There are 10 ways to get from Kullu to Varanasi by taxi, train, bus, car, night bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, train
best- Take the taxi from Kullu to Nangal Damtaxi
- Take the train from Nangal Dam to Varanasi Jntrain 12326
20h 33m₹3,475–7,227Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Kullu to Chandigarhbus
- Take the train from Chandigarh to Varanasi Jntrain 22356
23h 36m₹939–4,958Bus
- Take the bus from Kullu, Himachal Pradesh to Delhi, Delhi Statebus Kullu, Himachal Pradesh - Delhi, Delhi State
- Take the bus from Delhi, Delhi State to Varanasi, Uttar Pradeshbus Delhi, Delhi State - Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
24h 27mDrive 1,191.6 km
- Drive from Kullu to Varanasicar 1,191.6 km
14h 32m₹13,455–19,435Bus, night bus to Chandigarh International Airport, fly to Varanasi Airport
- Take the bus from Kullu to Mandibus
- Take the night bus from Mandi to Chandigarhnightbus
- Fly from Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane IXC - VNS
12h 22m₹7,545–15,603Bus via Dehradun
- Take the bus from Manali, Himachal Pradesh to Dehradun, Uttarakhandbus Manali, Himachal Pradesh - Dehradun, Uttarakhand
- Take the bus from Dehradun, Uttarakhand to Varanasi, Uttar Pradeshbus Dehradun, Uttarakhand - Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
31h 19mFly Kulu to Varanasi Airport
- Fly from Kulu (KUU) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane KUU - VNS
6h 17m₹5,807–17,390Taxi to Kangra Airport, fly to Varanasi Airport
- Take the taxi from Kullu to Kangra Airport (DHM)taxi
- Fly from Kangra Airport (DHM) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane DHM - VNS
10h 18m₹18,876–55,152Bus, night bus to Chandigarh International Airport, fly to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kullu to Mandibus
- Take the night bus from Mandi to Chandigarhnightbus
- Fly from Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT)plane IXC - PAT
- Take the train from Danapur to Varanasi Jntrain
13h 15m₹6,955–18,353Bus, night bus to Chandigarh International Airport, fly to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kullu to Mandibus
- Take the night bus from Mandi to Chandigarhnightbus
- Fly from Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO)plane IXC - LKO
- Take the train from Lucknow to Varanasi Jntrain
13h 1m₹6,265–15,293
Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) to Varanasi Airport (VNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kullu to Varanasi is to bus and train which costs ₹900 - ₹5,000 and takes 23h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Kullu to Varanasi is to fly which takes 6h 17m and costs ₹5,500 - ₹18,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kullu to Varanasi. However, there are services departing from Kullu, Himachal Pradesh and arriving at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh via Delhi, Delhi State. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 27m.
The distance between Kullu and Varanasi is 1225 km. The road distance is 1191.6 km.
The best way to get from Kullu to Varanasi without a car is to taxi and train which takes 20h 33m and costs ₹3,400 - ₹7,500.
It takes approximately 20h 33m to get from Kullu to Varanasi, including transfers.
Kullu to Varanasi bus services, operated by Royal Travels Hills, depart from Kullu, Himachal Pradesh station.
The best way to get from Kullu to Varanasi is to bus which takes 24h 27m and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ₹5,500 - ₹18,000 and takes 6h 17m.
Kullu to Varanasi bus services, operated by Royal Travels Hills, arrive at Delhi, Delhi State station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kullu to Varanasi is 1192 km. It takes approximately 14h 32m to drive from Kullu to Varanasi.
What companies run services between Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India and Varanasi, India?
You can take a bus from Kullu, Himachal Pradesh to Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh via Delhi, Delhi State in around 24h 27m. Alternatively, Helitrans, IndiGo Airlines, and Air India Limited fly from Kulu (KUU) to Varanasi Airport (VNS) 6 times a week.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–22,000
Flights from Kulu to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹5,500–17,000
Flights from Kangra Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–37,000
Flights from Kangra Airport to Varanasi Airport via Chandigarh International Airport, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–37,000
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹5,000–14,000
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹5,000–14,000
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹4,800–12,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹6,000–25,000
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500–12,000
Flights from Kulu to Varanasi Airport via Dehra Dun, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₹5,500–16,000
Flights from Kulu to Varanasi Airport via Delhi, Khajuraho
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹6,000–17,000
Flights from Kangra Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–46,000
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–13,000
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–22,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Kangra Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–46,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Nangal Dam to Varanasi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹490–3,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹490–600
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,200–1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,700–2,200
- First Class (1A)
- ₹2,900–3,700
Train from Chandigarh to Varanasi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₹450–3,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹450–550
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,100–1,500
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,600–2,100
- First Class (1A)
- ₹2,700–3,500
Train from Danapur to Varanasi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- 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 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
- Phone
- 1800 180 8185
- hrtchq@gmail.com
- Website
- online.hrtchp.com
Bus from Kullu to Mandi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹310–550
- Website
- https://online.hrtchp.com/oprs-web/guest/home.do?h=1
- Ordinary
- ₹310–410
- AC Himdhara
- ₹370–550
Bus from Kullu to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹470–950
- Website
- https://online.hrtchp.com/oprs-web/guest/home.do?h=1
- Ordinary
- ₹470–650
- AC Himdhara
- ₹650–950
Bus from Kullu to Mandi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹310–550
- Website
- https://online.hrtchp.com/oprs-web/guest/home.do?h=1
- Ordinary
- ₹310–410
- AC Himdhara
- ₹370–550
Bus from Kullu to Mandi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹310–550
- Website
- https://online.hrtchp.com/oprs-web/guest/home.do?h=1
- Ordinary
- ₹310–410
- AC Himdhara
- ₹370–550
- Phone
- +91 8377971006
- laxmiholidays001@gmail.com
- Website
- laxmiholidays.com
Night bus from Mandi to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹700–1,500
- Schedules at
- laxmiholidays.com
Night bus from Mandi to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹700–1,500
- Schedules at
- laxmiholidays.com
Night bus from Mandi to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹700–1,500
- Schedules at
- laxmiholidays.com
- Phone
- +91 9899151311
- info@citylandtravels.com
- Website
- omio.com
Bus from Manali, Himachal Pradesh to Dehradun, Uttarakhand
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- omio.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Estimated price
- ₹2,900–8,500
Chandel Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 76 50 08 85 18
- Website
- chandeltaxiservice.com
Kullu Manali Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 94 18 57 80 00
- Website
- hillcabz.in
Manali Taxi Cab Service
Chandel Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 76 50 08 85 18
- Website
- chandeltaxiservice.com
Kullu Manali Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 94 18 57 80 00
- Website
- hillcabz.in
Manali Taxi Cab Service
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