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Akhari
Village in Uttar Pradesh, India

Akhari

Akhari is an area in Varanasi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Plan a trip to Akhari→From Lucknow

It is about 332 kilometers from the state capital Lucknow and 792 kilometers from the national capital Delhi.

How locals move

Getting around Akhari the local way

  • Get inA taxi to/from the airport takes an hour and costs ₹750, while a tuk-tuk/auto-rickshaw can take twice as long and costs ₹500.
  • Get inFrom the Sunauli bus station, take a rickshaw (₹200) to the border crossing, get your passport stamped on the Nepali side then walk through the border.
  • Get aroundMany streets are too narrow to be reached by cycle-rickshaw, auto-rickshaw, and car and therefore, you may have to walk a bit to reach your destination.
  • Get aroundTherefore, it will often be convenient to travel by cycle rickshaw, E-rickshaw or auto-rickshaw.
  • Get aroundFurther journeys, such as to Sarnath (10 km), cost ₹500 there and back (with a one- to two-hour waiting period) or ₹300 one way by auto-rickshaw.
  • Get aroundThere is a pre-paid auto-rickshaw stand at .

From Wikivoyage: Varanasi, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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