Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (VNS) currently has nonstop service to 13 destinations on 5 airlines in our latest departure data. The busiest route is to Mumbai (BOM), served by 5 carriers, and the largest operator here is IndiGo with nonstops to 11 destinations. 2 of its routes are international.
Route data as of June 15, 2026, based on a 7-day departures sample.
2 international routes in this schedule set
India 11 · United Arab Emirates 1 · Thailand 1
6/day on 5 airlines
Airbus A320 family · Boeing 737 · ATR 42/72
These routes have enough tracked flights or schedule depth for a full guide with duration, distance, airlines, aircraft, and frequency.
Varanasi to Mumbai · IN
New Delhi · 414 mi · 7/day
Bengaluru · 911 mi · 6-7/day
Navi Mumbai · 787 mi · 2-3/day
Kolkata · 402 mi · 2/day
Hyderabad · 635 mi · 2/day
Ahmedabad · 664 mi · 1/day
Chennai · 879 mi · 1/day
Ranked by destinations served, then daily frequency.
Ranked by airlines operating the route. Routes with enough tracked data or schedule depth link to full route guides.
Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (VNS / VEBN) is located in Varanasi, India.
The IATA code is VNS. The ICAO code is VEBN.
The busiest scheduled route from VNS in our current departure data is VNS to BOM (Mumbai), with 6/day across 5 airlines.
IndiGo is the largest operator in our VNS schedule data, serving 11 destinations with 18-19/day.
VNS has 2 international routes and 11 domestic routes in the current schedule set.
5 airlines operate at VNS. Top carriers include IndiGo, Air India Express, Starlight Airline, Air India, SpiceJet.
VNS has direct flights to 13 destinations including Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Navi Mumbai, Kolkata.
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