There are 9 ways to get from Kerala to Varanasi by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly from Calicut International Airport
best- Fly from Calicut International Airport (CCJ) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane CCJ - VNS
7h 32m₹8,631–16,328Train
cheapest- Take the train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Nagercoil Jntrain 16381 / ...
- Take the train from Nagercoil Jn to Varanasi Jntrain 16367
2d 4h₹1,233–9,518Bus, train via Hyderabad
- Take the bus from Thampanoor to Lalbagh Main Gatebus
- Take the bus from Kempegowda BS Majestic to Shamshabad B.S.bus
- Take the bus from Paradise to Patna Patliputra Bus Standbus
- Take the train from Patna Jn. to PT. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn.train
2d 20h₹9,589–15,172Drive 2,399.3 km
- Drive from Thiruvananthapuram to Varanasicar 2,399.3 km
35h 46m₹25,960–37,498Fly from Kannur International Airport
- Fly from Kannur International Airport (CNN) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane CNN - VNS
7h 39m₹9,463–22,128Fly from Trivandrum
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane TRV - VNS
8h 18m₹10,398–20,539Fly from Cochin International Airport
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane COK - VNS
9h 35m₹7,653–20,165Train to Bajpe Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kannur to Mangalore Jntrain
- Fly from Bajpe Airport (IXE) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane IXE - VNS
10h 56m₹8,706–29,839Bus, train
- Take the bus from Trivandrum to Aluvabus
- Take the train from Aluva to Varanasi Jntrain 22669
2d 9h₹1,376–9,782
Kerala to Varanasi by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kerala to Varanasi is to bus and train which costs ₹1,300 - ₹10,000 and takes 2 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Kerala to Varanasi is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs ₹8,500 - ₹17,000.
No, there is no direct train from Kerala to Varanasi. However, there are services departing from Thiruvananthapuram Central and arriving at Varanasi Jn via Nagercoil Jn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Kerala and Varanasi is 1801 km. The road distance is 2399.3 km.
The best way to get from Kerala to Varanasi without a car is to train which takes 2 days 4h and costs ₹1,200 - ₹9,500.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Kerala to Varanasi, including transfers.
Kerala to Varanasi train services, operated by Indian Railways, depart from Thiruvananthapuram Central station.
The best way to get from Kerala to Varanasi is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs ₹8,500 - ₹17,000. Alternatively, you can train, which costs ₹1,200 - ₹9,500 and takes 2 days 4h.
Kerala to Varanasi train services, operated by Indian Railways, arrive at Nagercoil Jn station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kerala to Varanasi is 2399 km. It takes approximately 35h 46m to drive from Kerala to Varanasi.
What companies run services between Kerala, India and Varanasi, India?
IndiGo Airlines, Air India Express, and Spicejet fly from Calicut International Airport (CCJ) to Varanasi Airport (VNS) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Varanasi Jn via Nagercoil Jn in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–15,000
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–15,000
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Cochin International Airport, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–15,000
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Cochin International Airport, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–15,000
Flights from Kannur International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–20,000
Flights from Kannur International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–22,000
Flights from Kannur International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–21,000
Flights from Kannur International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Cochin International Airport, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–21,000
Flights from Kannur International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Cochin International Airport, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–21,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–18,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–18,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Varanasi Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–18,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Varanasi Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–18,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Varanasi Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–18,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,000–15,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹8,000–15,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,000–15,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,000–15,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,000–15,000
Flights from Bajpe Airport to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–41,000
Flights from Bajpe Airport to Varanasi Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–41,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–21,000
Flights from Kannur International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–21,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–19,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Varanasi Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,000–19,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,000–19,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–22,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–22,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–17,000
Flights from Bajpe Airport to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,000–21,000
Flights from Bajpe Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–23,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–21,000
Flights from Kannur International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–21,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–19,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–22,000
Flights from Bajpe Airport to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,000–21,000
Flights from Bajpe Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–23,000
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–28,000
Flights from Kannur International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–27,000
- Website
- starlightairline.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–16,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500–16,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Nagercoil Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹130–1,100
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹130–160
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹370–470
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹500–650
- First Class (1A)
- ₹800–1,100
Train from Nagercoil Jn to Varanasi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹1,100–8,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹1,100–1,300
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,700–3,400
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹3,900–5,000
- First Class (1A)
- ₹6,500–8,500
Train from Patna Jn. to PT. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹180–1,400
- 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)
- ₹1,100–1,400
Train from Kannur to Mangalore Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹150–1,200
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹150–190
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹430–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹550–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹950–1,200
Train from Aluva to Varanasi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹1,100–9,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹1,100–1,400
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,800–3,500
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹4,000–5,000
- First Class (1A)
- ₹6,500–9,000
- Phone
- +91 9995388059
- punchirytoursandholidays@gmail.com
- Website
- punchirytravels.in
Bus from Thampanoor to Lalbagh Main Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹1,300–4,600
- Schedules at
- punchirytravels.in
- A/C Sleeper
- ₹1,500–3,400
- Phone
- 080-26252625
- Website
- ksrtc.in
Bus from Kempegowda BS Majestic to Shamshabad B.S.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹800–1,700
- Schedules at
- ksrtc.in
- Phone
- 9887925057
- ssavariyatravels@gmail.com
- Website
- shreesavariyabus.com
Bus from Paradise to Patna Patliputra Bus Stand
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹6,666
- Website
- https://www.shreesavariyabus.com/
- Phone
- +91 9447071021
- rsnksrtc@kerala.gov.in
- Website
- onlineksrtcswift.com
Bus from Trivandrum to Aluva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹270–800
- Website
- https://onlineksrtcswift.com/
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