Varanasi to Chennai Trains

About Varanasi City

Also known as Benares or Banaras, Varanasi is considered to be the cultural-capital of India, and has been a centre for learning since ancient times. Situated on the west bank of the holy Ganges River, Varanasi is also known the Holy City of India. Hence, millions of tourists, pilgrims, and students who flock to Varanasi every year, and the city is well connected by numerous daily flights and trains, apart from regular bus services within the state of Uttar Pradesh, as well as to neighbouring states. Online bus bookings have made the procurement of bus tickets very easy. Air travel is also popular as many airlines offer budget and discounted tickets to the city. Varanasi is also a major junction of the Indian Railways, and the station has the facility of electronic reservations. Varanasi also has thousands of options for hotels, ranging from budget to luxury hotels, and cheap packages for many of them are available online.

Also known as Benares or Kashi, Varanasi is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, and is sacred to Hindus. Nearby places easily accessible by rail include Ghazipur (72 km), Gorakhpur (212 km), Lucknow (300 km), Agra (577 km), Allahabad (125 km), Patna (235 km), and Delhi (780 km). Trains are the easiest way to reach and commute from Varanasi, and the city has two major railway stations, which are: Varanasi Junction (Indian Railways station code: BSB) located in the heart of the city, and Mughal Sarai Junction (Indian Railways station code: MGS) located 15 km from the city. Electronic and online reservations are available here.

About Chennai City

Chennai, the beautiful and bustling capital of Tamil Nadu, is one of the most important cities in the country, as well as one of its most major ports. The city is easily accessible from all over India, with thousands of daily flights and trains, as well as efficient bus services to the rest of the state. Air travel is especially popular, with numerous airlines offering budget and discounted tickets to all major domestic and international destinations. Chennai is also an important hub of the Indian Railways, with trains connecting it with the entire nation, and online reservations and enquiries systems are feeding the persistent demand for rail tickets. In fact, bus tickets are also readily available through online bus bookings and enquiries systems as well. Chennai also offers its visitors a range of hotels, from budget to luxury and star-rated, and many hotels also offer cheap hotel plus flight packages when using online booking.

Chennai, known as the Jewel of the Coromandel Coast, is well-connected by air, trains, and bus services, offering visitors the opportunity to take easy short trips to the many nearby sightseeing destinations. There is a wide-variety to choose from: the silk-looms of Kanchipuram (67 km), the solitude of the Aurbindo Ashram in Pondicherry (142 km), the soft stretches of the beautiful beach-filled coastline of Mamallapuram, also known as Mahabalipuram (50 km), or the magnificence of Tirupati (152 km). Both the Indian Railways and government/private bus operators provide the convenience of booking bus tickets and train tickets online through numerous bus bookings and railway reservations systems.