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Trains from Mathura Jn to Varanasi Jn

4 direct trains · 687 km · fastest 13 hr 25 min on the 13168 AGC KOAA EXP

Check live seats and faresMathura Jn (MTJ) to Varanasi Jn (BSB)

Trains and seats

  • 13168AGC KOAA EXP
    06:0013 hr 25 min19:25

    MTJBSB · 727 km · Mail/Express · fastest

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  • 13238KOTA PNBE EXP
    23:1515 hr 15 min14:30+1 arrives the next day

    MTJBSB · 728 km · Mail/Express

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  • 13240KOTA PNBE EXP
    23:1515 hr 15 min14:30+1 arrives the next day

    MTJBSB · 687 km · Mail/Express

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  • 19669PPTA HUMSAFAR
    23:5515 hr 35 min15:30+1 arrives the next day

    MTJBSB · 709 km · Mail/Express

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RAC is not a confirmed berth and a waitlist number is not a seat. Fares are our estimate from the published tables, confirmed at IRCTC checkout — never a quote.

If the direct trains are full

1 way to Varanasi Jn with one change of train, on the date chosen above.

  • One change at Kanpur CentralCNB
    19:5512 hr 10 min08:05+1 arrives the next day

    quicker than every direct train

    20404LGH PRYJ SF EXP19:5501:30Superfast
    1 hr 10 min to change at CNB — tight

    Holds about 9 times in 10 here. 93 min would make it 9 in 10. Measured on 2,38,758 paired days.

    12562SWTANTRTA S EXP02:4008:05Superfast

    20404 often runs late

    MTJCNB

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    CNBBSB

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Each leg is a separate ticket on its own PNR, booked separately — and the second one is only worth buying once the first is confirmed.

Which of these arrives on time

The share of days each train has reached Varanasi Jn within 15 minutes of its booked time, over the year to August 2026, from our delay history. 4 of 4 trains on this route have enough of a record to rank; the rest we have not tracked enough to say. A booked timetable is a promise — this is what has actually happened.

  1. 13240 KOTA PNBE EXPMost punctual
    usually on time at Varanasi Jn
    76%
  2. typically 4 min late at Varanasi Jn
    62%
  3. typically 4 min late at Varanasi Jn
    61%
  4. typically 146 min late at Varanasi Jn
    5%
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Fares

Estimated from the published tables for 687 km. The exact fare is the one IRCTC shows at checkout.

Estimated fares by class for the 687 km between Mathura Jn and Varanasi Jn, priced for a Mail/Express train in General quota.
ClassFareBasis
SL Sleeper395from observed fares
3E AC 3 economy966from observed fares
3A AC 3 tier1,040from observed fares
2A AC 2 tier1,475from observed fares
1A AC first class2,452from observed fares

One adult, General quota, for the 687 km of this route, priced as a Mail/Express — the category 4 of the 4 trains above belong to. Which classes a particular train actually carries is not in our timetable, so this is what the distance costs in each class rather than a list of what is on any one train; the seat check below reads the real classes live. Every figure is an estimate confirmed at IRCTC checkout, never a quote, and flexi-fare trains are priced at the floor because occupancy pricing cannot be known before booking.

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