| Reaching Varanasi: Road: Varanasi, on NH2 from
Calcutta to Delhi, NH7 to Kanya Kumari and NH 29 to Gorakhpur is well connected to the
rest of the country by good motorable roads. Road Distances from Varanasi:
| Agra |
565 Km |
350 mile |
| Allahabad |
128 Km |
80 mile |
| Bhopal |
791 Km |
490 mile |
| Bodhgaya |
240 Km |
149 mile |
| Kanpur |
330 Km |
204 mile |
| Khajuraho |
405 Km |
170 mile |
| Lucknow |
286 Km |
177 mile |
| Patna |
246 Km |
152 mile |
| Sarnath |
10 Km |
6 mile |
Air:
The nearest airport is Babatpur : 22 km/14 mile from Varanasi and 30
km/18 mile from Sarnath. Varanasi is connected to Delhi, Agra, Khajuraho,
Calcutta, Mumbai, Lucknow and Bhubaneshwar.
Rail: Varanasi and Mughal Sarai
(one of the main railway stations of Varanasi) are the important rail junctions, with
train connections to all major cities of India. Some important trains are as follows:
Trains Via Varanasi |
Route |
| Rajdhani
Express |
Howrah-Mughal
Sarai-New Delhi |
| Toofan
Express |
Howrah-Mughal
Sarai-Delhi |
| North
East Superfast Express |
Delhi-Mughal
Sarai-Guwahati |
| Magadh
Express |
Delhi-Mughal
Sarai-Patna |
| Kashi
Vishwanath Express |
Varanasi-Delhi |
| Farakka
Express |
Malda
Town-Varanasi-Bhiwani |
| Saryu
Yamuna Express |
Muzzafarpur-Varanasi-Delhi |
| Mahanagari
Express |
Varanasi-Mumbai |
| Pawan
Express |
Varanasi-Mumbai |
| Shbarmati
Express |
Varanasi-Ahmedabad |
| Ganga
Kaveri Express |
Varanasi-Madras |
| Himgiri
Express |
Jammu-Varanasi-Howrah |
| Sealdah
Express |
Varanasi-Jammu
Tawi |
| Poorwa
Express |
Howrah-Varansi-Delhi |
| Shramjivi
Express |
Patna-Varanasi-Delhi |
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