railways, arrive at Barddhaman station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ballia to Howrah is 638 km. It takes approximately 9h 21m to drive from Ballia to Howrah.
There are 1078+ hotels available in Howrah.
What companies run services between Ballia, India and Howrah, India?
You can take a train from Ballia to Howrah Jn via Barddhaman in around 16h 5m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹5,500–9,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹5,500–13,000
- Website
- helitrans.no
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹6,000–21,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Ballia to Barddhaman
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹310–2,400
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹310–370
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹800–1,100
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,100–1,500
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,900–2,400
Train from Barddhaman to Howrah Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹140–1,100
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹140–170
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹390–490
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹500–700
- First Class (1A)
- ₹850–1,100
Train from Ballia to Sonpur Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹150–1,200
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹150–180
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹420–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹550–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹900–1,200
Train from Ballia to Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹350–2,700
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹350–420
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹900–1,200
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,300–1,600
- First Class (1A)
- ₹2,100–2,700
Train from Ballia to Durgapur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹290–2,300
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹290–350
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹750–950
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,000–1,400
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,700–2,300
- Phone
- 033-25442194
- sbstccontrolroom@gmail.com
- Website
- sbstconline.co.in
Bus from Durgapur to Kolkata Esplanade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹140–300
- Schedules at
- online.sbstcbooking.co.in
- Phone
- +918697733391
- onlinebookingctc@gmail.com
- Website
- WBTC
Ferry from Fairlie to Howrah Jetty
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹6–9
- Website
- WBTC
Ferry from Fairlie to Howrah Jetty
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹6–9
- Website
- WBTC
Ferry from Fairlie to Howrah Jetty
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹6–9
- Website
- WBTC
Ferry from Fairlie to Howrah Jetty
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹6–9
- Website
- WBTC
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Estimated price
- ₹3,000–17,000
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