Varanasi Airport (VNS) — Direct Flights, Airlines, THB Fares | India

Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (VNS, ICAO VIBN) is in Varanasi, India. It is the based hub of IndiGo, Air India Express and Air India. In the SiamFlights catalogue, VNS is served by 3 airlines across 1 route (0 outbound, 1 inbound).

Airport at a glance

Our catalogue records 0 outbound and 1 inbound corridors at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (VNS / ICAO VIBN), serving Varanasi, India, across 3 carriers with 3 of them based here. Time zone Asia/Kolkata. Frequency across the corridors touching this field totals about 5 departures a week.

Coordinates are for checking, not decoration. VNS sits at 25.45117, 82.85867. That is genuinely useful when booking a room or a transfer, because “near the airport” is claimed to wildly different standards. In a large city, map distance and real travel time in peak hours diverge sharply — read the travel time for the hour you will actually move, not the kilometre figure.

IATA and ICAO are used in different places. The three-letter VNS is the IATA code that appears on tickets, bag tags and search screens; VIBN is the four-letter ICAO code used in flight plans, notices to airmen and operational paperwork. IATA codes can collide for historical reasons; ICAO codes do not, and their first letters encode the region. A four-letter code in aviation documentation is not an error — it is a different system.

Airlines serving VNS

3 carriers appear at VNS in our catalogue and we hold an airline row for 3 of them, with baseline baggage spanning 15 to 25 kg. Alliances present: Star Alliance. 3 of them are based here. The field runs on Asia/Kolkata, ICAO VIBN.

The alliances present here shape connections. Star Alliance operate at VNS, which opens through-checked bags and continuous boarding passes on a single ticket. The caveat: sharing a terminal with a partner logo does not mean your two flights are actually connected. The agreement attaches to the carrier pair and the ticket type, not to the building.

“Serves” is not “flies daily”. This list covers every carrier appearing on a corridor into or out of VNS in our catalogue. Some fly seasonally, some a few times a week, and some sell as the marketing carrier on a partner’s aircraft. The number that matters to your plan is how many actually quote your dates — usually fewer than the full list.

VNS route overview

VNS has 0 outbound corridors in our catalogue, roughly 0 departures a week All figures are estimates of the standard schedule. The field runs on Asia/Kolkata, ICAO VIBN. The corridors touching this field connect 2 countries in our catalogue. Block times on those corridors run from 3.3 to 3.3 hours.

Inbound

Outbound and inbound are asymmetric because this is a catalogue boundary. We record 0 outbound and 1 inbound corridors for VNS. The gap reflects which route guides we chose to build — weighted to what travellers from Thailand search — not one-way service. The return flights exist whether or not we have published a page for them yet.

This field sits in our catalogue as a destination. We record 1 inbound corridors into it, splitting 1 short-haul (<4h), and no outbound guides — we build route pages only for journeys starting in Thailand. Departures from here exist; they simply have no page in this set yet. Read the carrier’s own schedule for the return.

Corridors & fares from VNS

The 1 corridor at VNS break down as 1 short-haul (<4h), serving mainly Buddhist pilgrims. We hold a cached fare for 1 of 1 route, the lowest ฿13,368 on BKK–VNS. Block times on those corridors run from 3.3 to 3.3 hours.

Most VNS corridors here serve Buddhist pilgrims travellers. The mix is 1 short hop (under 4 h). 1 are labour-migration or diaspora corridors where extra-baggage allowances matter. Fares are shown in Thai baht (THB), and each route guide below carries live cached prices.

Why some rows have no price. We capture lows in passes, and not every corridor returns a value each time. Seasonal routes, thin routes and routes sold through narrow channels report irregularly. An empty cell means no capture succeeded in the latest pass — not that the route is closed or expensive. We leave it blank rather than interpolate, because plausible-looking estimates are exactly what makes a table untrustworthy.

Everything is shown in baht, and that matters more than it looks. Fares are converted to THB so they compare on one page, but the underlying prices are set in the currency of the market that issues the ticket. The same corridor can price differently issued in different countries, and the exchange rate moves between our capture passes. Read these as a ranking, not as accounting figures.

Direct flights to VNS — 1 route

Our catalogue records 1 inbound corridors into VNS from 1 country, block times 3.3 to 3.3 hours. Frequency figures are estimates combining every carrier on the corridor. Frequency across the corridors touching this field totals about 5 departures a week.

• BKK → VNS — 5×/wk, 3.3 h, low ฿13,368

How to read this list usefully. The frequency figure describes the risk in your plan, not the quality of the route: several departures a day gives you options when something breaks, a few a week means building in a spare day. We hold a cached fare on 1 of the 1 corridor here; the rest have no successful capture yet, which does not mean they cost more.

Direct destinations are not all reachable destinations. This list is the nonstop network in our catalogue. Everything else is reachable by connecting at a hub, which widens the choice and adds a point where the plan can break. If you must connect, make a single ticket the default and only split it when the saving is large enough to be worth the risk you are taking on yourself.

Destination context

The 1 corridor at VNS break down as 1 short-haul (<4h), serving mainly Buddhist pilgrims. We hold a cached fare for 1 of 1 route, the lowest ฿13,368 on BKK–VNS. Our catalogue records 0 outbound and 1 inbound corridors here.

Varanasi is a cluster B (Buddhist pilgrims) destination for Thai travellers. Local currency INR. Visa for Thai passports: Buddhist Pilgrim visa or e-Tourist visa. Verify current visa rules at mfa.go.th before buying a ticket.

Why some rows have no price. We capture lows in passes, and not every corridor returns a value each time. Seasonal routes, thin routes and routes sold through narrow channels report irregularly. An empty cell means no capture succeeded in the latest pass — not that the route is closed or expensive. We leave it blank rather than interpolate, because plausible-looking estimates are exactly what makes a table untrustworthy.

Everything is shown in baht, and that matters more than it looks. Fares are converted to THB so they compare on one page, but the underlying prices are set in the currency of the market that issues the ticket. The same corridor can price differently issued in different countries, and the exchange rate moves between our capture passes. Read these as a ranking, not as accounting figures.

Time zone and connecting at VNS

VNS runs on Asia/Kolkata, 1.5h behind Bangkok. The gap is constant year-round. Every time printed on a boarding pass is local to that airport rather than an elapsed duration, so subtracting one from the other gives you the wrong number.

International-to-domestic is a full re-entry. At most airports that connection means clearing immigration, reclaiming the bag for customs, then checking in and passing security again — even on a single ticket. It takes materially longer than an international-to-international transfer. Plan around the actual steps rather than the gap printed on the itinerary.

Offsets make overnight flights deceptive. With VNS 1.5h behind Bangkok, a late-night departure can arrive the same morning or the next one on paper for identical flying time. That is the single most common reason transfers and first hotel nights get booked on the wrong date. Read the date on the final sector’s boarding pass, then confirm anything on the ground.

Minimum connection time is not in our data. Every airport publishes one, and the figure differs for domestic-to-domestic, international-to-international and terminal-change connections. A booking system will not sell you less than that on a single ticket — but it will happily let you build less than that yourself across two tickets. That is where passengers most often create risk without realising it.

FAQ

Where is VNS airport located?

VNS (ICAO VIBN) is in Varanasi, India.

Which airlines serve VNS?

3 airlines serve VNS, including IndiGo, Air India Express and Air India. Compare baggage and alliances in the table above.

How many routes run from/to VNS?

The SiamFlights catalogue lists 0 outbound and 1 inbound routes for VNS.

Is VNS an airline hub?

VNS is a primary hub for IndiGo, Air India Express and Air India.

Do Thai passports need a visa for Varanasi?

Visa for Thai passports: Buddhist Pilgrim visa or e-Tourist visa. Check the latest at mfa.go.th.

What is the difference between VNS and VIBN?

VNS is the three-letter IATA code used on tickets and bag tags; VIBN is the four-letter ICAO code used in flight plans and operational documents. They are different systems, not an inconsistency.

How far is VNS from Bangkok time?

VNS runs on Asia/Kolkata, 1.5h behind Bangkok. It does not change clocks seasonally, so the gap is constant.

Why do some VNS corridors show no fare?

Because no capture succeeded in the latest pass of our cache. Seasonal and low-frequency corridors report irregularly. A blank is not a closed route or an expensive one.

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• BKK → VNS