There are 6 ways to get from Japan to Varanasi by plane, train, night bus, car ferry, 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 Fukuoka Airport to Gaya, train
best- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Gaya (GAY)plane FUK - GAY
- Take the train from Gaya Jn to Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn.train
28h 34m₹20,676–72,747Night 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₹26,255–50,433Fly Tokyo International Airport to Varanasi Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane HND - VNS
18h 31m₹23,392–100,515Train 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
18h 30m₹31,626–113,249Fly 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 Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn.train
21h 21m₹36,882–143,065Fly Fukuoka Airport to Varanasi Airport
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane FUK - VNS
17h 50m₹21,186–70,197
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Gaya (GAY) 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 ₹26,000 - ₹55,000 and takes 5 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Varanasi is to fly which takes 17h 50m and costs ₹21,000 - ₹70,000.
The distance between Japan and Varanasi is 4725 km.
It takes approximately 28h 34m to get from Japan to Varanasi, including transfers.
Varanasi is 3h 30m behind Japan. It is currently 4:16 AM in Japan and 12:46 AM in Varanasi.
There are 1846+ 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
- airasia.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Gaya via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–70,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Gaya via Taiwan Taoyuan, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–70,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Gaya via Macau, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–110,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Gaya via Kaohsiung, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–75,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Gaya via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–130,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Gaya via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–300,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹35,000–130,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–120,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Varanasi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–120,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Varanasi Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹32,000–140,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹34,000–130,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–110,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹34,000–130,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹34,000–130,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–110,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹34,000–130,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–100,000
- 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
- ₹21,000–70,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
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 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
- 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
- ₹2,900–11,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Economy
- ₹2,300–4,200
- Prime (Front)
- ₹2,900–7,000
- Prime (Back)
- ₹2,900–7,000
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lasa North Suburb Coach Station to Yadong Xian
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹2,047
- 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
- ₹11,651–14,564
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ₹11,651
- 1st Class
- ₹14,564
- Special Class
- ₹23,302
- VIP
- ₹58,255
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