DHAKA TO CHITTAGONG TRAIN TICKET PRICE

Dhaka - Chittagong by train...

DHAKA TO CHITTAGONG TRAIN TICKET PRICE

Dhaka to Chittagong Train Ticket Price varies in a large scale. Here is the Dhaka to Chittagong train ticket price 2018 for the intercity trains:

1.    MAHANAGAR PROVATI

It has AC cabin which will cost you 765 Taka when the single first class seat will cost you 455 Taka. The price of the second class seat Snighdha is 345 Taka when first class shovon chair seat will cost you around 150 taka and second class will cost you around 125 Taka.

2.    MAHANAGAR GODHULI

The AC seat will cost you around 731 Taka when the Snighdha seat cost around 610 Taka and the Shovon chair cost 320 Taka.

3.    SUBARNA EXPRESS

There are two types of chairs on the train, the price of Snigdha seat is 673 Taka and the price of Shovon chair is around 355 taka.

4.    SONAR BANGLA EXPRESS

There are three types of seats in Sonar Bangla Express in the train including AC seat which cost 1100 Taka. The Snighdha seat cost around 1000 Taka and the Shovon chair cost 600 Taka.

5.    TURNA EXPRESS

the AC bath will cost you around 1093 taka, the normal AC seat will cost you around 731 takas, and the Shovon chair will cost you around 320 takas.

6.    MAHANAGAR EXPRESS

In the Mahanagar Express, the price of AC seat is 656 Taka and the price of the Shovon chair is 345 Taka.

There is a good train service between the capital city, Dhaka, and Bangladesh's second city, Chittagong.  Dhaka & Chittagong are both in the eastern half of the country on the metre-gauge train network, linked by fast daytime InterCity trains and two good overnight trains with sleeping-cars.   Here is an example timetable of the best trains which you can check for the latest version at www.railway.gov.bd:

 Dhaka ► Chittagong

Train number:	788	704	4	702	2	742
Type:	Intercity	Intercity	Express	Intercity	Mail	Intercity
Name:	Sonar Bangla Express	Mohanagar Provati	Karnaphuli Express	Subarna Express	Chittagong Mail	Turna Express
Days:	not Saturday	daily	daily	not Friday	Daily	daily
Dhaka depart:	07:00	07:45	08:30	15:00	22:30	23:30
Chittagong arrive:	12:40	14:55	18:30	20:30	07:50	07:10

Intercity = Fast quality train, restaurant car, recommended.  AC class seats, snigdha, 1st class, shuvon chair, shuvon & shulov seats.

Turna Express = Overnight quality intercity service with air-conditioned AC class 2-berth sleepers, AC class seats, 1st class seats,shuvon chair, shuvon & shulov seats.

Sonar Bangla Express uses the latest carriages, delivered in 2016.

Express = Slower than InterCity trains.  Air-conditioned AC class seats, 1st class seats, shuvon chair, shuvon & shulov seats. 

Mail = Slower overnight train with AC class 2-berth sleepers, 1st class 4-berth sleepers, 1st class seats, shuvon chair, shuvon & shulov  seats.

not Sunday = daily except Sundays;  not Friday = daily except Fridays.

 Chittagong ► Dhaka

Train number:	701	721	3	703	787	1	741
Type:	Intercity	Intercity	Express	Intercity	Intercity	Mail	Intercity
Name:	Subarna Express	Mohanagar Provati	Karnaphuli Express	Mohanagar Goduli	Sonar Bangla Express	Dhaka Mail	Turna Express
Days:	not Friday	not Sunday	daily	daily	not Saturday	daily	daily
Chittagong depart:	07:00	12:30	10:00	15:00	17:00	22:30	23:00
Dhaka arrive:	12:40	19:30	20:10	22:15	22:40	07:20	06:30

 Fares

Dhaka - Chittagong one-way fares per person, in Taka...
AC class berth	AC class seat	Snigdha	1st class berth	1st class seat	Shuvon Chair	Shuvon	Shulov
1093	731	610	635	425	320	285	160

£1 = approx 115 taka.  $1 = approx 75 taka.

Children under 3 travel free, children aged 3 to 9 half fare.  Children 10 and over pay the adult fare.

You can check fares at www.railway.gov.bd.

How to buy tickets...

Bangladeshi Railways now have an online ticket service, see www.esheba.cnsbd.com, but it only works with Bangladeshi bank cards and tickets are only sent to Bangladesh mobile phones, so it's no good for overseas visitors.  The high-quality InterCity trains are very popular and often leave full, so make reservations at a station as soon as you can, or find a suitable local travel agency who will arrange tickets for you.

Classes of accommodation...

There are a variety classes on Bangladeshi trains, where AC means air-conditioned...

- AC class berth.  These are air-conditioned 2-berth sleeper compartments on the best overnight trains.

- AC class seat.  The best accommodation on daytime trains.  Air-conditioned, carpeted cars with reclining seats, all reserved.

- Snigdha.  These are AC class air-conditioned reclining seats cars with TV screen.

- 1st class berth.  1st class berths are arranged in 4-berth sleeper compartments on overnight trains.

- 1st class seat, all reserved.

- 2nd class shuvon chair.  Shuvon means better looking, a second class chair car with reclining seats, all reserved.

- 2nd class shuvon.  More basic seating than shuvon chair cars, all reserved.

- 2nd class Shulov.  Shulov means easily available.  These are second class cars with bench seats.  Unreserved seating, often crowded.