--- title: "Varanasi to Delhi – 5 ways by train, plane, bus | Mixroutes" description: "Varanasi to Delhi is 682 km. Fastest: fly in 4h 22m. Cheapest: train from ₹750. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/varanasi-to-delhi" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/varanasi-to-delhi.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Hyderabad_house_US_Sec_Def_highest_intensity.jpg/1920px-Hyderabad_house_US_Sec_Def_highest_intensity.jpg" --- ![Delhi](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Hyderabad_house_US_Sec_Def_highest_intensity.jpg/1920px-Hyderabad_house_US_Sec_Def_highest_intensity.jpg) # How to get from Varanasi to Delhi [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Varanasi&to=Delhi) [Delhi to Varanasi](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/delhi-to-varanasi) [U.S. Secretary of Defense (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hyderabad_house_US_Sec_Def_highest_intensity.jpg) **Fastest:** 4h 22m\ by plane, door to door\ **Cheapest:** ₹750\ by train\ **Distance:** 682 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** 5\ from 08:00, Thu 5 Nov\ ## 5 ways to travel 682 km apart. Times are the timetables for Thu 5 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 7h 45m slower than flying but ₹5,400 cheaper; for most people that trade is worth it. - [**Train** best cheapest 12h 5m₹750–1,770 Estimated next 6 from 08:00 · Indian Railways](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Varanasi&to=Delhi) - [**Fly** fastest Least hassle 4h 22m₹6,100–9,350 Estimated VNS → DEL · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Varanasi&to=Delhi) - [**Bus** 16h 4m₹1,335–3,115 Estimated next 2 from 08:00 · FlixBus](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Varanasi&to=Delhi) - [**Drive** 10h 53m₹6,468–7,768 Estimated 788 km · fuel · includes tolls (estimate)](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Varanasi&to=Delhi) - [**Taxi** 10h 53m₹15,868–22,168 Estimated one-way cab · includes tolls (estimate)](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Varanasi&to=Delhi) 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. [08:04 → 20:09 12h 5m · direct Indian Railways 12819₹750–1,770](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Varanasi&to=Delhi&date=2026-11-05&time=08%3A00&it=t783oey) 2. [08:54 → 21:24 12h 30m · direct Indian Railways 12487₹765–1,840](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Varanasi&to=Delhi&date=2026-11-05&time=08%3A00&it=t1j80f48) 3. [09:24 → 22:24 13h · direct Indian Railways 12505₹760–1,840](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Varanasi&to=Delhi&date=2026-11-05&time=08%3A00&it=two13qo) 4. [15:48 → 07:52^+1 16h 4m · direct FlixBus IN0426B₹1,335–3,060](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Varanasi&to=Delhi&date=2026-11-05&time=08%3A00&it=tj4muue) 5. [17:48 → 09:17^+1 15h 29m · direct FlixBus IN0426₹1,335–3,050](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Varanasi&to=Delhi&date=2026-11-05&time=08%3A00&it=t1diwna9) 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 Varanasi to Delhi? The fastest way is by plane: about 4h 22m 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 Varanasi to Delhi? The train is the cheapest, from ₹750. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Varanasi to Delhi? Yes. Of the trains we read from 08:00, 3 are direct, the fastest taking 12h 5m; more may run later in the day. Fares run ₹750–1,770 across classes. How much is the bus from Varanasi to Delhi? Buses take about 15h 19m and cost ₹1,335–3,115 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 Varanasi to Delhi? About 1h 32m in the air (VNS → DEL); about 4h 22m 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 Delhi from Varanasi by road? About 788 km, roughly 10h 53m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around ₹6,468–7,768; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - Indian Railways Buses - FlixBus Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Delhi Megacity and union territory of India Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a megacity and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its right bank, Delhi shares borders with the state of Uttar Pradesh in the east and with the state of Haryana in the remaining directions. Delhi became a union territory on 1 November 1956 and the NCT in 1995. The NCT covers an area of 1,484 square kilometres (573 sq mi). According to the 2011 census, Delhi's city proper population was over 11 million, while the NCT's population was about 16.8 million. 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