Several airlines operate flights from LBS Airport Babatpur, which is 22 km from Varanasi and 30 km from Sarnath. There are both domestic and international flights available from Babatpur Airport Varanasi. For domestic flights, several options are available from Varanasi to Delhi, Khajuraho, Calcutta, Mumbai, Jaipur, Lucknow, Gaya, Chennai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, etc. International flights to Colombo, Bangkok, Kathmandu, and Sharjah are available.
Varanasi is an important and major rail junction. The city is served by trains from all metros and major cities across the country. New Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta, Chennai, Gwalior, Meerut, Indore, Guwahati, Prayagraj, Lucknow, Dehradun… the city has direct rail connections. Varanasi Cantt Railway Station Enquiry number 135. Some important trains from Varanasi station are Kashi Vishwanath Express (Varanasi-Delhi), Mahamana Express (Varanasi- New Delhi), Shiv Ganga Express(Varanasi- New Delhi), Shramjivi Express (Patna- Varanasi-Delhi), Farakka Express (Malda Town-Varanasi-Bhiwani), Mahanagri Express (Varanasi-Mumbai), Pawan Express (Varanasi-Mumbai), Sabarmati Express (Varanasi-Ahmedabad), Ganga-Kaveri Express (Varanasi-Chennai), Purva Express (Howrah- Varanasi-Delhi), Himgiri Express (Jammu-Varanasi-Howrah), Siyaldah Express (Varanasi-Jammu Tawi), Marudhar Express (Varanasi / Agra /Jaipur). From Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction (16 Km. from Varanasi) Trains are – Rajdhani Express (Howrah – DDU Jn- Delhi), Toofan Express (Howrah- DDU Jn- Delhi), North East Super-Fast Express (Delhi –DDU Jn-Guwahati), Magadh Express (Delhi- DDU Jn – Patna).
Varanasi, on (National Highway) NH2 from Calcutta to Delhi, NH7 to Kanya Kumari and NH29 to Gorakhpur is connected literally to the rest of the country by good motorable, all – weather roads. Some important road distances are: Agra 565 km., Prayagraj 128 km., Bhopal 791 km., Bodhgaya 240 km., Kanpur 330 km., Khajuraho 405 km., Lucknow 286 km., Patna 246 km., Sarnath 10 km., Lumbini (Nepal) 386 km., Kushi Nagar 250 km. (via Gorakhpur), UPSRTC Bus Stand, Sher Shah Suri Marg, Golgadda Bus Stand.