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Delhi → Varanasi for Diwali and Chhath

Going home in the week before Diwali, a direct train had a confirmed or RAC seat on 3 of 7 days; with one or two changes, on 7. Seats as measured on 12 October.

Delhi → Varanasi · pick a day

Dot: green a direct seat · amber a seat only with a change · red no seat either way

Direct trains only

What booking sites list today for this day

39 direct trains run · none with a seat

  • 04096 PPTA Festival SpecialAnand Vihar Terminal 00:05 → Varanasi Jn · 12.9 h · SLWaitlistGNWL211/WL66
  • 15623 BGKT KYQ ExpressDelhi 04:55 → Varanasi Jn · 16.8 h · 3AWaitlistRLWL72/WL53
  • 13052 Netaji ExpressSubzi Mandi 05:30 → Dd Upadhyaya Jn · 15 h · SLWaitlistRLWL86/WL57
  • 18310 JAT SBP ExpressSubzi Mandi 05:50 → Chunar Jn · 13.7 h · SLWaitlistRLWL63/WL59
  • 15484 Mahananda ExpressDelhi 07:35 → Dd Upadhyaya Jn · 13.8 h · 3EWaitlistGNWL132/WL93
  • 12506 North East ExpressAnand Vihar Terminal 07:40 → Dd Upadhyaya Jn · 11 h · 3AWaitlistGNWL161/WL122
  • 12826 ANVT RNC SF ExpressAnand Vihar Terminal 08:00 → Dd Upadhyaya Jn · 11 h · SLWaitlistGNWL146/WL111
  • 12488 Seemanchal ExpressAnand Vihar Terminal 08:10 → Dd Upadhyaya Jn · 11.6 h · SLWaitlistPQWL121/WL84
  • 04064 GAYA Festival SpecialDelhi 11:00 → Dd Upadhyaya Jn · 16.8 h · SLWaitlistGNWL62/WL52
  • 20504 DBRG RajdhaniNew Delhi 11:25 → Varanasi Jn · 11.4 h · 3AWaitlistGNWL309/WL218
  • 22466 Baba V Dham ExpressAnand Vihar Terminal 12:40 → Dd Upadhyaya Jn · 9.4 h · SLWaitlistGNWL196/WL135
  • 12368 Vikramshila ExpressAnand Vihar Terminal 13:15 → Dd Upadhyaya Jn · 10.2 h · SLWaitlistGNWL225/WL112

+ 27 more, all waitlisted or closed

With 2-train journeys

Confirmed or RAC berth on every leg, changes checked against real past runs

Option 1 · 2 changes

19.9 h door to door · ₹1,420
  1. 02456 NDLS CNB SF Specialfestival specialSeatAVAILABLE-0274

    Wed, 4 Nov 07:45 New Delhi → 13:15 Kanpur Central · 3A

  2. Change at Kanpur Central: wait 6.3 h · long enough to absorb a late arrival

    12941 Parasnath ExpressSeatAVAILABLE-0010

    Wed, 4 Nov 19:35 Kanpur Central → 22:05 Prayagraj Jn · SL

  3. Change at Prayagraj Jn: wait 3.2 h · this change worked on 94% of recorded runs

    12304 Poorva ExpressSeatAVAILABLE-0002

    Thu, 5 Nov 01:20 Prayagraj Jn → 03:38 Dd Upadhyaya Jn (12 km from home) · SL

Option 2 · 2 changes

27.1 h door to door · ₹1,760
  1. 02456 NDLS CNB SF Specialfestival specialSeatAVAILABLE-0274

    Wed, 4 Nov 07:45 New Delhi → 13:15 Kanpur Central · 3A

  2. Change at Kanpur Central: wait 6.3 h · long enough to absorb a late arrival

    12941 Parasnath ExpressSeatAVAILABLE-0010

    Wed, 4 Nov 19:35 Kanpur Central → 22:05 Prayagraj Jn · SL

  3. Change at Prayagraj Jn: wait 10 h · this change worked on 100% of recorded runs

    15657 Brahmputra MailSeatAVAILABLE-0001

    Thu, 5 Nov 08:05 Prayagraj Jn → 10:53 Dd Upadhyaya Jn (12 km from home) · 3A

Every journey on the right was re-checked against real-time seat availability, and every change has worked on at least 90% of recorded past runs or leaves a wait of 6 hours or more. Seats change by the hour. All 48 routes and the method