There are 6 ways to get from Japan to Varanasi by plane, night bus, car ferry, train, bus, 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.
Fly Tokyo International Airport to Varanasi Airport
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane HND - VNS
16h 37m₹20,832–61,113Night bus, car ferry, train, bus, drive
- Take the night bus from Tokyo Yaesu Bus Terminal to Liber Hotelnightbus
- Take the car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Lhasatrain
- Take the bus from Lasa North Suburb Coach Station to Yadong Xianbus
- Drive from Yadong Xian to New Mal Jncar
- Take the train from New Mal Jn to Varanasi Jntrain
5d 15h₹25,711–46,351Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Varanasi Airport
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane NRT - VNS
16h 36m₹27,056–78,808Fly Fukuoka Airport to Gaya, train
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Gaya (GAY)plane FUK - GAY
- Take the train from Gaya Jn to Varanasi Jntrain
31h 26m₹23,564–56,945Fly Fukuoka Airport to Varanasi Airport
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane FUK - VNS
15h 56m₹21,634–60,795Fly Tokyo International Airport to Gaya, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Gaya (GAY)plane HND - GAY
- Take the train from Gaya Jn to Varanasi Jntrain
20h 28m₹35,762–112,263
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Varanasi Airport (VNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Japan to Varanasi is to night bus and car ferry and train and bus and drive which costs ₹25,000 - ₹47,000 and takes 5 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Varanasi is to fly which takes 15h 56m and costs ₹21,000 - ₹65,000.
The distance between Japan and Varanasi is 5539 km.
It takes approximately 16h 37m to get from Japan to Varanasi, including transfers.
Varanasi is 3h 30m behind Japan. It is currently 11:37 PM in Japan and 8:07 PM in Varanasi.
There are 1829+ hotels available in Varanasi.
What companies run services between Japan and Varanasi, India?
Japan Airlines, IndiGo Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Varanasi Airport (VNS) twice daily.
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–95,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–75,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Varanasi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–80,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–90,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–75,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–85,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Gaya via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–55,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Gaya via Macau, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–75,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Gaya via Kaohsiung, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–55,000
- Website
- drukair.com.bt
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Gaya via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹31,000–95,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Gaya via Macau, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–75,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Gaya via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–200,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Gaya via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹31,000–95,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Gaya via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹35,000–110,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–60,000
- Website
- buddhaair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Varanasi Airport via Hong Kong, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–60,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from New Mal Jn to Varanasi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹390–3,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹390–460
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,000–1,300
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,400–1,800
- First Class (1A)
- ₹2,300–3,000
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
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹1,500–3,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ₹2,500–3,200
- Ordinary Car
- ₹1,500–2,000
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Night bus from Tokyo Yaesu Bus Terminal to Liber Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹2,800–7,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Economy
- ₹2,300–4,200
- Prime (Front)
- ₹2,800–7,000
- Prime (Back)
- ₹2,800–7,000
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lasa North Suburb Coach Station to Yadong Xian
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹1,966
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹11,500–14,375
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ₹11,500
- 1st Class
- ₹14,375
- Special Class
- ₹23,000
- VIP
- ₹57,501
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