The Kanpur to Varanasi train route covers approximately 397 km by rail and takes around 7.2 hours depending on the type of train. Indian Railways operates multiple daily services on this route, connecting Uttar Pradesh to Uttar Pradesh.
This is a short-distance route with both day and overnight options available. Multiple train types operate on this route — from premium Rajdhani and Vande Bharat to affordable Sleeper and General class services.
Train tickets can be booked on IRCTC up to 120 days in advance. During peak seasons (October-March, festivals, summer holidays), tickets sell out quickly — book early for confirmed berths.
Book on IRCTCApproximate fares for the 397 km journey. Actual fares vary by train, season, and booking time. Tatkal fares are higher.
| Class | Description | Approx. Fare |
|---|---|---|
| 1AAC First Class | Private 2-berth cabins with door, premium bedding | ₹983 |
| 2AAC 2-Tier | Curtained berths, comfortable for overnight | ₹546 |
| 3AAC 3-Tier | Most popular AC class, good value | ₹393 |
| SLSleeper Class | Non-AC, budget-friendly with berths | ₹153 |
| 2SSecond Sitting | Non-AC reserved seating for short routes | ₹87 |
| CCAC Chair Car | AC seating for day trains like Shatabdi | ₹437 |
* Fares are approximate and may vary. Check IRCTC for exact pricing. Tatkal charges, GST, and dynamic pricing may apply.
| Train | Departure | Arrival | Duration | Runs | Classes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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New Delhi-Sealdah AC Duronto Express
#12260 · Drnt
|
01:02 CNB |
04:56 MGS |
3h 54m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
Anand ViharT Delhi-Sasaram GaribRath Express
#22410 · GR
|
01:15 CNB |
06:30 MGS |
5h 15m | Daily | 3A |
|
West Bengal Sampark Kranti Express
#12330 · SKr
|
01:15 CNB |
06:30 MGS |
5h 15m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
NEW DELHI - GUWAHATI Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Exp
#12502 · SKr
|
06:20 CNB |
MGS |
Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL | |
|
Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Express
#12826 · SKr
|
13:30 CNB |
19:00 MGS |
5h 30m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Orissa Sampark Kranti Express
#12820 · SKr
|
13:30 CNB |
19:26 MGS |
5h 56m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
New Delhi-Howrah Duronto Express
#12274 · Drnt
|
18:15 CNB |
22:23 MGS |
4h 08m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
NEW DELHI - DIBRUGARH TOWN Rajdhani Exp
#12424 · Raj
|
18:39 CNB |
22:45 MGS |
4h 06m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
New Delhi-Guwahati Rajdhani Express
#22424 · Raj
|
18:39 CNB |
22:45 MGS |
4h 06m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Duronto Express
#12282 · Drnt
|
18:43 CNB |
23:12 MGS |
4h 29m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
New Delhi-Ranchi Rajdhani Express
#12454 · Raj
|
21:05 CNB |
01:18 MGS |
4h 13m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
New Delhi-Ranchi Garib Rath
#12878 · GR
|
21:05 CNB |
01:18 MGS |
4h 13m | Daily | 3A |
|
NEW DELHI - RANCHI Rajdhani Exp
#12440 · Raj
|
21:05 CNB |
01:18 MGS |
4h 13m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
NEW DELHI - KOL SEALDAH Rajdhani Exp
#12314 · Raj
|
21:25 CNB |
01:28 MGS |
4h 03m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
New Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express
#12302 · Raj
|
21:42 CNB |
01:45 MGS |
4h 03m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
New Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express
#12306 · Raj
|
21:42 CNB |
01:45 MGS |
4h 03m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
New Delhi Rajendra Nagar Rajdhani Express
#12310 · Raj
|
21:52 CNB |
01:55 MGS |
4h 03m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express
#22812 · Raj
|
22:02 CNB |
02:05 MGS |
4h 03m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
NEW DELHI - BHUBANESWAR Rajdhani Exp (Via Bokaro)
#22824 · Raj
|
22:02 CNB |
02:05 MGS |
4h 03m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
AnandVihar Terminal-Bhagalpur Garib Rath
#22406 · GR
|
22:17 CNB |
02:20 MGS |
4h 03m | Daily | 3A,CC |
|
Anand Vihar Terminus-Jaynagar Garib Rath Express
#12570 · GR
|
22:17 CNB |
02:20 MGS |
4h 03m | Daily | 3A |
|
MUMBAI LTT - KAMAKHYA AC Exp
#12519 · SF
|
KNW |
MGS |
Daily | 2A,3A,SL | |
|
Shiv Ganga Express
#12560 · SF
|
00:55 CNB |
07:30 BSB |
6h 35m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Amritsar - Sealdah Superfast Express
#12380 · SF
|
01:15 CNB |
06:30 MGS |
5h 15m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Delhi Gaya S
#03686 · SF
|
01:15 CNB |
06:35 MGS |
5h 20m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
AGRA CANTT - KOLKATA CHITPUR SF Exp
#12320 · SF
|
01:15 CNB |
06:30 MGS |
5h 15m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Marudhar Express
#14866 · Exp
|
01:25 CNB |
09:30 BSB |
8h 05m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Marudhar Express
#14854 · Exp
|
01:25 CNB |
10:30 BSB |
9h 05m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Marudhar Express
#14864 · Exp
|
01:25 CNB |
08:35 BSB |
7h 10m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Pratham Swatantrata Sangram Express
#11106 · Exp
|
01:30 CNB |
07:00 MGS |
5h 30m | Daily | 3A,SL |
|
Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express
#12818 · SF
|
01:50 CNB |
06:45 MGS |
4h 55m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Magadh Express
#12402 · SF
|
02:45 CNB |
07:40 MGS |
4h 55m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
MUMBAI LTT - RAXAUL Jan Sadharan Exp
#15268 · Exp
|
02:50 KNW |
19:45 BSB |
16h 55m | Daily | |
|
PUNE - DARBHANGA Gyan Ganga Exp
#11033 · Exp
|
02:50 KNW |
19:45 BSB |
16h 55m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
PUNE - GORAKHPUR Exp
#11037 · Exp
|
02:50 KNW |
19:45 BSB |
16h 55m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
MUMBAI LTT - RANCHI Exp
#18610 · Exp
|
02:50 KNW |
19:45 BSB |
16h 55m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Swatantrata Sainani Express
#12562 · SF
|
02:55 CNB |
08:35 BSB |
5h 40m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Mumbai LTT - Kamakhya (Weekly) Special
#05649 · Exp
|
03:05 KNW |
18:50 MGS |
15h 45m | Daily | 3A,SL |
|
Janata Express
#13040 · Exp
|
03:55 CNB |
12:00 MGS |
8h 05m | Daily | |
|
Indore-Patna Express
#19313 · Exp
|
04:05 CNB |
11:10 BSB |
7h 05m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Indore-Rajendranagar Express
#19321 · Exp
|
04:05 CNB |
11:35 BSB |
7h 30m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Mathura Patna Express
#13238 · Exp
|
04:30 CNB |
12:25 BSB |
7h 55m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Mathura Patna Express
#13240 · Exp
|
04:30 CNB |
11:55 BSB |
7h 25m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Purushottam SF Express
#12802 · SF
|
04:55 CNB |
10:20 MGS |
5h 25m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Farakka Express
#13414 · Exp
|
05:45 CNB |
15:00 BSB |
9h 15m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Farakka Express
#13484 · Exp
|
05:45 CNB |
15:00 BSB |
9h 15m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
OLD DELHI - DIBRUGARH Brahmaputra Exp
#14056 · Mail
|
05:55 CNB |
11:20 MGS |
5h 25m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
MUMBAI BANDRA T - PATNA Exp
#19049 · Exp
|
06:17 KNW |
23:30 MGS |
17h 13m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
VALSAD - MUZAFFARPUR Shramik Exp
#19051 · Exp
|
06:18 KNW |
22:15 BSB |
15h 57m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
NewDelhi-Bhagalpur Weekly SF Express
#12350 · SF
|
06:20 CNB |
11:32 MGS |
5h 12m | Daily | 3A,SL |
|
Valsad-Varanasi Weekly Special
#09051 · Exp
|
06:30 KNW |
01:10 BSB |
18h 40m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Lal Quila Express
#13112 · Exp
|
07:00 CNB |
14:00 MGS |
7h 00m | Daily | 3A,SL |
|
MUMBAI CST - HOWRAH Mail (via Allahabad)
#12322 · SF
|
07:05 KNW |
00:02 MGS |
16h 57m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
PUNE - PATLIPUTRA SF Exp
#12149 · SF
|
07:25 KNW |
00:15 MGS |
16h 50m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Garib Nawaz Express
#18632 · Exp
|
07:45 CNB |
13:50 BSB |
6h 05m | Daily | 3A,SL |
|
MUMBAI LTT - RAJENDRA NAGAR PATNA Janta Exp
#13202 · Exp
|
08:15 KNW |
03:55 MGS |
19h 40m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
MUMBAI LTT - PATLIPUTRA SF Exp
#12141 · SF
|
08:30 KNW |
00:30 MGS |
16h 00m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
MUMBAI CST - VARANASI Mahanagari Exp
#11093 · Exp
|
10:15 KNW |
04:40 BSB |
18h 25m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
MUMBAI LTT - VARANASI SF Exp
#12167 · SF
|
10:30 KNW |
03:50 BSB |
17h 20m | Daily | 3A,SL |
|
Jodhpur-Howrah SF Express
#12308 · SF
|
11:15 CNB |
16:50 MGS |
5h 35m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Bikaner-Howrah SF Express
#22308 · SF
|
11:15 CNB |
16:50 MGS |
5h 35m | Daily | 3A,SL |
|
New Delhi-Puri Superfast Express
#12816 · SF
|
12:30 CNB |
18:00 MGS |
5h 30m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
NEW DELHI - PURI Neelanchal SF Exp
#12876 · SF
|
12:40 CNB |
20:00 BSB |
7h 20m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
DELHI ANAND VIHAR - GUWAHATI North East Exp
#12506 · SF
|
13:00 CNB |
18:10 MGS |
5h 10m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Ajmer-RajendraNagar Ziyarat Express
#12396 · SF
|
13:40 CNB |
19:25 MGS |
5h 45m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
New Delhi-Howrah SF Express
#12324 · SF
|
13:40 CNB |
19:25 MGS |
5h 45m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Seemanchal Express
#12488 · SF
|
13:55 CNB |
19:45 MGS |
5h 50m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
MUMBAI LTT - VARANASI Ratnagiri Exp
#12165 · SF
|
14:20 KNW |
07:05 BSB |
16h 45m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Kalka Mail
#12312 · SF
|
14:35 CNB |
20:10 MGS |
5h 35m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Sikkim Mahananda Express
#14084 · Exp
|
15:20 CNB |
21:00 MGS |
5h 40m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Varuna Express
#24228 · Exp
|
16:00 CNB |
23:20 BSB |
7h 20m | Daily | CC |
|
MUMBAI LTT - GORAKHPUR Kashi Exp
#15017 · Exp
|
16:45 KNW |
12:40 BSB |
19h 55m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Kolhapur-Gorakhpur Express Slip
#11039-Slip · Exp
|
16:45 KNW |
12:40 BSB |
19h 55m | Daily | SL |
|
VASCO DA GAMA - PATNA SF Exp
#12741 · SF
|
17:00 KNW |
08:10 MGS |
15h 10m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Chauri Chaura Express
#15003 · Exp
|
17:30 CNB |
00:30 BSB |
7h 00m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
MUMBAI LTT - GUWAHATI Exp
#15647 · Exp
|
17:40 KNW |
08:55 MGS |
15h 15m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
MUMBAI LTT - GUWAHATI Exp
#15645 · Exp
|
17:40 KNW |
08:55 MGS |
15h 15m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
MUMBAI LTT - BHAGALPUR SF Exp
#12336 · SF
|
17:40 KNW |
08:55 MGS |
15h 15m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
SURAT - BHAGALPUR Tapti Ganga Exp
#19047 · Exp
|
18:00 KNW |
09:30 MGS |
15h 30m | Daily | 3A,SL |
|
Azimabad Express
#12947 · SF
|
19:05 CNB |
00:45 MGS |
5h 40m | Daily | 3A,SL |
|
Bikaner Guwahati Express
#25631 · Exp
|
19:05 CNB |
00:45 MGS |
5h 40m | Daily | 3A,SL |
|
BARMER - GUWAHATI Exp
#15631 · Exp
|
19:05 CNB |
00:45 MGS |
5h 40m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
OKHA - GUWAHATI EXP
#15635 · Exp
|
19:30 CNB |
04:55 BSB |
9h 25m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
GANDHIDHAM - KAMAKHYA Exp
#15667 · Exp
|
19:30 CNB |
04:55 BSB |
9h 25m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Ananya Express
#12316 · SF
|
20:05 CNB |
02:45 MGS |
6h 40m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Okha Varanasi Express
#19569 · Exp
|
20:05 CNB |
05:00 BSB |
8h 55m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
GANDHIDHAM - HOWRAH Garbha Exp
#12937 · SF
|
20:05 CNB |
02:45 MGS |
6h 40m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
BIKANER - KOLKATA CHITPUR Pratap Exp
#12495 · SF
|
20:05 CNB |
02:45 MGS |
6h 40m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Ahmedabad-Asansol (Weekly) SF Parasnath Express
#12941 · SF
|
20:05 CNB |
02:45 MGS |
6h 40m | Daily | 3A,SL |
|
Mahabodhi Express
#12398 · SF
|
20:15 CNB |
02:35 MGS |
6h 20m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
MUMBAI CST - ASANSOL SF Exp
#12362 · SF
|
20:40 KNW |
12:15 MGS |
15h 35m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
MUMBAI LTT - RAXAUL Karmabhoomi Exp
#12546 · SF
|
20:50 KNW |
12:15 MGS |
15h 25m | Daily | |
|
MUMBAI LTT - DARBHANGA Pawan Exp
#11065 · Exp
|
21:40 KNW |
14:00 BSB |
16h 20m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
MUMBAI LTT - DARBHANGA Pawan Exp
#11061 · Exp
|
21:40 KNW |
14:00 BSB |
16h 20m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Vikramshila Express
#12368 · SF
|
21:44 CNB |
03:28 MGS |
5h 44m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Kamayani Express
#11071 · Exp
|
22:00 KNW |
19:25 BSB |
21h 25m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Sabarmati Express
#19167 · Exp
|
23:20 CNB |
09:50 BSB |
10h 30m | Daily | 2A,SL |
|
Sampoorna Kranti Express
#12394 · SF
|
23:25 CNB |
04:04 MGS |
4h 39m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Lichhavi Express
#14006 · Exp
|
23:30 CNB |
06:15 BSB |
6h 45m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Poorva Express
#12382 · SF
|
23:40 CNB |
05:15 BSB |
5h 35m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Poorva Express
#12304 · SF
|
23:40 CNB |
04:40 MGS |
5h 00m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Ajmer Sealdah Express
#12988 · SF
|
23:53 CNB |
04:55 MGS |
5h 02m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
* Schedule may vary. Check IRCTC for latest timings and availability. Scroll to see all 102 trains.
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