The Prayagraj to Varanasi train route covers approximately 158 km by rail and takes around 2.9 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 day trains being the most convenient option. 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 158 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 | ₹391 |
| 2AAC 2-Tier | Curtained berths, comfortable for overnight | ₹217 |
| 3AAC 3-Tier | Most popular AC class, good value | ₹156 |
| SLSleeper Class | Non-AC, budget-friendly with berths | ₹61 |
| 2SSecond Sitting | Non-AC reserved seating for short routes | ₹35 |
| CCAC Chair Car | AC seating for day trains like Shatabdi | ₹174 |
* 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-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express
#22812 · Raj
|
00:19 ALD |
02:05 MGS |
1h 46m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
NEW DELHI - BHUBANESWAR Rajdhani Exp (Via Bokaro)
#22824 · Raj
|
00:19 ALD |
02:05 MGS |
1h 46m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
Anand Vihar Terminus-Jaynagar Garib Rath Express
#12570 · GR
|
00:20 ALD |
02:20 MGS |
2h 00m | Daily | 3A |
|
AnandVihar Terminal-Bhagalpur Garib Rath
#22406 · GR
|
00:20 ALD |
02:20 MGS |
2h 00m | Daily | 3A,CC |
|
New Delhi-Sealdah AC Duronto Express
#12260 · Drnt
|
03:13 ALD |
04:56 MGS |
1h 43m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
Anand ViharT Delhi-Sasaram GaribRath Express
#22410 · GR
|
04:00 ALD |
06:30 MGS |
2h 30m | Daily | 3A |
|
West Bengal Sampark Kranti Express
#12330 · SKr
|
04:13 ALD |
06:30 MGS |
2h 17m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
NEW DELHI - GUWAHATI Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Exp
#12502 · SKr
|
09:00 ALD |
MGS |
Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL | |
|
Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Express
#12826 · SKr
|
16:37 ALD |
19:00 MGS |
2h 23m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Orissa Sampark Kranti Express
#12820 · SKr
|
16:49 ALD |
19:26 MGS |
2h 37m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
New Delhi-Howrah Duronto Express
#12274 · Drnt
|
20:34 ALD |
22:23 MGS |
1h 49m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
NEW DELHI - DIBRUGARH TOWN Rajdhani Exp
#12424 · Raj
|
20:42 ALD |
22:45 MGS |
2h 03m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
New Delhi-Guwahati Rajdhani Express
#22424 · Raj
|
20:42 ALD |
22:45 MGS |
2h 03m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Duronto Express
#12282 · Drnt
|
21:13 ALD |
23:12 MGS |
1h 59m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
New Delhi-Ranchi Garib Rath
#12878 · GR
|
23:10 ALD |
01:18 MGS |
2h 08m | Daily | 3A |
|
NEW DELHI - RANCHI Rajdhani Exp
#12440 · Raj
|
23:27 ALD |
01:18 MGS |
1h 51m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
New Delhi-Ranchi Rajdhani Express
#12454 · Raj
|
23:28 ALD |
01:18 MGS |
1h 50m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
NEW DELHI - KOL SEALDAH Rajdhani Exp
#12314 · Raj
|
23:42 ALD |
01:28 MGS |
1h 46m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
New Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express
#12302 · Raj
|
23:45 ALD |
01:45 MGS |
2h 00m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
New Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express
#12306 · Raj
|
23:45 ALD |
01:45 MGS |
2h 00m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
New Delhi Rajendra Nagar Rajdhani Express
#12310 · Raj
|
23:59 ALD |
01:55 MGS |
1h 56m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
Vikramshila Express
#12368 · SF
|
00:56 ALD |
03:28 MGS |
2h 32m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
ERNAKULAM - PATNA Exp
#16359 · Exp
|
01:25 ALD |
04:40 BSB |
3h 15m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
KOLHAPUR CSMT - DHANBAD Deekshabhoomi Exp
#11045 · Exp
|
01:25 ALD |
04:40 BSB |
3h 15m | Daily | 3A,SL |
|
Okha Varanasi Express
#19569 · Exp
|
02:00 ALD |
05:00 BSB |
3h 00m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Sampoorna Kranti Express
#12394 · SF
|
02:01 ALD |
04:04 MGS |
2h 03m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Poorva Express
#12304 · SF
|
02:10 ALD |
04:40 MGS |
2h 30m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Ajmer Sealdah Express
#12988 · SF
|
02:43 ALD |
04:55 MGS |
2h 12m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
BANGALORE - PATLIPUTRA Sanghamitra SF Exp
#12295 · SF
|
02:50 ALD |
05:10 MGS |
2h 20m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Poorva Express
#12382 · SF
|
02:50 ALD |
05:15 BSB |
2h 25m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Lichhavi Express
#14006 · Exp
|
02:55 ALD |
06:15 BSB |
3h 20m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Delhi Gaya S
#03686 · SF
|
03:52 ALD |
06:35 MGS |
2h 43m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Pratham Swatantrata Sangram Express
#11106 · Exp
|
04:00 ALD |
07:00 MGS |
3h 00m | Daily | 3A,SL |
|
Shiv Ganga Express
#12560 · SF
|
04:00 ALD |
07:30 BSB |
3h 30m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Amritsar - Sealdah Superfast Express
#12380 · SF
|
04:11 ALD |
06:30 MGS |
2h 19m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
MUMBAI LTT - VARANASI Ratnagiri Exp
#12165 · SF
|
04:15 ALD |
07:05 BSB |
2h 50m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
CHENNAI CENTRAL - CHHAPRA Ganga Kaveri Exp
#12669 · SF
|
04:15 ALD |
07:05 BSB |
2h 50m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
AGRA CANTT - KOLKATA CHITPUR SF Exp
#12320 · SF
|
04:19 ALD |
06:30 MGS |
2h 11m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express
#12818 · SF
|
04:30 ALD |
06:45 MGS |
2h 15m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Magadh Express
#12402 · SF
|
05:20 ALD |
07:40 MGS |
2h 20m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Swatantrata Sainani Express
#12562 · SF
|
06:00 ALD |
08:35 BSB |
2h 35m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Gwalior-Varanasi Bundelkhand Express
#11107 · Exp
|
07:10 ALD |
10:50 BSB |
3h 40m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Allahabad Mughal Sarai Passenger
#54106 · Pass
|
07:10 ALD |
11:10 MGS |
4h 00m | Daily | |
|
Khajuraho-Varanasi Bundelkhand Link Express
#21107 · Exp
|
07:10 ALD |
10:50 BSB |
3h 40m | Daily | 3A,SL |
|
Purushottam SF Express
#12802 · SF
|
07:35 ALD |
10:20 MGS |
2h 45m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Janata Express
#13040 · Exp
|
07:50 ALD |
12:00 MGS |
4h 10m | Daily | |
|
MUMBAI LTT - GORAKHPUR Kashi Exp
#15017 · Exp
|
08:35 ALD |
12:40 BSB |
4h 05m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Kolhapur-Gorakhpur Express Slip
#11039-Slip · Exp
|
08:35 ALD |
12:40 BSB |
4h 05m | Daily | SL |
|
OLD DELHI - DIBRUGARH Brahmaputra Exp
#14056 · Mail
|
08:35 ALD |
11:20 MGS |
2h 45m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
NewDelhi-Bhagalpur Weekly SF Express
#12350 · SF
|
09:00 ALD |
11:32 MGS |
2h 32m | Daily | 3A,SL |
|
Garib Nawaz Express
#18632 · Exp
|
10:25 ALD |
13:50 BSB |
3h 25m | Daily | 3A,SL |
|
Durg-Nautanwa (via Varanasi)Express
#18201 · Exp
|
10:45 ALD |
14:15 BSB |
3h 30m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Lal Quila Express
#13112 · Exp
|
10:58 ALD |
14:00 MGS |
3h 02m | Daily | 3A,SL |
|
MUMBAI LTT - DARBHANGA Pawan Exp
#11065 · Exp
|
11:05 ALD |
14:00 BSB |
2h 55m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
MUMBAI LTT - DARBHANGA Pawan Exp
#11061 · Exp
|
11:05 ALD |
14:00 BSB |
2h 55m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
SECUNDERABAD - DANAPUR SF EXP
#12791 · SF
|
11:25 ALD |
14:25 BSB |
3h 00m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Sarnath Express
#15160 · Exp
|
12:55 ALD |
16:10 BSB |
3h 15m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Jodhpur-Howrah SF Express
#12308 · SF
|
14:10 ALD |
16:50 MGS |
2h 40m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Bikaner-Howrah SF Express
#22308 · SF
|
14:10 ALD |
16:50 MGS |
2h 40m | Daily | 3A,SL |
|
New Delhi-Puri Superfast Express
#12816 · SF
|
15:20 ALD |
18:00 MGS |
2h 40m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
DELHI ANAND VIHAR - GUWAHATI North East Exp
#12506 · SF
|
15:52 ALD |
18:10 MGS |
2h 18m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Kamayani Express
#11071 · Exp
|
16:05 ALD |
19:25 BSB |
3h 20m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
MUMBAI LTT - RAXAUL Jan Sadharan Exp
#15268 · Exp
|
16:20 ALD |
19:45 BSB |
3h 25m | Daily | |
|
PUNE - DARBHANGA Gyan Ganga Exp
#11033 · Exp
|
16:20 ALD |
19:45 BSB |
3h 25m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
PUNE - GORAKHPUR Exp
#11037 · Exp
|
16:20 ALD |
19:45 BSB |
3h 25m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
MUMBAI LTT - RANCHI Exp
#18610 · Exp
|
16:20 ALD |
19:45 BSB |
3h 25m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Ajmer-RajendraNagar Ziyarat Express
#12396 · SF
|
16:45 ALD |
19:25 MGS |
2h 40m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
New Delhi-Howrah SF Express
#12324 · SF
|
16:45 ALD |
19:25 MGS |
2h 40m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Seemanchal Express
#12488 · SF
|
17:00 ALD |
19:45 MGS |
2h 45m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Chambal Express
#12178 · SF
|
17:20 ALD |
20:00 MGS |
2h 40m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Shipra Express
#19305 · Exp
|
17:20 ALD |
20:00 MGS |
2h 40m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Chambal Express
#12176 · SF
|
17:20 ALD |
20:00 MGS |
2h 40m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Kalka Mail
#12312 · SF
|
17:30 ALD |
20:10 MGS |
2h 40m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Sikkim Mahananda Express
#14084 · Exp
|
18:05 ALD |
21:00 MGS |
2h 55m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
MUMBAI CST - HOWRAH Mail (via Allahabad)
#12322 · SF
|
20:58 ALD |
00:02 MGS |
3h 04m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Chauri Chaura Express
#15003 · Exp
|
21:10 ALD |
00:30 BSB |
3h 20m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
PUNE - PATLIPUTRA SF Exp
#12149 · SF
|
21:35 ALD |
00:15 MGS |
2h 40m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Bikaner Guwahati Express
#25631 · Exp
|
21:45 ALD |
00:45 MGS |
3h 00m | Daily | 3A,SL |
|
BARMER - GUWAHATI Exp
#15631 · Exp
|
21:45 ALD |
00:45 MGS |
3h 00m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Azimabad Express
#12947 · SF
|
21:45 ALD |
00:45 MGS |
3h 00m | Daily | 3A,SL |
|
Ananya Express
#12316 · SF
|
22:40 ALD |
02:45 MGS |
4h 05m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
GANDHIDHAM - HOWRAH Garbha Exp
#12937 · SF
|
22:40 ALD |
02:45 MGS |
4h 05m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
BIKANER - KOLKATA CHITPUR Pratap Exp
#12495 · SF
|
22:40 ALD |
02:45 MGS |
4h 05m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Ahmedabad-Asansol (Weekly) SF Parasnath Express
#12941 · SF
|
22:40 ALD |
02:45 MGS |
4h 05m | Daily | 3A,SL |
|
Mahabodhi Express
#12398 · SF
|
22:48 ALD |
02:35 MGS |
3h 47m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
* Schedule may vary. Check IRCTC for latest timings and availability. Scroll to see all 85 trains.
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