There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Varanasi by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Varanasi Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane ORD - VNS
28h 31m₹33,726–96,102Fly 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
27h 4m₹32,456–92,192Fly to Allahabad, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Allahabad (IXD)plane ORD - IXD
- Take the bus from Prayagraj Civil Lines to Varanasibus
34h 58m₹46,726–131,212Fly 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 Patna Jn to Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn.train
25h 2m₹37,866–112,512Fly 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
32h 47m₹37,056–112,702Fly to Gaya, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Gaya (GAY)plane ORD - GAY
- Take the train from Gaya Jn to Varanasi Jntrain
38h 56m₹41,656–122,252Fly to Gorakhpur Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Gorakhpur Airport (GOP)plane ORD - GOP
- Take the train from Gorakhpur to Varanasi Jntrain
27h 38m₹41,766–122,382
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 ₹32,000 - ₹95,000 and takes 27h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Varanasi is to fly and train which takes 25h 2m and costs ₹37,000 - ₹1,20,000.
The distance between Chicago and Varanasi is 12510 km.
It takes approximately 28h 31m to get from Chicago to Varanasi, including transfers.
Varanasi is 11h 30m ahead of Chicago. It is currently 8:06 PM in Chicago and 7:36 AM in Varanasi.
There are 1788+ hotels available in Varanasi.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Varanasi, India?
Air India Limited, Turkish Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Varanasi Airport (VNS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹33,000–95,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹34,000–140,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹39,000–140,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹37,000–110,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹32,000–90,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–160,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹36,000–110,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹37,000–150,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Istanbul, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹40,000–140,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Munich, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹42,000–150,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹42,000–160,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹42,000–150,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaya via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹41,000–120,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaya via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹42,000–170,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaya via Istanbul, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹45,000–160,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaya via Dubai, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹65,000–210,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaya via Frankfurt, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹48,000–170,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaya via Amsterdam Schiphol, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹47,000–170,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Istanbul, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹36,000–130,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Allahabad via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹46,000–130,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Allahabad via Istanbul, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–180,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Allahabad via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹47,000–190,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Allahabad via Frankfurt, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–190,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Allahabad via Munich, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–190,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Allahabad via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–190,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Allahabad via Amsterdam Schiphol, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–190,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Istanbul, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹40,000–140,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Istanbul, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹35,000–130,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Istanbul, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹40,000–140,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaya via Istanbul, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹45,000–160,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Istanbul, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹44,000–160,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹41,000–170,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–160,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹37,000–150,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Istanbul, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹40,000–140,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Munich, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹42,000–150,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹42,000–160,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹42,000–150,000
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Dubai, Ahmedabad
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹55,000–190,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹41,000–120,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Istanbul, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹44,000–160,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹39,000–140,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹38,000–140,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–160,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Patna Jn to Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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)
- ₹650–850
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,500
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 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 Varanasi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- 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 Gorakhpur to Varanasi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹190–1,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹190–230
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹700–900
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,500
- Phone
- +91-522-2623578
- info@upsrtc.com
- Website
- upsrtc.up.gov.in
Bus from Prayagraj Civil Lines to Varanasi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹200–390
- Website
- https://upsrtc.up.gov.in/
- Ordinary
- ₹200–270
- Janrath
- ₹280–390
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