Varanasi Spiritual Tour
from Shillong
4.5 hrs by air via Guwahati · All-inclusive from ₹9,500/person
📲 Get Shillong Quote on WhatsApp✨ Shillong's small but devout Hindu and Khasi community values spiritual travel. Many Shillong residents from Assam and Bengal origin undertake Char Dham as a family pilgrimage, traveling via Guwahati.
How to Reach from Shillong
Your journey starts at Haridwar. Here's how to get there from Shillong.
Varanasi is 7 hrs by train from Haridwar — combine with Char Dham for the ultimate Uttarakhand + UP spiritual circuit.
| Route | Guwahati (GAU) → Delhi (DEL) → Dehradun (DED) |
| Duration | 4.5 hrs via Delhi |
| Airlines | IndiGo, Air India |
| Fare | ₹6,000–₹12,000 |
| +Transfer | 54 km · 1 hr from Dehradun airport |
| Train | No railway in Shillong — fly or bus to Guwahati |
| From → To | Guwahati (GHY) — 100 km from Shillong → Haridwar via Delhi |
| Duration | 36+ hrs from Guwahati by train |
| +Transfer | 54 km · 1 hr from Dehradun airport |
| Distance | 1,700 km |
| Drive time | ~38 hrs |
| Via | NH-58 / NH-334 |
💡 Pro tip: We arrange airport / station pick-up from Haridwar or Dehradun and get you to the hotel before evening aarti.
Varanasi — The Eternal City
Everything you will experience on your Varanasi tour from Shillong.
Ganga Aarti
Dashashwamedh Ghat · 7 priests · fire rituals · 1,000-year tradition · most spiritual experience in India
Kashi Vishwanath
One of 12 Jyotirlingas · 2,000+ year old temple · newly renovated Vishwanath Corridor · early morning darshan
Sunrise Boat Ride
Row along the 84 ghats at sunrise · witness morning rituals · photographers paradise
Sarnath
Where Buddha gave his first sermon · Dhamek Stupa · Sarnath Museum · 10 km from Varanasi
Our Varanasi Spiritual Tour Package from Shillong
Varanasi & Prayagraj Spiritual Tour 3N/4D
Varanasi spiritual tour — Ganga aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat, Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Sarnath, sunrise boat ride. The holiest city on earth in 3 days.
- ✓ 2 nights hotel near ghats
- ✓ AC transfers from/to airport or station
- ✓ Ganga aarti guided visit
- ✓ Sunrise boat ride
- ✓ Kashi Vishwanath temple guide
- ✓ Sarnath half-day tour
Free itinerary · No booking fee · Pay after confirmation
Varanasi Spiritual Tour from Shillong — FAQs
Drive 100 km to Guwahati (2.5 hrs on NH6), then fly Guwahati to Delhi to Dehradun — total flight time 3.5 hrs. Add road time: total ~6–7 hrs door-to-Haridwar. Flying via Guwahati is the only practical option from Shillong.
Package: ₹19,800/person. Shillong–Guwahati cab: ₹1,500–₹2,000 one way. Return flights Guwahati–Delhi–Dehradun: ₹10,000–₹22,000. Total: ₹31,500–₹44,000/person.
ASTC/Meghalaya state buses and shared cabs run Shillong–Guwahati regularly (2.5–3 hrs, ₹300–₹500). For pilgrim groups, a private cab (₹2,000–₹2,500 for a 4-seater) is more convenient to reach Guwahati airport comfortably.
Yes — a beautiful circuit: Cherrapunji/Shillong → Guwahati → fly to Delhi to Dehradun → Char Dham → return. Many visitors to Northeast India add Char Dham to complete their India spiritual journey.
Yes — our team speaks Bengali (widely spoken in Shillong) and Hindi. Most pilgrims from Shillong's Hindu community are comfortable in Bengali and Hindi.
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