Varanasi to New Delhi runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €76.24, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 7h 3m over 736 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €76.24, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 14, 2026
€76.24
- 222%Moves across the booking window
222%When it runs, leaving Varanasi
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 2Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
2
0%Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €228.04Thu24
- about €191.19Fri25
- about €180.19Sat26
- about €138.94Sun27
- about €130.69Mon28
- about €142.24Tue29
- about €114.74Wed30
- about €141.69Thu1
- about €127.39Fri2
- about €118.59Sat3
- about €115.84Sun4
- about €100.44Mon5
- about €98.79Tue6
- about €80.64Wed7
- about €98.79Thu8
- about €102.09Fri9
- about €90.54Sat10
- about €88.89Sun11
- about €88.34Mon12
- about €79.54Tue13
- about €76.24Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in New Delhi for the night the train gets in
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When to book Varanasi to New Delhi
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €83.3990 days
- €70.7460 days
- €80.6445 days
- €85.5930 days
- €76.2421 days
- €80.6414 days
- €114.747 days
- €180.193 days
- €228.041 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €70.74.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 222 percent. The most expensive point is €228.04, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Varanasi to New Delhi and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
736 km
682 km as the crow flies, 8% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
1,164,404 → 317,797
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 736 km against 682 km in a straight line, a detour of 8 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Alīgarh, Lucknow. The gap between arriving and leaving is 76 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Where to leave your bags in New Delhi
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Varanasi to New Delhi
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Varanasi to New Delhi?
The fastest journey from Varanasi to New Delhi takes 7h 3m door to door, of which 5h 8m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 7h 31m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Varanasi to New Delhi?
The cheapest fare from Varanasi to New Delhi is €76.24, as of September 23, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €118.04. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Varanasi to New Delhi?
The cheapest way from Varanasi to New Delhi is by train, at €76.24 for one passenger on October 14, 2026. That journey takes 7h 19m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Varanasi to New Delhi?
Fares from Varanasi to New Delhi bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €70.74. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 222 percent, measured on September 23, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Varanasi to New Delhi?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Varanasi to New Delhi, at €80.64. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 23, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Varanasi to New Delhi?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Varanasi to New Delhi, at €68.54 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Varanasi to New Delhi?
2 operators sell services from Varanasi to New Delhi across 1 mode: East Coast Railway, Northern Railway. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Varanasi to New Delhi?
0 percent of the services we sell from Varanasi to New Delhi are direct. The rest connect at Alīgarh, Lucknow, with about 76 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Varanasi to New Delhi use?
Services from Varanasi to New Delhi by train leave from Varanasi City railway station and arrive at New Delhi station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Varanasi to New Delhi?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Varanasi to New Delhi allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Varanasi to New Delhi on September 23, 2026: 736 km of route against 682 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €76.24, and 7h 3m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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The two ends, compared
Varanasi reaches 151 places in 3 countries on services we hold, over distances from 45 to 2,782 km. New Delhi reaches 259 places in 48 countries, from 25 to 14,429 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Varanasi
- 151Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 13Operators
3
13Arriving in New Delhi
Leaving New Delhi
- 259Places you can leave for
- 48Countries
- 4Operators