Varanasi to Rishikesh or Shimla without going through Delhi ideas welcome!

ahhh12daystogo

Hi I am off to India in 12 days woooooooooo and I am after some last minute travel advice. I want to travel from Varanasi to Rishikesh or Shimla without going through Delhi and would like any help in working out the best way to do this either trains or planes ideally??

Thanks

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steven_ber

Below, you will find details of how to find trains.

If you're going to Rishikesh, try searching for trains from VARANASI JN to HARIDWAR (closest mainline station to Rishikesh)

There are some faster trains that don't go all the way to Haridwar, they call at either LAKSAR JN or ROORKEE, both are about 25-30kms from Haridwar, some of these faster trains don't run daily, so be sure to check for different days when you search.


If you're going to Shimla, you need to check trains from MUGHAL SARAI JN (about 18kms from Varanasi) to KALKA, from Kalka you need to get the scenic hill railway to SIMLA.

You can also look for trains from VARANASI JN to AMBALA CANT JN, and change trains at Ambala for a KALKA bound train.

If no attractive options are found, try searching for a train from VARANASI JN to MORADABAD, then another train from MORADABAD to HARIDWAR (for Rishikesh) or CHANDIGARH (for train to Kalka).

Atractive 2-train options can also be found via LUCKNOW

For all train searches, use the exact station names I've used, just copy and paste them.

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