Regular buses ply to and fro Varanasi from major cities including Delhi, Lucknow and Kanpur.
From Lucknow: A bus usually takes 7-8 hours for the 322 km journey.
From Delhi: Varanasi is 890 km away from Delhi. You may take a bus from Anand Vihar or Kashmere Gate bus standwhich usually takes 14-15 hours.
From Kanpur: Bus from here takes 8-9 hours to cover a journey of 354 km.
The buses take you to 2 deboarding points-Cantt bus stand and Lahartara Chauraha
Cantt. bus stand: It is 4.5 km from our hostel. An auto from here takes 25-30 INR in sharing and around 150 INR for individual booking. The shared auto will drop you near Bhelupur crossing from where the hostel is hardly 450 meters away.
Lahartara Chauraha: It is 6.3 km from goSTOPS. An auto takes 70-80 INR in sharing and 250-300 INR for individual booking. If coming via shared auto, you can get off at Bhelupur crossing from where goSTOPS is just 450 meters away.