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Prayagraj to Varanasi Distance & How to Reach

Uttar Pradesh · 126 km · Compare train, bus & driving options

Prayagraj to Varanasi distance: 117 km (aerial), approximately 126 km by road. By train: ~2 hrs 17 min. By road: ~1 hrs 33 min.
Prayagraj
Uttar Pradesh
Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh
117 km
aerial distance (straight line)
73 miles · Road distance: ~126 km (via road)
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126 km
Road distance
1 hrs 33 min
Drive time
117 km
Aerial distance
Route data via OpenStreetMap
How to get from Prayagraj to Varanasi
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By Train
2 hrs 17 min
126 km · Multiple daily trains
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By Bus
3 hrs 36 min
126 km · AC/Non-AC available
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By Car
1 hrs 33 min
126 km via highway
🚆 Prayagraj to Varanasi Trains (85)
Train Dep Arr Duration Classes
New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express
#22812 · Raj
 00:19 02:05 1h 46m 1A,2A,3A
NEW DELHI - BHUBANESWAR Rajdhani Exp (Via Bokaro)
#22824 · Raj
 00:19 02:05 1h 46m 1A,2A,3A
Anand Vihar Terminus-Jaynagar Garib Rath Express
#12570 · GR
 00:20 02:20 2h 00m 3A
AnandVihar Terminal-Bhagalpur Garib Rath
#22406 · GR
 00:20 02:20 2h 00m 3A,CC
New Delhi-Sealdah AC Duronto Express
#12260 · Drnt
 03:13 04:56 1h 43m 1A,2A,3A
Anand ViharT Delhi-Sasaram GaribRath Express
#22410 · GR
 04:00 06:30 2h 30m 3A
West Bengal Sampark Kranti Express
#12330 · SKr
 04:13 06:30 2h 17m 2A,3A,SL
NEW DELHI - GUWAHATI Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Exp
#12502 · SKr
 09:00 1A,2A,3A,SL
Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Express
#12826 · SKr
 16:37 19:00 2h 23m 2A,3A,SL
Orissa Sampark Kranti Express
#12820 · SKr
 16:49 19:26 2h 37m 2A,3A,SL
New Delhi-Howrah Duronto Express
#12274 · Drnt
 20:34 22:23 1h 49m 1A,2A,3A,SL
NEW DELHI - DIBRUGARH TOWN Rajdhani Exp
#12424 · Raj
 20:42 22:45 2h 03m 1A,2A,3A
New Delhi-Guwahati Rajdhani Express
#22424 · Raj
 20:42 22:45 2h 03m 1A,2A,3A
New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Duronto Express
#12282 · Drnt
 21:13 23:12 1h 59m 1A,2A,3A,SL
New Delhi-Ranchi Garib Rath
#12878 · GR
 23:10 01:18 2h 08m 3A
NEW DELHI - RANCHI Rajdhani Exp
#12440 · Raj
 23:27 01:18 1h 51m 1A,2A,3A
New Delhi-Ranchi Rajdhani Express
#12454 · Raj
 23:28 01:18 1h 50m 1A,2A,3A
NEW DELHI - KOL SEALDAH Rajdhani Exp
#12314 · Raj
 23:42 01:28 1h 46m 1A,2A,3A
New Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express
#12302 · Raj
 23:45 01:45 2h 00m 1A,2A,3A
New Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express
#12306 · Raj
 23:45 01:45 2h 00m 1A,2A,3A
New Delhi Rajendra Nagar Rajdhani Express
#12310 · Raj
 23:59 01:55 1h 56m 1A,2A,3A
Vikramshila Express
#12368 · SF
 00:56 03:28 2h 32m 1A,2A,3A,SL
ERNAKULAM - PATNA Exp
#16359 · Exp
 01:25 04:40 3h 15m 2A,3A,SL
KOLHAPUR CSMT - DHANBAD Deekshabhoomi Exp
#11045 · Exp
 01:25 04:40 3h 15m 3A,SL
Okha Varanasi Express
#19569 · Exp
 02:00 05:00 3h 00m 2A,3A,SL
Sampoorna Kranti Express
#12394 · SF
 02:01 04:04 2h 03m 1A,2A,3A,SL
Poorva Express
#12304 · SF
 02:10 04:40 2h 30m 1A,2A,3A,SL
Ajmer Sealdah Express
#12988 · SF
 02:43 04:55 2h 12m 2A,3A,SL
BANGALORE - PATLIPUTRA Sanghamitra SF Exp
#12295 · SF
 02:50 05:10 2h 20m 2A,3A,SL
Poorva Express
#12382 · SF
 02:50 05:15 2h 25m 1A,2A,3A,SL
Lichhavi Express
#14006 · Exp
 02:55 06:15 3h 20m 2A,3A,SL
Delhi Gaya S
#03686 · SF
 03:52 06:35 2h 43m 2A,3A,SL
Pratham Swatantrata Sangram Express
#11106 · Exp
 04:00 07:00 3h 00m 3A,SL
Shiv Ganga Express
#12560 · SF
 04:00 07:30 3h 30m 1A,2A,3A,SL
Amritsar - Sealdah Superfast Express
#12380 · SF
 04:11 06:30 2h 19m 2A,3A,SL
MUMBAI LTT - VARANASI Ratnagiri Exp
#12165 · SF
 04:15 07:05 2h 50m 2A,3A,SL
CHENNAI CENTRAL - CHHAPRA Ganga Kaveri Exp
#12669 · SF
 04:15 07:05 2h 50m 2A,3A,SL
AGRA CANTT - KOLKATA CHITPUR SF Exp
#12320 · SF
 04:19 06:30 2h 11m 2A,3A,SL
Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express
#12818 · SF
 04:30 06:45 2h 15m 2A,3A,SL
Magadh Express
#12402 · SF
 05:20 07:40 2h 20m 1A,2A,3A,SL
Swatantrata Sainani Express
#12562 · SF
 06:00 08:35 2h 35m 1A,2A,3A,SL
Gwalior-Varanasi Bundelkhand Express
#11107 · Exp
 07:10 10:50 3h 40m 1A,2A,3A,SL
Allahabad Mughal Sarai Passenger
#54106 · Pass
 07:10 11:10 4h 00m
Khajuraho-Varanasi Bundelkhand Link Express
#21107 · Exp
 07:10 10:50 3h 40m 3A,SL
Purushottam SF Express
#12802 · SF
 07:35 10:20 2h 45m 2A,3A,SL
Janata Express
#13040 · Exp
 07:50 12:00 4h 10m
MUMBAI LTT - GORAKHPUR Kashi Exp
#15017 · Exp
 08:35 12:40 4h 05m 2A,3A,SL
Kolhapur-Gorakhpur Express Slip
#11039-Slip · Exp
 08:35 12:40 4h 05m SL
OLD DELHI - DIBRUGARH Brahmaputra Exp
#14056 · Mail
 08:35 11:20 2h 45m 2A,3A,SL
NewDelhi-Bhagalpur Weekly SF Express
#12350 · SF
 09:00 11:32 2h 32m 3A,SL
Garib Nawaz Express
#18632 · Exp
 10:25 13:50 3h 25m 3A,SL
Durg-Nautanwa (via Varanasi)Express
#18201 · Exp
 10:45 14:15 3h 30m 2A,3A,SL
Lal Quila Express
#13112 · Exp
 10:58 14:00 3h 02m 3A,SL
MUMBAI LTT - DARBHANGA Pawan Exp
#11065 · Exp
 11:05 14:00 2h 55m 2A,3A,SL
MUMBAI LTT - DARBHANGA Pawan Exp
#11061 · Exp
 11:05 14:00 2h 55m 2A,3A,SL
SECUNDERABAD - DANAPUR SF EXP
#12791 · SF
 11:25 14:25 3h 00m 2A,3A,SL
Sarnath Express
#15160 · Exp
 12:55 16:10 3h 15m 2A,3A,SL
Jodhpur-Howrah SF Express
#12308 · SF
 14:10 16:50 2h 40m 2A,3A,SL
Bikaner-Howrah SF Express
#22308 · SF
 14:10 16:50 2h 40m 3A,SL
New Delhi-Puri Superfast Express
#12816 · SF
 15:20 18:00 2h 40m 2A,3A,SL
DELHI ANAND VIHAR - GUWAHATI North East Exp
#12506 · SF
 15:52 18:10 2h 18m 2A,3A,SL
Kamayani Express
#11071 · Exp
 16:05 19:25 3h 20m 2A,3A,SL
MUMBAI LTT - RAXAUL Jan Sadharan Exp
#15268 · Exp
 16:20 19:45 3h 25m
PUNE - DARBHANGA Gyan Ganga Exp
#11033 · Exp
 16:20 19:45 3h 25m 2A,3A,SL
PUNE - GORAKHPUR Exp
#11037 · Exp
 16:20 19:45 3h 25m 2A,3A,SL
MUMBAI LTT - RANCHI Exp
#18610 · Exp
 16:20 19:45 3h 25m 2A,3A,SL
Ajmer-RajendraNagar Ziyarat Express
#12396 · SF
 16:45 19:25 2h 40m 2A,3A,SL
New Delhi-Howrah SF Express
#12324 · SF
 16:45 19:25 2h 40m 2A,3A,SL
Seemanchal Express
#12488 · SF
 17:00 19:45 2h 45m 2A,3A,SL
Chambal Express
#12178 · SF
 17:20 20:00 2h 40m 2A,3A,SL
Shipra Express
#19305 · Exp
 17:20 20:00 2h 40m 2A,3A,SL
Chambal Express
#12176 · SF
 17:20 20:00 2h 40m 2A,3A,SL
Kalka Mail
#12312 · SF
 17:30 20:10 2h 40m 1A,2A,3A,SL
Sikkim Mahananda Express
#14084 · Exp
 18:05 21:00 2h 55m 2A,3A,SL
MUMBAI CST - HOWRAH Mail (via Allahabad)
#12322 · SF
 20:58 00:02 3h 04m 1A,2A,3A,SL
Chauri Chaura Express
#15003 · Exp
 21:10 00:30 3h 20m 1A,2A,3A,SL
PUNE - PATLIPUTRA SF Exp
#12149 · SF
 21:35 00:15 2h 40m 2A,3A,SL
Bikaner Guwahati Express
#25631 · Exp
 21:45 00:45 3h 00m 3A,SL
BARMER - GUWAHATI Exp
#15631 · Exp
 21:45 00:45 3h 00m 2A,3A,SL
Azimabad Express
#12947 · SF
 21:45 00:45 3h 00m 3A,SL
Ananya Express
#12316 · SF
 22:40 02:45 4h 05m 2A,3A,SL
GANDHIDHAM - HOWRAH Garbha Exp
#12937 · SF
 22:40 02:45 4h 05m 2A,3A,SL
BIKANER - KOLKATA CHITPUR Pratap Exp
#12495 · SF
 22:40 02:45 4h 05m 2A,3A,SL
Ahmedabad-Asansol (Weekly) SF Parasnath Express
#12941 · SF
 22:40 02:45 4h 05m 3A,SL
Mahabodhi Express
#12398 · SF
 22:48 02:35 3h 47m 2A,3A,SL
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Quick facts
Aerial distance
117 km (73 mi)
Road distance
~126 km
Recommended
Train or Car (1 hrs 33 min)
Most affordable
Bus
📍 Prayagraj to Varanasi distance overview

The distance from Prayagraj to Varanasi is approximately 117 km as the crow flies. The road distance is about 126 km, making this a comfortable day trip by car or train.

117 kmAerial distance
~126 kmBy road
1 hrs 33 minTrain or Car
🚆 By train — Prayagraj to Varanasi
2 hrs 17 min ~126 km Multiple daily trains

Indian Railways connects Prayagraj and Varanasi with regular services. The journey takes around 2 hrs 17 min. Express trains are faster while passenger trains are more frequent on this short route.

AC 3-Tier (3A)Popular, good value
Sleeper Class (SL)Budget, non-AC

Book in advance through IRCTC, especially during festivals and holidays when seats fill up quickly.

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🚌 By bus — Prayagraj to Varanasi
3 hrs 36 min ~126 km Most affordable

Bus travel between Prayagraj and Varanasi is convenient and affordable. The journey takes approximately 3 hrs 36 min. Both government and private operators service this route with AC and non-AC options.

AC SeaterAir-conditioned, mid-range
Non-ACBudget-friendly, frequent service
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🚗 By car — Prayagraj to Varanasi
1 hrs 33 min ~126 km

A comfortable 1 hrs 33 min drive covers the 126 km between Prayagraj and Varanasi. This makes for a great day trip by car.

💡 Travel tips for Prayagraj to Varanasi
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Day trip friendly
At 126 km, you can easily make this a day trip and return the same day. Train or car is ideal.
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Carry valid ID
Aadhaar, Passport, or Voter ID is required for train travel and recommended for bus journeys.
Where to stay in Varanasi
Budget to luxury hotels. Compare prices on FareEagle.
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🔗 Useful travel resources

For official travel information, regulations, and booking services:

IRCTC — Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation — Book train tickets online

Airports Authority of India — Airport information and flight status

DGCA — Directorate General of Civil Aviation — Indian aviation regulator

Incredible India — Official tourism portal of India

Frequently asked questions
What is the distance from Prayagraj to Varanasi? ▼
The aerial (straight-line) distance from Prayagraj to Varanasi is approximately 117 km (73 miles). The road distance is approximately 126 km, which takes about 1 hrs 33 min by car.
What is the best way to travel from Prayagraj to Varanasi? ▼
For this 126 km journey, a car or train is most practical. Driving takes about 1 hrs 33 min and trains take approximately 2 hrs 17 min. This makes for a comfortable day trip.
Are there buses from Prayagraj to Varanasi? ▼
Yes, multiple bus operators run services on the Prayagraj to Varanasi route. The journey takes approximately 3 hrs 36 min. You can search and book bus tickets on FareEagle with AC Seater and Non-AC options.
How long does the train take from Prayagraj to Varanasi? ▼
The train from Prayagraj to Varanasi takes approximately 2 hrs 17 min. Express trains are faster while passenger trains make more stops. Check train schedules and availability on IRCTC.
Can I book Prayagraj to Varanasi travel on FareEagle? ▼
Yes! FareEagle lets you compare and book bus tickets, and hotels for the Prayagraj to Varanasi route. Compare prices across operators, get instant confirmation, and enjoy transparent pricing with no hidden charges.
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