Car hire and driving in Varanasi
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In India traffic drives on the left. Picking up at VNS means 21 km (13 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648793 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794.
Drives from Varanasi
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varanasi to Mirzāpur | India | 49 km (30 mi) | about 45 min |
| Varanasi to Gyānpur | India | 55 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| Varanasi to Jaunpur | India | 58 km (36 mi) | about 53 min |
| Varanasi to Ghazīpur | India | 65 km (40 mi) | about 59 min |
| Varanasi to Azamgarh | India | 85 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 18 min |
| Varanasi to Mau | India | 89 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 21 min |
| Varanasi to Buxar | India | 102 km (63 mi) | about 1 h 33 min |
| Varanasi to Sasarām | India | 109 km (68 mi) | about 1 h 40 min |
| Varanasi to Prayagraj | India | 118 km (73 mi) | about 1 h 48 min |
| Varanasi to Madhurampur Dehri | India | 125 km (78 mi) | about 1 h 55 min |
| Varanasi to Singrauli | India | 129 km (80 mi) | about 1 h 58 min |
| Varanasi to Sultānpur | India | 141 km (87 mi) | about 2 h 9 min |
| Varanasi to Mumbai | India | 1,252 km (778 mi) | about 19 h 5 min |
| Varanasi to Delhi | India | 682 km (424 mi) | about 10 h 24 min |
| Varanasi to Dhaka | Bangladesh | 769 km (478 mi) | about 11 h 44 min |
| Varanasi to Bengaluru | India | 1,485 km (923 mi) | about 22 h 39 min |
| Varanasi to Hyderabad | India | 1,000 km (621 mi) | about 15 h 15 min |
| Varanasi to Ahmedabad | India | 1,087 km (676 mi) | about 16 h 35 min |
| Varanasi to Chennai | India | 1,390 km (863 mi) | about 21 h 11 min |
| Varanasi to Kolkata | India | 624 km (388 mi) | about 9 h 31 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Varanasi?
The left, as everywhere in India.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.