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Varanasi, also called Kashi and Banaras, stretches along a crescent of stone ghats on the Ganga and has drawn pilgrims for more than two thousand years. Its economy rests on pilgrimage and tourism, Banarasi silk weaving, handicrafts and Banaras Hindu University, one of India's largest residential universities. Visitors come for the dawn boat rides and the evening Ganga Aarti, the Kashi Vishwanath Temple and its corridor, classical music, and Sarnath, about 10 km north, where the Buddha gave his first sermon.
Guesthouses on and near the ghats, from Assi to Dashashwamedh, put you within walking distance of the river, though cars cannot reach many of the lanes; the Cantonment and Sigra have larger hotels with road access. E-rickshaws, auto-rickshaws and boats are the usual transport, and walking is often fastest in the old city. Boat fares are agreed at the ghats, so settle the route and price before boarding.
October to March is the best season. December and January mornings are cold and foggy, and May and June are very hot. Dev Deepawali, on the full moon about two weeks after Diwali, lights the ghats with oil lamps and fills every boat and hotel. The river rises in the monsoon, and boat trips may be suspended between July and September. Phones, bags and pens are not allowed inside the Kashi Vishwanath Temple and must be left in lockers, and photography at the cremation ghats of Manikarnika and Harishchandra is not appropriate.
October to March, with days of about 8-28°C; December and January mornings are foggy. April to June is very hot.
By Air: Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (VNS) at Babatpur is about 26 km north-west of the city; allow 45-60 minutes to the ghats by road. Prepaid taxis and app cabs serve the terminal, and cars usually stop at the edge of the old city.
By Rail: Varanasi Junction (Cantt) and Banaras station are the main stops, and Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction across the river handles many long-distance trains. Vande Bharat trains run to New Delhi and Khajuraho.
By Road: NH 19 runs west to Prayagraj and east towards Kolkata. UPSRTC buses leave from the Cantonment bus stand opposite Varanasi Junction.
Take a boat along the ghats at sunrise from Assi or Dashashwamedh.
Watch the evening Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat.
Visit the Dhamek Stupa and the museum at Sarnath.
See weavers at work in the silk workshops of Madanpura or Peeli Kothi.
Walk the lanes behind the ghats to the Kashi Vishwanath corridor.
Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi (VNS). An integrated terminal handles domestic and international flights, and it hosts the first hub-and-spoke immigration facility for passengers connecting abroad via Delhi.
Kolkata was the capital of British India until 1911, and its port, jute trade and publishing houses made it the commercial centre of the east. It opened the country's first metro in 1984, and College Street remains one of the largest second-hand book markets in India. Visitors come for the Victoria Memorial, the ghats along the Hooghly, Bengali sweets and fish, and above all for Durga Puja in autumn, which UNESCO added to its intangible cultural heritage list in 2021.
Park Street and the streets around Esplanade suit a short trip, with New Market, the Maidan and the Victoria Memorial close by; Salt Lake and New Town are nearer the airport and the IT offices. The Blue Line metro is the fastest way north and south, and the Green Line now crosses the river to Howrah. Yellow Ambassador taxis still run on the meter alongside app cabs.
November to February brings dry, mild days. Durga Puja falls in September or October; during the five main days, roads near the large pandals close to traffic, hotel rates rise and flights fill early. Kali Puja and Diwali follow a few weeks later. Heavy monsoon showers from June to September can leave streets waterlogged. The Victoria Memorial museum is closed on Mondays. Expect long queues at Kalighat and Dakshineswar on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and leave footwear at the counters outside.
November to February, with days of about 12-27°C and little rain. The monsoon runs from June to September.
By Air: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) is at Dum Dum, about 16 km from Dalhousie Square; allow 45-75 minutes by road. The Yellow Line metro stops at Jai Hind (Biman Bandar) station, and WBTC air-conditioned buses, prepaid yellow taxis and app cabs serve the terminal.
By Rail: Howrah and Sealdah are the main terminals, with Shalimar and Kolkata (Chitpur) handling some long-distance trains. Rajdhani services run to New Delhi, and the Vande Bharat sleeper links Howrah with Guwahati.
By Road: NH 19 runs north-west towards Durgapur and Delhi, and NH 16 south to Odisha. State and private buses leave from the Esplanade bus terminus for Digha, Siliguri and other destinations.
See the Victoria Memorial galleries and walk its gardens at dusk.
Cross the Hooghly by ferry from Babughat and watch the traffic on Howrah Bridge.
Visit the idol-makers' workshops at Kumartuli in the weeks before Durga Puja.
Browse second-hand books on College Street and stop at the Indian Coffee House.
Watch the evening aarti at Dakshineswar Kali Temple.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU). A single integrated terminal handles both domestic and international flights.
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The direct air distance between Varanasi (VNS) and Kolkata (CCU) is about 647 km. Actual flight time varies with the routing the airline files and with winds on the day.
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