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How To Reach Varanasi By Air


The name of Varanasi Airport is Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport. This is located at a distance of about 20 km northwest of Varanasi. Since it is located in Babatpur, it is also known as Babatpur airport. The airlines like Indian Airlines, Jet Airways, JetLite, Kingfisher and SpiceJet operate from here. Some international carriers also fly from here.

 

Varanasi Airport Code is IATA: VNS, ICAO: VIBN

 

Airlines that fly from and to Jaipur and their connecting Places

 

Connecting Places

Airlines

Delhi

SpiceJet, Kingfisher, Jet Airways, Air India

Mumbai

Air India

Kolkata

Jet Airways, Jet Lite

Gaya

Air India

Khajuraho

Air India

Lucknow

Air India

Hyderabad

SpiceJet

 

Other airports closer to Varanasi are Allahabad airport, Lucknow airport and Patna airport.

 

How To Reach Varanasi By Train

 

Varanasi is connected to Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and other major Indian cities by train. There are two major railway stations here namely Kashi Junction and Varanasi Junction and there is also another station, Mughalsarai located 10 km south of Varanasi.

 

Varanasi Junction also known as Varanasi Cantt Station is one of the busiest stations of North India. Other small railway stations are located at Manduadih, Sarnath, Shivpur, Bhulanpur and Babatpur.

 

Railway Stations and Their Codes

 

Stations

Codes

Varanasi City

BCY

Varanasi Junction

BSB

Babatpur

BTP

Sarnath

SRNT

Bhulanpur

BHLP

 

List of trains passing through Varanasi City Station

List of trains passing through Varanasi Junction

List of trains passing through Babatpur Station

List of trains passing through Sarnath Station

List of trains passing through Bhulanpur Station

 

Trains to Varanasi from important destinations of India

 

Starting Station

Train Name

Train Number

Delhi

Farkka Express

13414

Dehradun

Doon Express

13010

Durg

Sarnath Express

15160

Amritsar Junction

ASR HWH Mail

13006

Patna Junction

Patna Express

12792

Allahabad City

Vibhuti Express

12334

Chandigarh

CDG-BSB Special

04504

Kolkata

KOAA-Nangaldam WKLY Exp

12325

Lucknow

LKO-BSB Pass

54256

Darbhanga Junction

Swatantra Exp

12561

Mumbai CST

Mahanagari Exp

11093

 

How To Reach Varanasi By Road

 

The national highway NH 2 also known as G.T. Road connects Kanpur and Kolkata and passes through Varanasi. Varanasi is connected with Lucknow through Sultanpur and Jaunpur by NH 56. NH 7 , the longest National Highway connects Varanasi with many north Indian and south Indian cities.

 

Distance between Varanasi and other major cities

 

Places

Distances

Ajmer

971 km

Mathura

657 km

Agra

607 km

Lucknow

320 km

Chandigarh

1049 km

Allahabad

121 km

Patna

261 km

Kanpur

328 km

Dehradun

887 km

New Delhi

797 km

Amritsar

1255 km

 

Distance between Varanasi and other cities of India and driving directions >>>>

Last Updated: 02/10/2012




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