Air Connectivity: The nearest airport is Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (VNS) at Babatpur, 26 km from Varanasi. Direct flights for Varanasi are available from Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Goa, New Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Lucknow, Bhuvaneshwar, Sharjah (Dubai) and Kathmandu (Nepal).
Railway Connectivity: Varanasi Cantt (BSB), Banaras (BSBS) and Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) are the important railway stations that link Varanasi with major cities of India. For booking tickets, Visit IRCTC.
Local Transport : Various mobile cab booking services are active in Varanasi for local and Inter-city transport at reasonable and competitive pricing eg., Ola, Uber, Rapido etc. Auto rickshaw and E-rickshaws ply on designated routes, confirm your destination and price before boarding.
Visa Requirements
Most international participants/speakers will need to obtain a visa to attend the ICESD - 25 in India. The Conference Secretariat of ICESD - 25 will be happy to issue a letter of invitation to participants wishing to apply for a visa. Link for applying Conference Visa.