Vande Bharat Train for Ayodhya: Time Table, Stations and Trains

All eight are daytime Chair Car trains with AC Chair Car (CC) and Executive Chair Car (EC). Each of the four pairs has a different day off, so check the table below against your travel date before you book.

Timetable checked 11 November 2026 from data/trains.csv and data/stops.csv (erail, cross-checked with ConfirmTkt).

Ayodhya Vande Bharat time table: all eight trains

Every call at Ayodhya happens on the same day the train leaves its first station; none of these trains runs overnight. The halt at Ayodhya Dham is two to five minutes, so be on the platform with your luggage before the train pulls in.

Ayodhya Vande Bharat from your city

These are direct trains only, with times and distances from the Indian Railways timetable. Journey time is from your departure to the train’s arrival at Ayodhya.

Delhi to Ayodhya Vande Bharat

The only direct Vande Bharat train from Delhi is 22426. It leaves Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT) at 06:10 and reaches Ayodhya Cantt at 14:30: 629 km in 8 h 20 min. It calls at Khurja, Aligarh, Kanpur Central and Lucknow Charbagh on the way. It does not start from New Delhi station, so allow time to reach Anand Vihar for a 06:10 departure.

Going back, 22425 leaves Ayodhya Cantt at 15:25 and reaches Anand Vihar at 23:40 (8 h 15 min). Both trains are off on Wednesday. From Aligarh the trip to Ayodhya Cantt takes 6 h 52 min (07:38 → 14:30), and from Kanpur Central 3 h 25 min (11:05 → 14:30).

Western Uttar Pradesh has a second option: 22490 from Meerut City (06:35), Hapur (07:10), Moradabad (08:40) and Bareilly (09:58) reaches Ayodhya Dham at 15:46. From Meerut that is 594 km in 9 h 11 min, every day except Tuesday. It goes to Ayodhya Dham, not Ayodhya Cantt.

Lucknow to Ayodhya Vande Bharat

Lucknow has four direct Vande Bharat trains to Ayodhya, from two stations:

From Ayodhya to Lucknow there are also four: 22549 (AY 08:17 → LKO 10:20), 22489 (AY 11:36 → LKO 13:40), 22345 (AY 12:15 → Gomti Nagar 14:35) and 22425 (AYC 15:25 → LKO 17:10). Gomti Nagar is a separate station from Lucknow Charbagh, so check which one your ticket names.

Varanasi to Ayodhya Vande Bharat

Two trains leave Varanasi Jn (BSB) for Ayodhya Dham each morning: 22489 at 09:10, arriving 11:34 (2 h 24 min, off Tuesday), and 22345 at 09:32, arriving 12:10 (2 h 38 min, off Friday). The distance is 189 km. Back to Varanasi, 22490 leaves Ayodhya Dham at 15:48 and arrives 18:25, and 22346 leaves at 17:20 and arrives 19:50. See also the Delhi–Varanasi Vande Bharat if you are combining Kashi and Ayodhya on one trip from Delhi.

Gorakhpur to Ayodhya Vande Bharat

22549 leaves Gorakhpur Jn at 06:05, stops at Basti (06:54) and reaches Ayodhya Dham at 08:15: 165 km in 2 h 10 min. The return, 22550, leaves Ayodhya Dham at 20:28 and reaches Gorakhpur at 22:40. Both are off on Saturday.

Prayagraj to Ayodhya Vande Bharat

22550 leaves Prayagraj Jn at 15:15 and runs via Rae Bareli and Lucknow Charbagh to Ayodhya Dham, arriving 20:26: 336 km in 5 h 11 min. In the morning, 22549 leaves Ayodhya Dham at 08:17 and reaches Prayagraj at 13:35 (5 h 18 min). Off on Saturday.

Patna and Bihar to Ayodhya Vande Bharat

22345 leaves Patna Jn at 06:05 and calls at Ara, Buxar and Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn before Varanasi and Ayodhya Dham (12:10). Patna to Ayodhya is 418 km in 6 h 5 min; Buxar to Ayodhya is 4 h 50 min. 22346 leaves Ayodhya Dham at 17:20 and reaches Patna at 23:45. Off on Friday. For more trains across the state, see Vande Bharat in Uttar Pradesh.

Ayodhya Dham Jn or Ayodhya Cantt: which station?

The Ayodhya district administration lists both Ayodhya Cantt and Ayodhya Dham as the district’s major railway stations. Source: Ayodhya district, Government of Uttar Pradesh

• Ayodhya Dham Jn (AY) is a through stop for six Vande Bharat trains: from Gorakhpur, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Meerut, Patna and Lucknow (Gomti Nagar and Charbagh). Unless you are on the Delhi train, this is your station.
• Ayodhya Cantt (AYC) is the terminal of the Delhi train, 22426/22425. No other Vande Bharat calls here, and no Vande Bharat stops at both stations, so a Delhi traveller cannot switch to an Ayodhya Dham train without first getting from one station to the other.

We have not printed a distance from either station to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir because we could not find one published by the temple trust, the state government or Indian Railways. For darshan timings and visiting rules, check the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra website, which is the trust’s own site.

Can you visit Ayodhya and return the same day by Vande Bharat?

It depends on where you start. These are worked out from the timetable, with the time you would have in Ayodhya between arrival and the return departure:

• From Varanasi: yes, every day of the week, with the right pair. 22489 (arr 11:34) and 22490 (dep 15:48) give 4 h 14 min; both are off on Tuesday. 22345 (arr 12:10) and 22346 (dep 17:20) give 5 h 10 min; both are off on Friday. 22489 out and 22346 back gives the longest window, 5 h 46 min, on days other than Tuesday and Friday. So on a Tuesday use the 22345/22346 pair, and on a Friday the 22489/22490 pair.
• From Gorakhpur: yes, a full day. 22549 arrives at 08:15 and 22550 leaves at 20:28, giving 12 h 13 min in Ayodhya, every day except Saturday. This is the longest same-day window of any Vande Bharat route to Ayodhya.
• From Patna: yes, but long. 22345 arrives at 12:10 and 22346 leaves at 17:20, giving 5 h 10 min, except on Friday. You leave Patna at 06:05 and are back at 23:45.
• From Delhi: no. 22426 reaches Ayodhya Cantt at 14:30 and 22425 leaves at 15:25, only 55 minutes later. Plan at least one night. Because both trains are off on Wednesday, someone who arrives on a Tuesday and stays the night cannot go back to Delhi by Vande Bharat until Thursday.
• From Lucknow: not really. No Vande Bharat leaves Lucknow for Ayodhya before 12:40. The only way to get there and back on one day is 22426 to Ayodhya Cantt and 22425 back, with the same 55-minute gap. If you are staying in Ayodhya, a day trip to Lucknow does work: 22549 reaches Lucknow Charbagh at 10:20, and 22490 (dep 13:50) or 22550 (dep 18:25) brings you back to Ayodhya Dham.
• From Prayagraj: no. The only train to Ayodhya arrives at 20:26, so plan to stay the night and come back on 22549 at 08:17 the next morning.

Any late running cuts into your time in the town, so keep a buffer. The same-day return planner checks any pair of stations.

Ayodhya Vande Bharat ticket price

Fares are for one adult, General quota, with the meal, checked 12 November 2026. They are IRCTC fares as recorded by erail.in, kept only where they agreed with erail’s own calculation from the fare rules; a dash means the two did not agree. Confirm on IRCTC before you pay. Fares for journeys from Ayodhya onward to Patna, Gomti Nagar, Meerut, Varanasi, Prayagraj or Gorakhpur did not pass the check, so look those up on IRCTC.

IRCTC shows the full fare breakdown for your station pair, class and date before you pay. The fare includes a meal unless you choose No Food; see food on Vande Bharat for what is served and how the meal charge works. Our ticket price guide explains how Vande Bharat fares are built up.

Booking the Ayodhya Vande Bharat Express

Booking opens on IRCTC 60 days before the journey, not counting the journey day, at 08:00 IST. If your plans change, the refund depends on how long before departure you cancel; see Vande Bharat cancellation charges. The full process is in the booking guide, and other temple towns on the Vande Bharat network are covered in Vande Bharat pilgrimage trains.

Full stop tables for every Ayodhya Vande Bharat train

22426 Anand Vihar Terminal to Ayodhya Cantt

Daily except Wednesday. 629 km in 8 h 20 min. CC and EC.

22425 Ayodhya Cantt to Anand Vihar Terminal

Daily except Wednesday. 629 km in 8 h 15 min. CC and EC.

22549 Gorakhpur Jn to Prayagraj Jn

Daily except Saturday. 500 km in 7 h 30 min. CC and EC.

22550 Prayagraj Jn to Gorakhpur Jn

Daily except Saturday. 500 km in 7 h 25 min. CC and EC.

22489 Varanasi Jn to Meerut City

Daily except Tuesday. 783 km in 11 h 55 min. CC and EC.

22490 Meerut City to Varanasi Jn

Daily except Tuesday. 783 km in 11 h 50 min. CC and EC.

22345 Patna Jn to Gomti Nagar

Daily except Friday. 544 km in 8 h 30 min. CC and EC.

22346 Gomti Nagar to Patna Jn

Daily except Friday. 544 km in 8 h 25 min. CC and EC.

For live running on the day, use NTES with the train number.

Ayodhya Vande Bharat FAQs

Which Vande Bharat trains go to Ayodhya? Eight: 22345/22346 (Patna–Gomti Nagar), 22489/22490 (Varanasi–Meerut City) and 22549/22550 (Gorakhpur–Prayagraj) stop at Ayodhya Dham Jn, and 22425/22426 (Ayodhya Cantt–Anand Vihar Terminal) start and end at Ayodhya Cantt.

What is the Delhi to Ayodhya Vande Bharat timing? 22426 leaves Anand Vihar Terminal at 06:10 and reaches Ayodhya Cantt at 14:30. The return, 22425, leaves Ayodhya Cantt at 15:25 and reaches Anand Vihar at 23:40.

On which day does the Delhi–Ayodhya Vande Bharat not run? Wednesday, in both directions.

What is the Lucknow to Ayodhya Vande Bharat time? Between 1 h 50 min and 2 h 1 min. From Lucknow Charbagh, 22426 leaves at 12:40, 22490 at 13:50 and 22550 at 18:25; from Gomti Nagar, 22346 leaves at 15:20.

Does the Delhi Vande Bharat stop at Ayodhya Dham station? No. 22426 and 22425 use Ayodhya Cantt (AYC). The six other Vande Bharat trains use Ayodhya Dham Jn (AY).

Is there a Vande Bharat from Varanasi to Ayodhya? Yes, two each morning: 22489 at 09:10 (arrives 11:34) and 22345 at 09:32 (arrives 12:10).

Can I do Ayodhya darshan and return the same day by Vande Bharat? From Varanasi, Gorakhpur and Patna, yes; from Delhi, Lucknow and Prayagraj, no. The longest window is from Gorakhpur: 12 h 13 min between 22549 and 22550.

What is the Ayodhya Vande Bharat ticket price? With the meal, Anand Vihar to Ayodhya Cantt on 22426 is ₹1,650 in CC, Varanasi to Ayodhya Dham on 22489 is ₹715 CC and ₹1,305 EC, and Gorakhpur to Ayodhya Dham on 22549 is ₹670 CC (checked 12 November 2026). Confirm on IRCTC before booking.

Which classes does the Ayodhya Vande Bharat have? All eight trains have AC Chair Car (CC) and Executive Chair Car (EC). None of them is a sleeper.

Related routes

• Vande Bharat in Uttar Pradesh
• Delhi – Varanasi Vande Bharat
• All Vande Bharat trains from Delhi
• Vande Bharat pilgrimage trains

Sources

Timetable and stops: erail train enquiry for 22345, 22346, 22425, 22426, 22489, 22490, 22549 and 22550, cross-checked with ConfirmTkt, 11 November 2026. Ayodhya stations: Ayodhya district, Government of Uttar Pradesh. Always confirm on IRCTC or NTES before travel. Report a correction.