There are 8 ways to get from Shantiniketan to Varanasi by taxi, bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, bus
best- Take the taxi from Shantiniketan to Burdwan-Itaxi
- Take the bus from Burdwan-I to Dhanbadbus
- Take the bus from Dhanbad to Varanasibus
11h 34mTrain via Gaya
cheapest- Take the train from Bolpur S Niktn to Gaya Jntrain 13023
- Take the train from Gaya Jn to Varanasi Jntrain 13307 / ...
17h 53m₹777–4,063Train
- Take the train from Bolpur S Niktn to Barddhamantrain 13054 / ...
- Take the train from Barddhaman to Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn.train 12987 / ...
12h 37m₹847–4,663Drive 544.7 km
- Drive from Shantiniketan to Varanasicar 544.7 km
8h 9m₹6,106–8,819Taxi
- Take the taxi from Shantiniketan to Varanasitaxi 544.7 km
8h 9m₹12,000–15,000Train to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, fly to Varanasi Airport
- Take the train from Bolpur S Niktn to Dakhineswartrain
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane CCU - VNS
7h 20m₹6,001–14,747Taxi to Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, fly to Varanasi Airport
- Take the taxi from Shantiniketan to Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (RDP)taxi
- Fly from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (RDP) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane RDP - VNS
7h 57m₹12,739–25,080Train to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, fly to Gaya, train
- Take the train from Bolpur S Niktn to Dakhineswartrain
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Gaya (GAY)plane CCU - GAY
- Take the train from Gaya Jn to Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn.train
9h 46m₹5,450–22,217
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Varanasi Airport (VNS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shantiniketan to Varanasi is to train via Gaya which costs ₹750 - ₹4,100 and takes 17h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Shantiniketan to Varanasi is to train and fly which takes 7h 20m and costs ₹6,000 - ₹15,000.
No, there is no direct train from Shantiniketan to Varanasi. However, there are services departing from Bolpur S Niktn and arriving at Varanasi Jn via Barddhaman and Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 37m.
The distance between Shantiniketan and Varanasi is 638 km. The road distance is 544.7 km.
The best way to get from Shantiniketan to Varanasi without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 11h 34m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 34m to get from Shantiniketan to Varanasi, including transfers.
Shantiniketan to Varanasi train services, operated by Indian Railways, depart from Bolpur S Niktn station.
Shantiniketan to Varanasi train services, operated by Indian Railways, arrive at Barddhaman station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shantiniketan to Varanasi is 545 km. It takes approximately 8h 9m to drive from Shantiniketan to Varanasi.
There are 1574+ hotels available in Varanasi.
What companies run services between Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India and Varanasi, India?
You can take a vehicle from Shantiniketan to Varanasi Jn via Bolpur S Niktn, Barddhaman, and Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn. in around 12h 37m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Varanasi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹5,500–9,500
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Varanasi Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–23,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–23,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Gaya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹4,500–18,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Bolpur S Niktn to Barddhaman
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹120–1,000
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹120–150
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹360–440
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹480–600
- First Class (1A)
- ₹750–1,000
Train from Barddhaman to Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn.
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹310–2,400
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹310–380
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹800–1,100
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,100–1,500
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,900–2,400
Train from Bolpur S Niktn to Dakhineswar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹150–1,300
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹150–190
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹440–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹550–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹950–1,300
Train from Bolpur S Niktn to Gaya Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹290–2,200
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹290–340
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹750–950
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,000–1,400
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,700–2,200
Train from Gaya Jn to Varanasi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹180–1,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹180–220
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹700–900
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,500
Train from Bolpur S Niktn to Dakhineswar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹150–1,300
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹150–190
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹440–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹550–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹950–1,300
Train from Gaya Jn to Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹180–1,400
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹180–220
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹490–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–850
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,400
- [email protected]
- Website
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Burdwan-I to Dhanbad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Dhanbad to Varanasi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
- Phone
- +91 9799407141
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
Bus from Burdwan-I to Dhanbad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
Bus from Dhanbad to Varanasi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Estimated price
- ₹1,500–15,000
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