There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Varanasi by plane or train
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Fly to Varanasi Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane ORD - VNS
24h 50m₹41,251–160,512Fly to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO)plane ORD - LKO
- Take the train from Lucknow to Varanasi Jntrain
26h 28m₹35,471–152,202Fly to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT)plane ORD - PAT
- Take the train from Danapur to Varanasi Jntrain
29h 10m₹41,651–162,262Fly to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport (AYJ)plane ORD - AYJ
- Take the train from Ayodhya to Varanasi Jntrain
33h 12m₹50,061–192,712Fly to Gaya, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Gaya (GAY)plane ORD - GAY
- Take the train from Gaya Jn to Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn.train
31h 44m₹42,771–163,062Fly to Allahabad, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Allahabad (IXD)plane ORD - IXD
- Take the train from Prayagraj Jn to Varanasi Jntrain
35h 22m₹55,413–181,694
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Varanasi Airport (VNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Varanasi is to fly and train which costs ₹35,000 - ₹1,60,000 and takes 26h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Varanasi is to fly which takes 24h 50m and costs ₹41,000 - ₹1,70,000.
The distance between Chicago and Varanasi is 12511 km.
It takes approximately 24h 50m to get from Chicago to Varanasi, including transfers.
Varanasi is 10h 30m ahead of Chicago. It is currently 10:12 PM in Chicago and 8:42 AM in Varanasi.
There are 987+ hotels available in Varanasi.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Varanasi, India?
Air India Limited, Air India Express, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Varanasi Airport (VNS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹39,000–170,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹39,000–160,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹48,000–180,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹47,000–200,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹55,000–210,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Dubai, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹55,000–180,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Frankfurt, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–190,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Munich, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–190,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–190,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹49,000–190,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaya via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹40,000–170,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaya via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–180,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaya via Dubai, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹49,000–160,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaya via Zurich, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹42,000–180,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaya via Frankfurt, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹42,000–160,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaya via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹43,000–160,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaya via Amsterdam Schiphol, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹42,000–160,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹35,000–150,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹49,000–180,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹48,000–180,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹47,000–200,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Allahabad via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹48,000–200,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Allahabad via Frankfurt, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹55,000–250,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Allahabad via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹60,000–220,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Allahabad via Dubai, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹60,000–190,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Allahabad via Munich, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–200,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Allahabad via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–200,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Allahabad via Amsterdam Schiphol, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–190,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Allahabad via Rome, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹55,000–180,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹48,000–180,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹55,000–210,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Dubai, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹55,000–180,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Frankfurt, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–190,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Munich, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–190,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–190,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹49,000–190,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹42,000–160,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹41,000–160,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹49,000–180,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹41,000–160,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹41,000–160,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹48,000–180,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹44,000–140,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Danapur to Varanasi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹180–1,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹180–220
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹700–900
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,500
Train from Ayodhya to Varanasi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹180–1,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹180–220
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹490–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–850
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,400
Train from Gaya Jn to Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹180–1,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹180–220
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹490–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–850
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,400
Train from Lucknow to Varanasi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹210–1,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹210–260
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹550–750
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹750–1,000
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,300–1,700
Train from Prayagraj Jn to Varanasi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹150–1,200
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹150–180
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹420–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹550–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹900–1,200
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