Varanasi to Vaishno Devi: distance and how to reach

The road distance from Varanasi to Vaishno Devi is 1,366 km, which takes about 21 h 10 min by car in normal traffic. In a straight line the two places are 1,157 km apart.

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By road

Expect 1,366 km on the odometer and close to 21 h 10 min on the road. Leave early on Navratri, the New Year week and summer holidays: parking fills up fast and police divert traffic away from the temple lanes.

By train

The temple has no station of its own. The nearest railhead is Katra (SVDK), 1.7 km from the temple, with shared jeeps, buses and taxis for the last leg. Check current trains from Varanasi on IRCTC.

By air

The nearest airport is Jammu Airport, 48.8 km from the temple. From Varanasi it is usually quicker to fly there and continue by taxi or bus than to drive the whole way.

Other routes

• Ahmedabad to Vaishno Devi1,362 km · 21 h 55 min
• Patna to Vaishno Devi1,578 km · 24 h 40 min
• Kanpur to Vaishno Devi1,073 km · 17 h 5 min
• Lucknow to Vaishno Devi1,067 km · 17 h 10 min
• Jaipur to Vaishno Devi818 km · 13 h 40 min
• Mumbai to Vaishno Devi1,938 km · 29 h 30 min
• Kolkata to Vaishno Devi2,053 km · 32 h 5 min
• Noida to Vaishno Devi653 km · 10 h 45 min

Road distances and driving times are calculated from OpenStreetMap road data; driving times include a margin for Indian road conditions and are estimates, not guarantees.