There are 10 ways to get from Kullu to Varanasi by taxi, train, bus (Flixbus), car, bus, night bus, or plane
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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 (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from FlixBus Kullu to FlixBus Delhi - Kashmere Gatebus FlixBus IN0210A / ...
- Take the bus from FlixBus Delhi Kashmere Gate ISBT to FlixBus Varanasi - Tulsi Travels, Lahartara Circle 25 No Pillarbus FlixBus IN0426
26h 40m₹1,814–6,287Drive 1,191.6 km
- Drive from Kullu to Varanasicar 1,191.6 km
14h 32m₹13,421–19,386Bus, 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 Lucknow
- Take the bus from Kullu to Delhi ISBT Kashmiri Gatebus
- Take the bus from ISBT Kashmere Gate to Lucknow Singar Nagarbus
- Take the bus from Alambagh to Varanasibus
28h 21m₹1,584–4,812Fly 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₹24,876–56,152Bus, 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₹6,945–18,343Bus, 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₹6,265–16,293
Kullu to Varanasi by bus (Flixbus)
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 FlixBus Kullu and arriving at FlixBus Varanasi - Tulsi Travels, Lahartara Circle 25 No Pillar via FlixBus Delhi Kashmere Gate ISBT. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 40m.
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 FlixBus India, depart from FlixBus Kullu station.
The best way to get from Kullu to Varanasi is to bus which takes 26h 40m and costs ₹1,800 - ₹6,500. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ₹5,500 - ₹18,000 and takes 6h 17m.
Kullu to Varanasi bus services, operated by FlixBus India, arrive at FlixBus Delhi - Kashmere Gate 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 FlixBus Kullu to FlixBus Varanasi - Tulsi Travels, Lahartara Circle 25 No Pillar via FlixBus Delhi - Kashmere Gate and FlixBus Delhi Kashmere Gate ISBT in around 26h 40m. 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
- ₹9,000–34,000
Flights from Kulu to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹5,500–17,000
Flights from Kulu to Varanasi Airport via Dehra Dun, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₹5,500–17,000
Flights from Kangra Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–37,000
Flights from Kangra Airport to Varanasi Airport via Chandigarh International Airport, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–37,000
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
- ₹5,000–21,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- 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 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
- ₹13,000–48,000
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
- ₹9,000–34,000
- 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
- ₹13,000–48,000
- 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
- +91 8404855555
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.in
Bus from FlixBus Kullu to FlixBus Delhi - Kashmere Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹700–2,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.in
Bus from FlixBus Delhi Kashmere Gate ISBT to FlixBus Varanasi - Tulsi Travels, Lahartara Circle 25 No Pillar
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹1,100–4,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.in
- 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 Delhi ISBT Kashmiri Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹700–1,600
- Website
- https://online.hrtchp.com/oprs-web/guest/home.do?h=1
- Ordinary
- ₹700–950
- AC Himdhara
- ₹1,100–1,600
- Sleeper / Seater
- ₹800–1,500
- 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
Bus from ISBT Kashmere Gate to Lucknow Singar Nagar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹440–2,500
- Schedules at
- laxmiholidays.com
- A/C Sleeper
- ₹440–2,500
- Phone
- +91-522-2623578
- info@upsrtc.com
- Website
- upsrtc.up.gov.in
Bus from Alambagh to Varanasi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹410–750
- Website
- https://upsrtc.up.gov.in/
- Ordinary
- ₹410–550
- AC
- ₹550–750
- Adult
- ₹490–750
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Estimated price
- ₹2,900–8,500
Manali Taxi Cab Service
Kullu Manali Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 94 18 57 80 00
- Website
- hillcabz.in
Chandel Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 76 50 08 85 18
- Website
- chandeltaxiservice.com
Manali Taxi Cab Service
Kullu Manali Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 94 18 57 80 00
- Website
- hillcabz.in
Chandel Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 76 50 08 85 18
- Website
- chandeltaxiservice.com
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