--- title: "Delhi to Varanasi – 5 ways by plane, bus, car | Mixroutes" description: "Delhi to Varanasi is 682 km. Fastest: fly in 4h 26m. Cheapest: bus from ₹1,300. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/delhi-to-varanasi" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/delhi-to-varanasi.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/New_Vishwanath_Temple_at_BHU.jpg/1920px-New_Vishwanath_Temple_at_BHU.jpg" --- ![Varanasi](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/New_Vishwanath_Temple_at_BHU.jpg/1920px-New_Vishwanath_Temple_at_BHU.jpg) # How to get from Delhi to Varanasi [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Delhi&to=Varanasi) [Varanasi to Delhi](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/varanasi-to-delhi) [Kuber Patel, Rosehub (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_Vishwanath_Temple_at_BHU.jpg) **Fastest:** 4h 26m\ by plane, door to door\ **Cheapest:** ₹1,300\ by bus\ **Distance:** 682 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** 2\ from 08:00, Wed 4 Nov\ ## 5 ways to travel 682 km apart. Times are the timetables for Wed 4 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 11h quicker than the bus for ₹4,800 more; for most people the time is worth more. - [**Fly** best fastest Least hassle 4h 26m₹6,100–9,350 Estimated DEL → VNS · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Delhi&to=Varanasi) - [**Bus** cheapest 15h 27m₹1,300–3,020 Estimated next 2 from 08:00 · FlixBus](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Delhi&to=Varanasi) - [**Drive** 10h 57m₹6,661–7,961 Estimated 788 km · fuel · includes tolls (estimate)](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Delhi&to=Varanasi) - [**Taxi** 10h 57m₹16,061–22,361 Estimated one-way cab · includes tolls (estimate)](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Delhi&to=Varanasi) - [**Train** 8h 20m₹400–1,505 Estimated typically 12 a day · Indian Railways · 12372, 12382, 12392 · from an old timetable, check times with the operator](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Delhi&to=Varanasi) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from India; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Parts of India are advised against, not on this route** [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/india/warnings-and-insurance) [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.ind.html) Travel advice: UK FCDO (Open Government Licence v3.0), US State Department. ## Departures today 1. [17:24 → 08:51^+1 15h 27m · direct FlixBus IN0426B₹1,300–3,030](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Delhi&to=Varanasi&date=2026-11-04&time=08%3A00&it=tq95wbk) 2. [19:29 → 10:56^+1 15h 27m · direct FlixBus IN0426₹1,300–3,020](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Delhi&to=Varanasi&date=2026-11-04&time=08%3A00&it=t1263n84) The next departures from 08:00, not the whole day. Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Delhi to Varanasi? The fastest way is by plane: about 4h 26m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 682 km. What is the cheapest way from Delhi to Varanasi? The bus is the cheapest, from ₹1,300. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Delhi to Varanasi? Not among the trains we read from 08:00: those involve a change, and the fastest takes 8h 20m. The planner checks the rest of the day. How much is the bus from Delhi to Varanasi? Buses take about 15h 27m and cost ₹1,300–3,020 depending on operator and seat type. This page lists the next 2 from 08:00; the planner has the rest of the day. How long is the flight from Delhi to Varanasi? About 1h 32m in the air (DEL → VNS); about 4h 26m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run ₹6,100–9,350; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Varanasi from Delhi by road? About 788 km, roughly 10h 57m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around ₹6,661–7,961; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - FlixBus Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Varanasi Metropolis in Uttar Pradesh, India Varanasi, or Kashi, is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. The city also has a syncretic tradition of Islamic artisanship that underpins its religious tourism. Located in the middle-Ganges valley in the southeastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi lies on the left bank of the river. It is 692 kilometres (430 mi) to the southeast of India's capital New Delhi and 320 kilometres (200 mi) to the southeast of the state capital, Lucknow. It lies 121 kilometres (75 mi) downstream of Prayagraj, where the confluence with the Yamuna river is another major Hindu pilgrimage site. 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