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)ORD - VNS
26h 56m₹34,725–96,099Fly to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO)ORD - LKO
- Take the train from Lucknow to Varanasi Jn
27h 4m₹33,435–92,149Fly to Allahabad, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Allahabad (IXD)ORD - IXD
- Take the bus from Prayagraj Civil Lines to Varanasi
34h 18m₹46,725–131,209Fly to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT)ORD - PAT
- Take the train from Patna Jn to Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn.
24h 42m₹37,865–112,509Fly to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport (AYJ)ORD - AYJ
- Take the train from Ayodhya to Varanasi Jn
32h 47m₹39,055–112,699Fly to Gaya, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Gaya (GAY)ORD - GAY
- Take the train from Gaya Jn to Varanasi Jn
38h 16m₹42,655–122,249Fly to Gorakhpur Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Gorakhpur Airport (GOP)ORD - GOP
- Take the train from Gorakhpur to Varanasi Jn
27h 38m₹44,765–122,379
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 which costs ₹34,000 - ₹1,00,000 and takes 26h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Varanasi is to fly and train which takes 24h 42m and costs ₹37,000 - ₹1,20,000.
The distance between Chicago and Varanasi is 12510 km.
It takes approximately 26h 56m to get from Chicago to Varanasi, including transfers.
Varanasi is 11h 30m ahead of Chicago. It is currently 4:18 AM in Chicago and 3:48 PM in Varanasi.
There are 1798+ 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
- 32h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹34,000–95,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, 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
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹40,000–140,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- 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
- ₹33,000–90,000
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
- ₹50,000–170,000
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
- ₹38,000–110,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹38,000–150,000
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
- ₹43,000–150,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Frankfurt, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹44,000–160,000
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
- ₹44,000–160,000
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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹44,000–160,000
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, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹44,000–150,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaya via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹42,000–120,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaya via Frankfurt, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–190,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaya via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹42,000–170,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaya via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹49,000–170,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaya via Istanbul, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹47,000–160,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaya via Amsterdam Schiphol, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹48,000–170,000
- 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
- ₹38,000–130,000
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 Frankfurt, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹55,000–210,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Allahabad via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹47,000–180,000
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, Wednesday, 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, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–190,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Istanbul, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹43,000–150,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Istanbul, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹37,000–130,000
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
- ₹43,000–150,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gaya via Istanbul, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹47,000–160,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Istanbul, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–170,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹44,000–170,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, 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
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹40,000–140,000
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
- ₹50,000–170,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹38,000–150,000
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
- ₹43,000–150,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Frankfurt, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹44,000–160,000
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
- ₹44,000–160,000
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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹44,000–160,000
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, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹44,000–150,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹40,000–140,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹39,000–140,000
- 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
- ₹50,000–170,000
- Website
- starlightairline.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Frankfurt, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹46,000–170,000
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹44,000–120,000
- 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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