There are 3 ways to get from Nairobi to Varanasi by bus, plane, or train
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Bus, fly to Varanasi Airport
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane NBO - VNS
13h 22m₹19,580–55,761Bus, fly to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO)plane NBO - LKO
- Take the train from Lucknow to Varanasi Jntrain
17h 10m₹19,310–56,851Bus, fly to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT)plane NBO - PAT
- Take the train from Patna Jn to Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn.train
17h 33m₹22,720–62,171
Nairobi (NBO) to Varanasi Airport (VNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Varanasi is to bus and fly and train which costs ₹19,000 - ₹60,000 and takes 17h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Varanasi is to bus and fly which takes 13h 22m and costs ₹19,000 - ₹60,000.
The distance between Nairobi and Varanasi is 5830 km.
It takes approximately 13h 22m to get from Nairobi to Varanasi, including transfers.
Varanasi is 2h 30m ahead of Nairobi. It is currently 2:53 PM in Nairobi and 5:23 PM in Varanasi.
There are 1804+ hotels available in Varanasi.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Varanasi, India?
There is no direct connection from Nairobi to Varanasi. However, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) airport, fly to Varanasi Airport (VNS), then take the taxi to Varanasi. Alternatively, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) airport, fly to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT), take the taxi to Patna Jn, take the train to Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn., then take the taxi to Varanasi.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Nairobi to Varanasi Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹31,000–90,000
Flights from Nairobi to Varanasi Airport via Addis Ababa, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹33,000–95,000
Flights from Nairobi to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹34,000–100,000
Flights from Nairobi to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–90,000
Flights from Nairobi to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–95,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Nairobi to Varanasi Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–90,000
Flights from Nairobi to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–60,000
Flights from Nairobi to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–90,000
- Website
- starlightairline.com
Flights from Nairobi to Varanasi Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–55,000
- Website
- salamair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–55,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Nairobi to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–90,000
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Nairobi to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–70,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Nairobi to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–95,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
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 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
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹75–120
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
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