There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Varanasi by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Varanasi Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane MEL - VNS
22h 27m₹23,615–66,765Fly to Allahabad, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Allahabad (IXD)plane MEL - IXD
- Take the bus from Prayagraj Civil Lines to Varanasibus
23h 59m₹31,615–86,875Fly to Gaya, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Gaya (GAY)plane MEL - GAY
- Take the train from Gaya Jn to Varanasi Jntrain
24h 42m₹28,545–52,915Fly to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT)plane MEL - PAT
- Take the train from Patna Jn to Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn.train
21h 33m₹32,755–93,175Fly to Gorakhpur Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Gorakhpur Airport (GOP)plane MEL - GOP
- Take the train from Gorakhpur to Varanasi Jntrain
24h 29m₹35,655–98,045Fly to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO)plane MEL - LKO
- Take the train from Lucknow to Varanasi Jntrain
23h 5m₹28,345–77,855Fly to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport (AYJ)plane MEL - AYJ
- Take the train from Ayodhya to Varanasi Jntrain
26h 53m₹33,945–93,365
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Varanasi Airport (VNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Varanasi is to fly and train which costs ₹28,000 - ₹55,000 and takes 24h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Varanasi is to fly and train which takes 21h 33m and costs ₹32,000 - ₹95,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Varanasi is 9586 km.
It takes approximately 22h 27m to get from Melbourne to Varanasi, including transfers.
Varanasi is 5h 30m behind Melbourne. It is currently 5:28 PM in Melbourne and 11:58 AM in Varanasi.
There are 1798+ hotels available in Varanasi.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Varanasi, India?
Air India Limited, Air India Express, and three other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Varanasi Airport (VNS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Varanasi Airport via Singapore Changi, Bhubaneswar
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–140,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Allahabad via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹39,000–110,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Allahabad via Singapore Changi, Bhubaneswar
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Allahabad via Ngurah Rai, Bhubaneswar
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹36,000–95,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Allahabad via Colombo, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₹37,000–110,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Allahabad via Suvarnabhumi, Bhubaneswar
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₹37,000–120,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Allahabad via Kuala Lumpur, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹40,000–140,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹46,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹34,000–95,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Singapore Changi, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹35,000–210,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹32,000–120,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹32,000–90,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–80,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gaya via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹36,000–100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹31,000–90,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–75,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹32,000–90,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gaya via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹43,000–130,000
- Website
- drukair.com.bt
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gaya via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹43,000–130,000
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–170,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹40,000–140,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–95,000
- Website
- starlightairline.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹32,000–90,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
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
Train from Patna Jn to Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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)
- ₹650–850
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,500
Train from Gorakhpur to Varanasi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹190–1,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹190–230
- 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
Train from Ayodhya to Varanasi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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
- Phone
- +91-522-2623578
- info@upsrtc.com
- Website
- upsrtc.up.gov.in
Bus from Prayagraj Civil Lines to Varanasi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹200–390
- Website
- https://upsrtc.up.gov.in/
- Ordinary
- ₹200–270
- Janrath
- ₹280–390
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