How do I get from Kolkata to Puri?

By train or bus. Train (Puri Express / Coromandel Express): 7.5 h, ₹300–₹1,130 per person. Bus (Private AC overnight): 9 h, ₹620–₹1,650 per person.

What is the fastest way from Kolkata to Puri?

Train (Puri Express / Coromandel Express), about 7.5 h door to door.

Routes›From Kolkata›Puri

500 km by road. The train is fastest at 7.5 h; the train is cheapest, from ₹300 per person.

Fastest

Train

Puri Express / Coromandel Express

7.5 h door to door

Cheapest

Train

Puri Express / Coromandel Express

from ₹300 per person

Best value

Train

Puri Express / Coromandel Express

cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time

Door-to-door times (flight times include about three hours at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from budget to premium class.

Mode	Service	Time	Fare	Overnight	Runs
Train	Puri Express / Coromandel Express	7.5 h	₹300–₹1,130per person	No	Daily
Bus	Private AC overnight	9 h	₹620–₹1,650per person	Yes	Daily

An overnight option also saves a night’s stay.

Fares × people; a cab is priced per car, one car per four people.

Option	2 people	4 people
Train · Puri Express / Coromandel Express	₹600–₹2,260	₹1,200–₹4,520
Bus · Private AC overnight	₹1,240–₹3,300	₹2,480–₹6,600

Trains from Howrah to Puri.

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Best time: October – March
Typical stay: 2 days
Railhead: Puri, 1 km
Airport: Bhubaneswar (BBI), 60 km
On the ground: from ₹3,700 for two over 2 days — stay, food, local transport and entry, typical rates (not season-adjusted), excluding this journey.

A day-by-day plan for Puri starting from Kolkata, with this journey and the stay priced in.