WAM 4 - Father of the Nation for RailFans - Vikas Kumar

Train 18 fare exclusive: To travel on Indian Railways fastest train, the Vande Bharat Express (commonly called Train 18), passengers will have to shell out 1.5 times the base fare of Shatabdi Express trains.
Train 18 fare exclusive: To travel on Indian Railways fastest train, the Vande Bharat Express (commonly called Train 18), passengers will have to shell out 1.5 times the base fare of Shatabdi Express trains. A Railway Ministry source has told Financial Express Online, that fares of Vande Bharat Express will be similar to that of the Tejas Express class of trains. The fares of Vande Bharat Express between Delhi-Varanasi-Delhi will be inclusive of the meal charges. Passengers travelling in the engine-less Vande Bharat Express will not be able...
more...

to opt out of meals, except for those in the last leg of the journey between Allahabad (now Prayagraj) and Varanasi. Incidentally, the fares of Vande Bharat Express between Delhi to Varanasi will be marginally higher than those for the return journey owing to a slight difference in catering charges.
Train 18 fare: Booking on IRCTC for Vande Bharat Express to cost this much
While the fares of Vande Bharat Express have been maintained at 40-50% higher than Shatabdi Express trains, in consolation for passengers, Indian Railways will not apply the dynamic pricing rule on the new self-propelled train. The Vande Bharat Express fare for the Chair Car between Delhi and Varanasi will be Rs 1,850 inclusive of all taxes and catering charges. The fare on the way back from Varanasi to Delhi will be Rs 1,795 inclusive of all taxes and catering charges.
The fares of the Executive Chair car is higher, similar to the pattern followed for Shatabdi Express trains. In the case of Vande Bharat Express, the Delhi to Varanasi journey will cost passengers Rs 3,520 inclusive of all taxes and catering charges. On the return trip in the Executive class, passengers will have to dish out Rs 3,470 inclusive of all taxes and catering charges.