Trains from Raipur Jn to Varanasi Jn
3 direct trains · 839 km · fastest 16 hr 50 min on the 18201 DURG NTV EXP
Check live seats and faresRaipur Jn (R) to Varanasi Jn (BSB)Trains and seats
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- 18201DURG NTV EXP20:5016 hr 50 min13:40+1 arrives the next day
R — BSB · 853 km · Mail/Express · fastest
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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
6 ways to Varanasi Jn with one change of train, on the date chosen above.
- One change at Prayagraj JnPRYJ20:5017 hr 10 min14:00+1 arrives the next day
about as quick as the fastest direct
1 hr 35 min to change at PRYJ — tightHolds about 9 times in 10 here. 97 min would make it 9 in 10. Measured on 89,490 paired days.
R — PRYJ
Checking seatsPRYJ — BSB
Checking seats - One change at Prayagraj JnPRYJ20:1517 hr 45 min14:00+1 arrives the next day
55 min longer than the fastest direct
1 hr to change at PRYJ — tightHolds about 8 times in 10 here. 97 min would make it 9 in 10. Measured on 89,490 paired days.
08795 often runs late
R — PRYJ
Checking seatsPRYJ — BSB
Checking seats - One change at BhataparaBYT19:5017 hr 50 min13:40+1 arrives the next day
1 hr longer than the fastest direct
1 hr 2 min to change at BYT — tightHolds about 8 times in 10 here. 162 min would make it 9 in 10. Measured on 1,04,029 paired days.
18201 often runs late
R — BYT
Checking seatsBYT — BSB
Checking seats - One change at KatniKTE12:0518 hr 55 min07:00+1 arrives the next day
2 hr 5 min longer than the fastest direct
3 hr 50 min to change at KTE — comfortableAlmost always holds here. Measured on 22,792 paired days.
12536 often runs late
R — KTE
Checking seatsKTE — BSB
Checking seats - One change at SatnaSTA20:5019 hr 25 min16:15+1 arrives the next day
2 hr 35 min longer than the fastest direct
1 hr 40 min to change at STA — comfortableHolds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 18,470 paired days.
18203 often runs late
R — STA
Checking seatsSTA — BSB
Checking seats - One change at Katni MurwaraKMZ16:4019 hr 40 min12:20+1 arrives the next day
2 hr 50 min longer than the fastest direct
2 hr 35 min to change at KMZ — comfortableHolds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 44,181 paired days.
18207 often runs late
R — KMZ
Checking seatsKMZ — BSB
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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 September 2026, from our delay history. 3 of 3 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.
- 15160 SARNATH EXPMost punctualtypically 11 min late at Varanasi Jn55%
- typically 20 min late at Varanasi Jn38%
- typically 55 min late at Varanasi Jn14%
Fares
Estimated from the published tables for 839 km. The exact fare is the one IRCTC shows at checkout.
| Class | Fare | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| SL Sleeper | ₹460 | from observed fares |
| 3E AC 3 economy | ₹1,113 | from observed fares |
| 3A AC 3 tier | ₹1,197 | from observed fares |
| 2A AC 2 tier | ₹1,701 | from observed fares |
| 1A AC first class | ₹2,835 | from observed fares |
One adult, General quota, for the 839 km of this route, priced as a Mail/Express — the category 3 of the 3 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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