There are 6 ways to get from Howrah to Sarnath by subway, plane, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Subway, fly to Varanasi Airport
best- Take the subway from Esplanade to Dum Dum
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)CCU - VNS
3h 48m₹5,532–10,688Train #2
cheapest- Take the train from Howrah Jn to Kashi12333 / ...
13h 21m₹566–3,134Train via Sealdah
- Take the train from Sealdah to Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn.12313 / ...
10h 7m₹724–3,210Drive 668.6 km
- Drive from Howrah to Sarnath668.6 km
9h 55m₹6,993–10,101Fly to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, train
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT)CCU - PAT
- Take the train from Patna Jn to Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn.
6h 20m₹4,782–13,238Train
- Take the train from Howrah Jn to Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn.12311 / ...
10h 27m₹702–3,081
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Varanasi Airport (VNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Howrah to Sarnath is to train which costs ₹550 - ₹3,200 and takes 13h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Howrah to Sarnath is to subway and fly which takes 3h 48m and costs ₹5,500 - ₹11,000.
The distance between Howrah and Sarnath is 688 km. The road distance is 668.6 km.
The best way to get from Howrah to Sarnath without a car is to train via Sealdah which takes 10h 7m and costs ₹700 - ₹3,300.
It takes approximately 3h 48m to get from Howrah to Sarnath, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Howrah to Sarnath is 669 km. It takes approximately 9h 55m to drive from Howrah to Sarnath.
There are 1686+ hotels available in Sarnath.
What companies run services between Howrah, India and Sarnath, India?
Indian Railways operates a train from Sealdah to Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn. 3 times a day. Tickets cost ₹350–2,700 and the journey takes 8h 25m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Varanasi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹5,500–10,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹4,100–11,000
- Phone
- 9007041844
- info@kmrc.in
- Website
- kmrc.in
Subway from Esplanade to Dum Dum
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹14–18
- Schedules at
- kmrc.in
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Sealdah to Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn.
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹350–2,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹350–420
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹900–1,200
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,200–1,600
- First Class (1A)
- ₹2,100–2,700
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 Howrah Jn to Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn.
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹350–2,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹350–420
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹900–1,200
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,200–1,600
- First Class (1A)
- ₹2,100–2,700
Train from Howrah Jn to Kashi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹380–2,900
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹380–460
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,000–1,300
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,400–1,800
- First Class (1A)
- ₹2,300–2,900
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