Delhi to Varanasi Taxi Tour Packages

820 km from Delhi • Uttar Pradesh • Choose from 3 curated itineraries

  • ✓ Private AC car from Delhi
  • ✓ All-inclusive pricing
  • ✓ Experienced hill-driving chauffeurs
  • ✓ 100+ vehicle fleet

Varanasi is 820 km from Delhi, almost all of it on the Yamuna Expressway and then the Agra-Lucknow and Purvanchal expressways, which have turned what used to be a punishing overnight run into a long but comfortable day's drive. Kashi is a city built around its ghats, and the rhythm of a visit is set by them — the Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh in the evening, and the boat ride at dawn when the light comes across the water and the whole riverfront is visible at once. Kashi Vishwanath, rebuilt as a corridor to the river, needs an early start to avoid the longest queues. Sarnath, where the Buddha gave his first sermon, is 10 km out and worth half a day. Our drivers know where vehicles can and cannot go in the old city.

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3 Days / 2 Nights 4 Days / 3 Nights 5 Days / 4 Nights
Day 1

Delhi → Varanasi

🛣️ About 820 km ⏱️ 12–13 hours with stops

Ganga aarti, Dashashwamedh Ghat Photo to be added

Three expressways back to back — Yamuna, Agra–Lucknow and Purvanchal — to reach Varanasi in the evening.

  1. 4:00 AM Pickup from your home or hotel in Delhi NCR
  2. 6:30 AM Breakfast near Agra
  3. 11:30 AM Lunch near Lucknow
  4. 12:30 PM Onto the Purvanchal Expressway
  5. 5:00 PM Arrive in Varanasi, hotel check-in near the ghats
  6. 6:30 PM Ganga aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat (if you are not too tired) The nightly Ganga aarti by a row of young priests with great brass lamps, conch shells and chanting. Watch from the steps or from a boat.

Overnight: Varanasi

Tip: The old city lanes are too narrow for cars; the driver drops you at the nearest point and hotels near the ghats send a porter.

Day 2

Varanasi temples and ghats

🛣️ About 30 km ⏱️ 1–2 hours in total

Varanasi ghats at sunrise Photo to be added

The ghats from the river at dawn, the Kashi Vishwanath temple, Sarnath in the afternoon and the evening aarti.

  1. 5:30 AM Sunrise boat ride on the Ganga A rowing boat along the ghats at dawn, from Assi past Dashashwamedh to Manikarnika, as the city bathes and prays on the steps. Paid separately.
  2. 8:00 AM Kashi Vishwanath Temple The Jyotirlinga temple of Shiva, reached through the new corridor from the river. Phones, bags and leather items are deposited in the lockers before entry.
  3. 10:00 AM Breakfast and rest
  4. 2:30 PM Sarnath Where the Buddha gave his first sermon. The 5th-century Dhamek Stupa, the Ashoka pillar and the ruins of the monasteries stand in a garden.
  5. 4:00 PM Sarnath Museum Home of the original Lion Capital of Ashoka, India's national emblem. Closed on Fridays.
  6. 6:30 PM Ganga aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat The nightly Ganga aarti by a row of young priests with great brass lamps, conch shells and chanting. Watch from the steps or from a boat.

Overnight: Varanasi

Tip: Photography is not allowed at the cremation ghats; please respect this.

Day 3

Varanasi → Delhi

🛣️ About 820 km ⏱️ 12–13 hours with stops

A last morning in Banaras, then the expressways home.

  1. 6:30 AM Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple The Hanuman temple founded by the poet-saint Tulsidas, especially crowded on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
  2. 8:00 AM BHU and the New Vishwanath Temple The vast university campus, with the New Vishwanath Temple of white marble and the Bharat Kala Bhavan museum, which is closed on Sundays.
  3. 9:30 AM Shopping for Banarasi silk
  4. 10:30 AM Check-out and depart on the Purvanchal Expressway
  5. 3:00 PM Lunch near Lucknow
  6. 7:30 PM Tea stop near Agra
  7. 11:00 PM Drop at your home or hotel in Delhi NCR

Tip: An earlier departure brings the drop before 11 PM. A night charge of ₹400 applies if the car is dropped after 11 PM.

Day 1

Delhi → Varanasi

🛣️ About 820 km ⏱️ 12–13 hours with stops

Three expressways back to back — Yamuna, Agra–Lucknow and Purvanchal — to reach Varanasi in the evening.

  1. 4:00 AM Pickup from your home or hotel in Delhi NCR
  2. 6:30 AM Breakfast near Agra
  3. 11:30 AM Lunch near Lucknow
  4. 12:30 PM Onto the Purvanchal Expressway
  5. 5:00 PM Arrive in Varanasi, hotel check-in near the ghats
  6. 7:00 PM Rest after the long drive

Overnight: Varanasi

Tip: The old city lanes are too narrow for cars; the driver drops you at the nearest point and hotels near the ghats send a porter.

Day 2

Ghats and Kashi Vishwanath

🛣️ About 15 km, in the old city ⏱️ Under 1 hour

Varanasi ghats at sunrise Photo to be added

The river and the old city: dawn on the water, the great Shiva temple and the lanes around it.

  1. 5:30 AM Sunrise boat ride along the ghats A rowing boat along the ghats at dawn, from Assi past Dashashwamedh to Manikarnika, as the city bathes and prays on the steps. Paid separately.
  2. 8:00 AM Kashi Vishwanath Temple The Jyotirlinga temple of Shiva, reached through the new corridor from the river. Phones, bags and leather items are deposited in the lockers before entry.
  3. 9:00 AM Annapurna Devi Temple The temple of the goddess of food, beside Vishwanath.
  4. 10:00 AM Breakfast and a midday rest
  5. 3:30 PM Walk through the old city lanes The galis behind the ghats, with shrines, sweet shops and the famous Banarasi paan.
  6. 6:30 PM Ganga aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat The nightly Ganga aarti by a row of young priests with great brass lamps, conch shells and chanting. Watch from the steps or from a boat.

Overnight: Varanasi

Tip: Wear slip-on shoes — they come off at every temple.

Day 3

Sarnath and Banaras

🛣️ About 30 km ⏱️ 1–2 hours in total

Dhamek Stupa, Sarnath Photo to be added

The Buddha's Deer Park at Sarnath in the morning, the university and its museum in the afternoon.

  1. 9:00 AM Sarnath: Dhamek Stupa, Chaukhandi Stupa and the Ashoka Pillar Where the Buddha gave his first sermon. The 5th-century Dhamek Stupa, the Ashoka pillar and the ruins of the monasteries stand in a garden.
  2. 11:00 AM Sarnath Museum Home of the original Lion Capital of Ashoka, India's national emblem. Closed on Fridays.
  3. 1:00 PM Lunch and return to the city
  4. 3:00 PM Banaras Hindu University and Bharat Kala Bhavan The vast university campus, with the New Vishwanath Temple of white marble and the Bharat Kala Bhavan museum, which is closed on Sundays.
  5. 6:00 PM Evening at Assi Ghat The southernmost ghat, quieter than Dashashwamedh, with its own evening aarti and cafés.

Overnight: Varanasi

Tip: Plan Sarnath for a day other than Friday so the museum is open.

Day 4

Varanasi → Delhi

🛣️ About 820 km ⏱️ 12–13 hours with stops

A last morning in Banaras, then the expressways home.

  1. 6:30 AM Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple The Hanuman temple founded by the poet-saint Tulsidas, especially crowded on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
  2. 8:00 AM Durga Kund and Tulsi Manas Mandir The red 18th-century Durga temple beside its tank, and the white marble temple where the Ramcharitmanas is inscribed on the walls.
  3. 9:30 AM Shopping for Banarasi silk
  4. 10:30 AM Check-out and depart on the Purvanchal Expressway
  5. 3:00 PM Lunch near Lucknow
  6. 7:30 PM Tea stop near Agra
  7. 11:00 PM Drop at your home or hotel in Delhi NCR

Tip: An earlier departure brings the drop before 11 PM. A night charge of ₹400 applies if the car is dropped after 11 PM.

Day 1

Delhi → Lucknow

🛣️ About 550 km ⏱️ 8–9 hours with stops

Bara Imambara, Lucknow Photo to be added

The Yamuna and Agra–Lucknow expressways to the city of the Nawabs, arriving for the monuments at sunset.

  1. 6:00 AM Pickup from your home or hotel in Delhi NCR
  2. 8:30 AM Breakfast near Agra
  3. 2:30 PM Arrive in Lucknow, hotel check-in
  4. 3:30 PM Bara Imambara and the Bhool Bhulaiya A vast 1784 hall built without beams, with a maze of 1,000 passages on its upper floor. A licensed guide is required for the maze.
  5. 5:00 PM Rumi Darwaza The 18th-century Awadhi gateway beside the Imambara, the symbol of Lucknow.
  6. 8:00 PM Awadhi dinner Lucknow is famous for its galouti and Tunday kebabs, biryani and sheermal.

Overnight: Lucknow

Tip: Cover shoulders and legs at the Imambaras; shoes are removed at the entrance.

Day 2

Lucknow → Varanasi

🛣️ About 320 km ⏱️ 5–6 hours

Chhota Imambara, Lucknow Photo to be added

Two Lucknow landmarks in the morning, then the Purvanchal Expressway to Varanasi for the evening aarti.

  1. 9:00 AM Chhota Imambara A smaller Imambara of 1838, glittering with Belgian chandeliers and gilded domes.
  2. 10:00 AM The British Residency The ruins of the Residency, besieged for months in 1857, with cannon-scarred walls and a small museum. Open from 10 AM; closed on Mondays.
  3. 11:30 AM Depart on the Purvanchal Expressway
  4. 2:00 PM Lunch on the way
  5. 5:00 PM Arrive in Varanasi, hotel check-in
  6. 6:30 PM Ganga aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat The nightly Ganga aarti by a row of young priests with great brass lamps, conch shells and chanting. Watch from the steps or from a boat.

Overnight: Varanasi

Tip: The old city lanes are too narrow for cars; the driver drops you at the nearest point.

Day 3

Ghats and Kashi Vishwanath

🛣️ About 15 km, in the old city ⏱️ Under 1 hour

Kashi Vishwanath Corridor, Varanasi Photo to be added

Dawn on the river, the great temples of Shiva and his guardians, and the aarti from the water.

  1. 5:30 AM Sunrise boat ride from Assi to Manikarnika A rowing boat along the ghats at dawn, from Assi past Dashashwamedh to Manikarnika, as the city bathes and prays on the steps. Paid separately.
  2. 8:00 AM Kashi Vishwanath Temple The Jyotirlinga temple of Shiva, reached through the new corridor from the river. Phones, bags and leather items are deposited in the lockers before entry.
  3. 9:00 AM Annapurna Devi and Kaal Bhairav temples Annapurna, goddess of food, beside Vishwanath; and Kaal Bhairav, the 'kotwal' or guardian of Kashi, whom pilgrims visit to complete the yatra.
  4. 10:30 AM Breakfast and rest
  5. 3:30 PM The silk-weaving quarter The lanes where Banarasi silk is still woven on handlooms.
  6. 6:30 PM Ganga aarti from a boat The nightly Ganga aarti by a row of young priests with great brass lamps, conch shells and chanting. Watch from the steps or from a boat.

Overnight: Varanasi

Tip: Wear slip-on shoes — they come off at every temple.

Day 4

Sarnath and BHU

🛣️ About 30 km ⏱️ 1–2 hours in total

Dhamek Stupa, Sarnath Photo to be added

The Buddha's first sermon at Sarnath, then the university's temple and museum.

  1. 9:00 AM Sarnath: Dhamek Stupa, Ashoka Pillar and Mulagandha Kuti Vihara Where the Buddha gave his first sermon. The 5th-century Dhamek Stupa, the Ashoka pillar and the ruins of the monasteries stand in a garden. The modern Mulagandha Kuti Vihara has Japanese murals of the Buddha's life.
  2. 11:00 AM Sarnath Museum Home of the original Lion Capital of Ashoka, India's national emblem. Closed on Fridays.
  3. 1:00 PM Lunch and return to the city
  4. 3:00 PM BHU, New Vishwanath Temple and Bharat Kala Bhavan The vast university campus, with the New Vishwanath Temple of white marble and the Bharat Kala Bhavan museum, which is closed on Sundays.
  5. 6:00 PM Evening at Assi Ghat

Overnight: Varanasi

Tip: Plan Sarnath for a day other than Friday so the museum is open.

Day 5

Varanasi → Delhi

🛣️ About 820 km ⏱️ 12–13 hours with stops

A last morning in Banaras, then the expressways home.

  1. 6:30 AM Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple The Hanuman temple founded by the poet-saint Tulsidas, especially crowded on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
  2. 8:00 AM Durga Kund and Tulsi Manas Mandir
  3. 9:30 AM Shopping for Banarasi silk
  4. 10:30 AM Check-out and depart on the Purvanchal Expressway
  5. 3:00 PM Lunch near Lucknow
  6. 7:30 PM Tea stop near Agra
  7. 11:00 PM Drop at your home or hotel in Delhi NCR

Tip: An earlier departure brings the drop before 11 PM. A night charge of ₹400 applies if the car is dropped after 11 PM.

Package Prices

Choose a duration to see the price for each vehicle. Every price includes the full distance, all tolls and every state tax on the route.

Prices for the 4 Days / 3 Nights package. See its day-by-day itinerary →

VehicleSeatsKilometres includedPackage priceExtra km
Maruti Swift Dzire41,699 km₹25,900₹12/km
Maruti Ertiga61,699 km₹31,300₹15/km
Toyota Innova Crysta71,699 km₹39,800₹20/km
Toyota Innova Hycross71,699 km₹48,300₹25/km
Tempo Traveller 9-Seater91,670 km Call for price ₹25/km
Tempo Traveller 12-Seater121,670 km Call for price ₹28/km
Tempo Traveller 16-Seater161,670 km Call for price ₹32/km
Force Urbania 16-Seater161,670 km Call for price ₹38/km
Force Urbania with Maharaja Seats121,670 km Call for price ₹45/km

The price covers the vehicle, the chauffeur, fuel, the driver's allowance, all tolls and every state tax on the route. Kilometres are measured garage to garage. For a Tempo Traveller or Urbania, tap Call for price and our office will quote you directly.

✔ Included in the package

  • Air-conditioned vehicle with an experienced chauffeur
  • Fuel for the entire journey
  • All kilometres listed for the package, measured garage to garage
  • Driver's daily allowance for every day of the trip
  • All highway and expressway tolls on the route
  • State and border taxes for every state on the route

✘ Not included

  • Parking charges — payable as per actual
  • Hotel accommodation
  • Monument, temple and national park entry tickets
  • Tickets for any activity, ride or adventure sport
  • Helicopter, pony and palki charges
  • Meals and refreshments
  • Kilometres run beyond the package — charged at the per-km rate shown for each vehicle
  • Night charge of ₹400 — applicable if the vehicle is dropped after 11:00 PM on the final day

Fare and kilometres

The fare is for the vehicle and not per passenger. It covers the kilometres listed for the package, measured garage to garage from our head office in Rajendra Place and back to it. Kilometres run beyond the package are charged at the per-km rate shown for the vehicle.

Parking charges are payable as per actual. A night charge of ₹400 applies if the vehicle is dropped after 11:00 PM on the final day.

Hotel accommodation, meals, monument and temple entry tickets, activity and adventure-sport tickets, and any local ride such as a helicopter, pony or palki are not part of the package.

Sightseeing and road conditions

Sightseeing is subject to the opening days and hours of each monument. We are not responsible if a monument, temple or park is closed on the day of your visit.

In some places the local taxi union does not allow outside vehicles for local sightseeing — in Ladakh, and for Rohtang Pass in Manali. There, the local sightseeing is done in a local taxi, paid separately.

Journey times may be affected by traffic, police or administrative restrictions, VIP movement, processions, strikes or road works, and we are not responsible for delays or itinerary changes caused by them.

In the event of a landslide, flood, heavy snowfall, earthquake or any other natural occurrence that closes a road or a monument, we are not responsible for the resulting delay, detour or cancellation. Any additional running or halt on that account is charged as per actual.

Quotations

Fares hold for the dates and itinerary quoted, and are revised if the dates, itinerary or vehicle change. Any revision in toll or state tax by the authorities applies as per actual.

Tempo Traveller and Urbania fares are quoted on request — please call the office for a quotation.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many days do I need for Delhi to Varanasi?

Most travellers prefer 3 to 5 days for Varanasi. It depends on your pace and how many nearby attractions you want to cover. All durations are shown above — click any to see the full itinerary.

What is the taxi fare for Delhi to Varanasi?

Packages start at ₹25,400 for the 3 Days / 2 Nights tour in a Maruti Swift Dzire, covering 1,699 km measured garage to garage. Every package price includes the chauffeur, fuel, the driver's allowance, all tolls and every state tax on the route. Parking is extra, as per actual, and Tempo Traveller and Urbania fares are quoted on request.

Is the Delhi to Varanasi route safe for night driving?

Yes. Our drivers are experienced on the Varanasi route and trained for highway and hill driving. All vehicles are GPS-tracked and insured.

Can I customise the Varanasi itinerary?

Yes. Every itinerary is fully customisable. Call +91 9810438237 to discuss your preferred duration, stops and pace.

Do you provide hotels with the Varanasi tour package?

We provide transport only. However, we can suggest trusted hotels in Varanasi based on your budget — just ask when you call.

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