There are 8 ways to get from Rameswaram to Varanasi by train, plane, car, taxi, or bus
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Train to Trichy International Airport, fly to Varanasi Airport
best- Take the train from Rameswaram to Tiruchchirapalitrain
- Fly from Trichy International Airport (TRZ) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane TRZ - VNS
14h 14m₹9,104–20,031Train
cheapest- Take the train from Rameswaram to Banarastrain 22535
2d 1h₹1,100–8,500Drive 2,249.2 km
- Drive from Rameswaram to Varanasicar 2,249.2 km
34h 46m₹24,381–35,217Train to Chennai International Airport, fly to Varanasi Airport
- Take the train from Rameswaram to Tambaramtrain
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane MAA - VNS
15h 34m₹7,970–18,312Taxi to Madurai, fly to Varanasi Airport
- Take the taxi from Rameswaram to Madurai-Airport-IXMtaxi
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane IXM - VNS
9h 52m₹12,442–35,877Train, train to Tuticorin Airport, fly to Varanasi Airport
- Take the train from Rameswaram to Virudunagar Jntrain
- Take the train from Virudunagar Jn to Maniyachchi Jntrain
- Fly from Tuticorin Airport (TCR) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane TCR - VNS
16h 13m₹11,262–27,636Train to Chennai International Airport, fly to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, train
- Take the train from Rameswaram to Tambaramtrain
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT)plane MAA - PAT
- Take the train from Danapur to Varanasi Jntrain
18h₹8,840–24,062Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly to Varanasi Airport
- Take the train from Rameswaram to Jolarpettaitrain
- Take the train from Jolarpettai to Krishnarajapurmtrain
- Take the bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airportbus
- Fly from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane BLR - VNS
19h 39m₹6,558–16,731
Rameswaram to Varanasi by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rameswaram to Varanasi is to train which costs ₹1,100 - ₹8,500 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Rameswaram to Varanasi is to taxi and fly which takes 9h 52m and costs ₹12,000 - ₹36,000.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Rameswaram and arriving at Banaras. Services depart once a week, and operate Wednesday. The journey takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Rameswaram and Varanasi is 1986 km. The road distance is 2249.2 km.
The best way to get from Rameswaram to Varanasi without a car is to train which takes 2 days 1h and costs ₹1,100 - ₹8,500.
It takes approximately 14h 14m to get from Rameswaram to Varanasi, including transfers.
Rameswaram to Varanasi train services, operated by Indian Railways, depart from Rameswaram station.
Rameswaram to Varanasi train services, operated by Indian Railways, arrive at Banaras station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rameswaram to Varanasi is 2249 km. It takes approximately 34h 46m to drive from Rameswaram to Varanasi.
There are 1846+ hotels available in Varanasi.
What companies run services between Rameswaram, Tamil Nādu, India and Varanasi, India?
Indian Railways operates a train from Rameswaram to Banaras once a week. Tickets cost ₹1,100–8,500 and the journey takes 2d 1h.
Airlines
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–15,000
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–15,000
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–15,000
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–15,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Varanasi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–13,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–13,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Bhubaneswar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–13,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–13,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–13,000
Flights from Madurai to Varanasi Airport via Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–28,000
Flights from Madurai to Varanasi Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–28,000
Flights from Madurai to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–28,000
Flights from Madurai to Varanasi Airport via Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–28,000
Flights from Madurai to Varanasi Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–28,000
Flights from Tuticorin Airport to Varanasi Airport via Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–24,000
Flights from Tuticorin Airport to Varanasi Airport via Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–24,000
Flights from Tuticorin Airport to Varanasi Airport via Chennai International Airport, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–24,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–18,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–18,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–18,000
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Varanasi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500–13,000
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500–13,000
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Pune
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500–13,000
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500–13,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,000–21,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–14,000
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Varanasi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–80,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,000–21,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–14,000
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Varanasi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–80,000
- Website
- starlightairline.com
Flights from Madurai to Varanasi Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–19,000
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Varanasi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹6,000–8,500
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–29,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–22,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Rameswaram to Tiruchchirapali
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹200–1,600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹200–240
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹550–700
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹750–950
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,200–1,600
Train from Rameswaram to Banaras
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹1,100–8,500
- 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)
- ₹6,500–8,500
Train from Rameswaram to Tambaram
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹320–2,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹320–380
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹800–1,100
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,100–1,500
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,900–2,500
Train from Rameswaram to Virudunagar Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- 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
Train from Virudunagar Jn to Maniyachchi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹130–1,100
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹130–170
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹390–480
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹500–650
- First Class (1A)
- ₹850–1,100
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 Rameswaram to Jolarpettai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹290–2,300
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹290–350
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹750–950
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,000–1,400
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,700–2,300
Train from Jolarpettai to Krishnarajapurm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
Bus operators
- Phone
- +91 080 22483777
- Website
- mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in
Bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹65–270
- Website
- https://mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in/en
- Airport Vajra Vayu Electric
- ₹65–85
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- ₹200–270
Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Estimated price
- ₹2,300–2,900
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