Varanasi to Bodh Gaya cab

Round trip or one way · about 250 km · 5.5 to 6 hours by road · sedan ₹11/km on the HireCab Varanasi rate card

A Varanasi to Bodh Gaya cab takes your family from Kashi to the place where the Buddha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. Families and pilgrims make this trip to visit the Mahabodhi Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, to see the monasteries built by Thailand, Japan, Bhutan and other countries, and to perform pind daan at the Vishnupad Temple in nearby Gaya. We pick you up at your hotel, a ghat, Varanasi Junction, Varanasi airport or Sarnath, and one clean car with one experienced driver stays with you for the whole trip.

The drive crosses from Uttar Pradesh into Bihar on the Grand Trunk Road. With a private cab you don't change trains at Gaya or look for an auto at the other end. You leave when your family is ready, stop for food on the highway, and the same car takes you around Bodh Gaya and Gaya.

Varanasi to Bodh Gaya Cab Fare

These are the per-km rates our booking system uses for every outstation trip that starts in Varanasi. They are not special numbers made up for this route.

A Varanasi to Bodh Gaya cab costs ₹11 per km for a sedan, ₹14 per km for a Maruti Ertiga and ₹19 per km for a Toyota Innova Crysta, with a minimum of 250 km per day plus a driver allowance of ₹300 per day. Toll, parking and the Bihar state entry tax are paid at actual. A Toyota Fortuner or a luxury car is also available from Varanasi and is quoted on call.

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How the Varanasi to Bodh Gaya Fare Works

• Per km rate - the rate for your car, as shown in the table above.
• Minimum 250 km per day - on a round trip you pay for at least 250 km for each calendar day, or the real distance if it is more.
• Driver allowance - per day, as shown in the table, for each day the car is with you.
• Toll, parking and state tax - paid at actual, on top of the per-km rate and driver allowance. The driver keeps the receipts.
• No hidden charges - what we confirm on WhatsApp or the phone is what you pay.

Varanasi to Bodh Gaya Taxi Fare for Popular Trips

Because the Varanasi to Bodh Gaya round trip is over 500 km, most families take 2 days. The fares below are worked out from the rate card above for a typical trip, so you can see the likely Varanasi to Bodhgaya taxi fare before you call.

Estimated from our per-km rate, the daily minimum km and the driver allowance for a typical trip. You pay for the kilometres the car actually runs, plus toll, parking and state tax at actual.

• 2 days, 1 night - day 1 Varanasi to Bodh Gaya with the Mahabodhi Temple in the evening, a night in Bodh Gaya, day 2 the monasteries, the Great Buddha Statue and Gaya, then back to Varanasi.
• 3 days (Varanasi, Bodh Gaya, Rajgir, Nalanda cab) - add Rajgir (Griddhakuta hill and the ropeway to the Vishwa Shanti Stupa) and the ruins of ancient Nalanda University.
• Same day - possible if you leave Varanasi by 5 am, but it means 11 to 12 hours on the road, so we recommend it only for small groups without elders.

Varanasi to Bodh Gaya One Way Cab

Flying out of Gaya airport, taking a train from Gaya Junction, or staying on in Bodh Gaya for meditation? Book a one-way Varanasi to Bodh Gaya cab and we drop you where you need to be. Tell us it is a one-way drop when you book and we confirm the fare for the drop before you travel.

Varanasi to Bodh Gaya Distance by Road

The Varanasi to Bodh Gaya distance is about 250 km by road. The route follows NH 19, the Grand Trunk Road, through Mughalsarai (Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar), Mohania, Sasaram and Aurangabad in Bihar, and then turns off towards Bodh Gaya. The drive takes about 5.5 to 6 hours. Gaya city is about 15 km before Bodh Gaya, so a Varanasi to Gaya cab covers almost the same distance, and the Varanasi to Gaya taxi cost is nearly the same. This is the Varanasi to Bodhgaya distance by road that we bill on.

• Best time to leave Varanasi - by 6 am, to reach Bodh Gaya by lunchtime and visit the Mahabodhi Temple in the calm evening.
• Sasaram - the tomb of Sher Shah Suri is right on the route and makes a good short break.
• From Sarnath - a Sarnath to Bodh Gaya cab is the same trip. Many Buddhist pilgrims visit Sarnath first and then drive to Bodh Gaya.

Varanasi to Bodh Gaya by Cab, Bus or Train?

Trains run from Varanasi and Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction to Gaya, but you still need a taxi from Gaya station to Bodh Gaya and for sightseeing. Buses are slow and crowded on the GT Road. A private Varanasi to Bodhgaya taxi takes you door to door, waits at every stop and brings you back, which is the easiest choice for families with elders.

Places to Visit in Bodh Gaya and Gaya

• Mahabodhi Temple - the UNESCO World Heritage temple at the spot of the Buddha's enlightenment, with the sacred Bodhi tree and the Vajrasana behind it.
• Great Buddha Statue - the giant seated Buddha statue, a short walk from the Mahabodhi Temple.
• International monasteries - the Thai, Japanese (Indosan Nipponji), Bhutanese, Tibetan and other monasteries, each in its own national style.
• Sujata Stupa - across the Niranjana (Phalgu) river, linked to the story of Sujata offering the Buddha kheer.
• Dungeshwari Cave Temples - the Mahakala caves where the Buddha meditated before enlightenment.
• Vishnupad Temple, Gaya - about 15 km from Bodh Gaya, the main temple for pind daan and shraddha rituals, especially in Pitru Paksha.

Varanasi to Gaya Pind Daan Cab

Many Hindu families travel from Kashi to Gaya to offer pind daan for their ancestors at the Vishnupad Temple and the Phalgu river. Pitru Paksha is the busiest time, and hotels and cars book out early. Tell us your ritual date and the pandit's timing, and we plan the pickup so you reach Gaya on time. The same car can take you to Bodh Gaya after the rituals.

Bodh Gaya to Varanasi Cab

We also run the reverse trip. If you are in Bodh Gaya or Gaya and want to go to Varanasi or Sarnath, book a Bodh Gaya to Varanasi cab the same way. A popular Buddhist circuit is Sarnath, Bodh Gaya, Rajgir and Nalanda in the same car. See also our Varanasi to Prayagraj and Varanasi to Ayodhya cabs.

Why Choose HireCab for Varanasi to Bodh Gaya

• Published rates - the per-km rates on this page are the same ones our booking system quotes for any Varanasi outstation trip.
• Family-friendly cars - clean AC sedans, Ertiga, Innova Crysta and Innova Hycross, with space for luggage.
• Professional drivers - polite, experienced on this highway, and patient with elders and children.
• Direct booking, 24x7 - you talk to us on WhatsApp or the phone, not a marketplace that changes your driver at the last minute.