Cities & culture
Varanasi → Ayodhya
Varanasi to Ayodhya is about 220 km by road (4.0–4.8 hours via Jaunpur), with a one-way fuel cost of about ₹1,393 for a petrol car.
Distance check: OpenStreetMap routing gives 209 km.
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Varanasi to Ayodhya at a glance
- Distance
- ~220 km
- Drive time
- 4.0–4.8 h
- Fuel estimate
- ₹1,393
- Toll allowance
- ₹440
- Fuel + tolls
- ₹1,833
- Per person · 2 travellers
- ₹917
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
Varanasi to Ayodhya route
Varanasi → Jaunpur → Ayodhya
Road: NH28 · NH731 · NH135A
Towns on the way
- Jaunpur ↗ · ~3 km off the mapped road
Weather in Ayodhya
Forecast: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0
Bus, train & flight
Bus
State bus operators: UPSRTC ↗.
Train
- Varanasi: Varanasi Junction
- Ayodhya: Ayodhya Dham Junction
Nearest airports
- Varanasi: Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (VNS)
- Ayodhya: Gorakhpur Airport (GOP) (in Gorakhpur)
Things to do in Ayodhya
- Shopping: Local religious souvenir shops
- With children: Saryu Ghat boat ride
- For adults: Evening aarti at Saryu Ghat
Local food to try: Awadhi thali · Local sweets.
Best time to travel
Suggested season: Oct–Mar.
Return trip: Ayodhya to Varanasi
Same 220 km back, about ₹1,833 each way or ₹3,667 for the round trip.