How long a trek from Haridwar to Varanasi?

Maheswara_shishya · Jul 17th, 2005, 22:05

Namaste,

I will be taking Yatra to Kadarnath from Haridwar in a year or so, I was hoping to run down to Varanasi to visit the jyotrilinga there. I will be spening the bulk of my trip in the Haridwar Rishikesh area and will only be in india for 17days or so. I was wondering if it was feasible to visit Varanasi and how long a trip it will be?

Thank you kindly for your feedback.

guru om
-Daniel

LuAnnandJawahar · Jul 18th, 2005, 00:07

Where there is a will, there is a way. Ofcourse it is feasible. With only 17 days, you're best best is to take an overnight train from Delhi. Or obviously you can fly in and out as well.

cathode · Jul 18th, 2005, 00:16

a walk down from haridwar to varanasi would take roughly hmmm one month

Maheswara_shishya · Jul 18th, 2005, 00:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by cathode

a walk down from haridwar to varanasi would take roughly hmmm one month

I'm sorry if I used the word "trek" it was poor wording on my part, "travel" would have been much better.

SitaParityaga · Jul 18th, 2005, 04:37

Delux bus from Hardwar to Delhi (a day) then the very nice overnight train from Delhi to Varanasi.

I thought you meant "walk" too

Maheswara_shishya · Jul 18th, 2005, 04:39

Thank you very much!!

SHIMLA · Jul 18th, 2005, 07:56

There's a direct daily train from Haridwar to Varanasi - The 3010 Doon Express - which takes 18 hours for the journey.

babuchand · Jul 18th, 2005, 12:52

and its about 600 km form haridwar to varanasi.

mr pastry · Jul 19th, 2005, 13:40

We've done the train journey in the other direction and it is a long old slog. I think it took 26 hours in the end. The rolling stock wasn't the finest either, the 2nd class sleeper (we were the sole occupants of the whole coach!) had definitely seen better days.

dcamrass1 · Dec 1st, 2007, 01:37

by train from haridwar to varanasi withh DOON EX. 833 km leaves 22.15
arrive 17.10 travel time 18.55 (if on time)
DDN HWH SPECIAL 792 km leaves 12.05 arrives 02.45 travel time 14.40(if on time)
both evry day

steven_ber · Dec 1st, 2007, 11:00

dcamrass1

Please check the date of the thread before replying, it may save you some time.

Speaking of saving time,it's quicker to get a train from Roorkee to Varanasi, or from Haridwar, it's quicker to change trains at Moradabad for a connecting train to Varanasi.

The direct trains are painfully slow.

dcamrass1 · Dec 2nd, 2007, 10:55

Steven
good idea will try and remember next time, never seem to look at date as assume they are one of the latest
Thank's

huimaster · Apr 8th, 2008, 15:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by steven_ber

dcamrass1

Please check the date of the thread before replying, it may save you some time.

Speaking of saving time,it's quicker to get a train from Roorkee to Varanasi, or from Haridwar, it's quicker to change trains at Moradabad for a connecting train to Varanasi.

The direct trains are painfully slow.

Hi Steven,

in that point i can`t really follow you.

For me, there is no faster connection than the 3010 Doon Expr.

Starting in Haridwar and changing train in Moradabad:
There is no good connection which saves much time. (The 3010 stops in MB and changing the train does not really make sense.)

The same if i start in Roorkee. There are only 3XXX trains to BSB which are not much faster than the 3010. And i have to make my way from Haridwar to Roorkee.

So which is your "total time" connection from HW to BSB which is faster than the 3010???

Thanks

steven_ber · Apr 8th, 2008, 23:27

There are faster trains (Himgiri for example), not all well timed, but there is a twice weekly train that is fast and well timed.

The Moradabad option is good for better timings and availability.

I wrote about them in another post.....

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Haridwar to Varanasi.

Roorkee and Laksar Jn are about 32kms from Haridwar, Roorkee is a friendly place and a large town, there should be plenty of transport from Haridwar.

I've not been to Laksar, but I did notice that taxis charge Rs300 to go from Laxman Jula (the tourist part of Rishikesh) to Laksar (should be the same price to Roorkee), so a taxi from Haridwar should be just over half of that.

Train 8104 departs Roorkee (Wed & Fri only) at 18:55, then Laksar Jn at 19:18 and gets to Varanasi at 09:30 (2A, 3A, SL.)

Another option.....

Train 4114 departs Haridwar daily at 14.50 and gets to Moradabad at 18.05 (2A, SL.)

Train 4008 (Tu & Th) and train 4016 (F & Su) depart Moradabad at 20.15 and get to Varanasi at 09.10 (3A, SL.)

huimaster · Apr 9th, 2008, 15:39

Thank U Steven

Jul 17th, 2005, 22:05	#1
Maheswara_shishya Lover of Life Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: USA Posts: 135	How long a trek from Haridwar to Varanasi? Namaste, I will be taking Yatra to Kadarnath from Haridwar in a year or so, I was hoping to run down to Varanasi to visit the jyotrilinga there. I will be spening the bulk of my trip in the Haridwar Rishikesh area and will only be in india for 17days or so. I was wondering if it was feasible to visit Varanasi and how long a trip it will be? Thank you kindly for your feedback. guru om -Daniel

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SHIMLA Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Yangon, MYANMAR Posts: 4,125	There's a direct daily train from Haridwar to Varanasi - The 3010 Doon Express - which takes 18 hours for the journey. __________________ Whoever said money can't buy happiness didn't know where to shop !

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babuchand Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: KOLKATA, INDIA Posts: 304	and its about 600 km form haridwar to varanasi. __________________ Njoy babu visit : http://www.webmania.co.za/travelmania/babu/index.shtml "The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget."

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steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London, England. Posts: 9,195	dcamrass1 Please check the date of the thread before replying, it may save you some time. Speaking of saving time,it's quicker to get a train from Roorkee to Varanasi, or from Haridwar, it's quicker to change trains at Moradabad for a connecting train to Varanasi. The direct trains are painfully slow. __________________ . How to get helpful replies to your transport/Itinerary questions. Train information.

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cathode Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: on this lonely planet! Posts: 35	a walk down from haridwar to varanasi would take roughly hmmm one month

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SitaParityaga member in the forest Join Date: May 2003 Location: California Posts: 903	Delux bus from Hardwar to Delhi (a day) then the very nice overnight train from Delhi to Varanasi. I thought you meant "walk" too

Jul 18th, 2005, 04:39	#6
Maheswara_shishya Lover of Life Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: USA Posts: 135	Thank you very much!!

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mr pastry Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 131	We've done the train journey in the other direction and it is a long old slog. I think it took 26 hours in the end. The rolling stock wasn't the finest either, the 2nd class sleeper (we were the sole occupants of the whole coach!) had definitely seen better days.

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dcamrass1 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kibbutz Hamadia. Israel Posts: 71	by train from haridwar to varanasi withh DOON EX. 833 km leaves 22.15 arrive 17.10 travel time 18.55 (if on time) DDN HWH SPECIAL 792 km leaves 12.05 arrives 02.45 travel time 14.40(if on time) both evry day

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dcamrass1 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kibbutz Hamadia. Israel Posts: 71	Steven good idea will try and remember next time, never seem to look at date as assume they are one of the latest Thank's

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