Cities & culture

Lucknow → Varanasi

Lucknow to Varanasi is about 300 km by road (5.3–6.4 hours via Sultanpur and Jaunpur), with a one-way fuel cost of about ₹1,900 for a petrol car.

Distance check: OpenStreetMap routing gives 292 km.

Last updated: 31 October 2026

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Lucknow to Varanasi at a glance

Distance: ~300 km
Drive time: 5.3–6.4 h
Fuel estimate: ₹1,900
Toll allowance: ₹600
Fuel + tolls: ₹2,500
Per person · 2 travellers: ₹1,250

About these numbers: petrol ₹95/litre (17 Sep 2026) at 15 km/litre; ₹2/km toll allowance, not verified against NHAI rates. Map data © OpenStreetMap. Method · Report an error

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Lucknow to Varanasi route

Lucknow → Sultanpur → Jaunpur → Varanasi

Road: NH731 · NH230 · NH128 · 330 · NH31

Towns on the way

Sultanpur ↗ · ~6 km off the mapped road
Jaunpur ↗ · ~4 km off the mapped road

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Weather in Varanasi

Forecast: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0

Bus, train & flight

Bus

State bus operators: UPSRTC ↗.

Train

Lucknow: Lucknow Charbagh
Varanasi: Varanasi Junction

Check trains on IRCTC ↗

Flight options

Lucknow: Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (LKO)
Varanasi: Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (VNS)

Things to do in Varanasi

Shopping: Banarasi silk saree shops
With children: Boat ride on the Ganges
For adults: Evening Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat

Local food to try: Kachori sabzi · Banarasi paan.

Best time to travel

Suggested season: Oct–Mar.

Return trip: Varanasi to Lucknow

Same 300 km back, about ₹2,500 each way or ₹5,000 for the round trip.