Partnership · Mobility & Logistics

Ixigo partners with Uber for train ticket booking

By Startup Enthusiast · 18 August 2026

What they do

Ixigo is a travel technology company that helps users book trains, flights, buses, and hotels

Ixigo partnered with Uber to let Uber users book train tickets and check PNR status within the Uber app

The partnership builds on an earlier bus-ticketing deal between Uber and ixigo's AbhiBus in March 2026

Ixigo and Uber partnered to enable train ticket booking via the Uber app, launched on 18 August 2026.
Uber users can book train tickets, check PNR status (a unique number for a train reservation), and book cabs to or from railway stations without switching apps.
The train booking feature is accessible through the 'Bus & Train' section on the Uber home screen or the Services menu.
Train ticketing is powered by ixigo's train-booking technology and post-booking services.
Earlier, in March 2026, Uber partnered with ixigo's bus-ticketing business AbhiBus for bus ticketing.
Ixigo also announced an additional investment of ₹36.4 Cr in online food delivery business Zoop.
Ixigo announced an additional investment of ₹2.4 Cr in its Singapore subsidiary ixigo Pte Ltd.
Ixigo acquired traveltech startup Brevistay in June 2026 for ₹65.7 Cr.

The partnership expands Uber's mobility offerings beyond rides and into intercity train travel.
Ixigo's train booking revenue in Q1 FY27 was ₹141 Cr, up 9% YoY, and train booking profit was ₹52.7 Cr, up 29% YoY.
Indian Railways carried 741 Cr passengers in FY26, showing a large potential market for train ticketing.
Ixigo CEO Alok Bajpai noted that the train ticketing ecosystem operates under policy constraints, but the diversified platform grew and gained share in all categories.

Ixigo is a technology company that helps Indian travellers plan, book, and manage trips across rail, air, buses, and hotels.
It uses AI, machine learning, and data science on its online travel agency (OTA) platforms, including websites and mobile apps.
Ixigo's OTA platforms allow booking flight tickets, train tickets, bus tickets, hotels, and cabs.
It provides travel utility tools such as train PNR status, confirmation predictions, seat availability alerts, train running status, delay predictions, flight status, bus running status, pricing alerts, deal discovery, destination content, personalised recommendations, fare alerts, and automated customer support.
Ixigo has partnerships with more than 10,000 hotels across nearly 700 towns.
Ixigo's bus-ticketing business AbhiBus aggregates ticket inventory from over 6,200 bus operators across over 6.5 lakh routes in India.
Ixigo launched in 2007 and focuses on the 'next billion user' segment.

Ixigo intends to double down on the hotel booking segment.
CEO Alok Bajpai noted hefty investments in hotels, tech and AI, and brand and marketing to reinvest operating leverage for future growth.
Uber plans to expand its pickup and drop-off zones at railway stations to more major stations.