By road992 km
Driving time15 h 40 min
Straight line772 km
Main highwaysNH35, NH752B, NH934, NH34
By road it is 992 km from Varanasi to Mahakaleshwar – about 15 h 40 min of driving without long halts. The straight-line distance is 772 km.
Route on the map
By road
Expect 992 km on the odometer and close to 15 h 40 min on the road. Leave early on Mondays and the Shravan month: parking fills up fast and police divert traffic away from the temple lanes.
By train
The temple has no station of its own. The nearest railhead is Ujjain Junction, 2.8 km from the temple, with shared jeeps, buses and taxis for the last leg. Check current trains from Varanasi on IRCTC.
By air
The nearest airport is Indore Airport, 59.4 km from the temple. From Varanasi it is usually quicker to fly there and continue by taxi or bus than to drive the whole way.
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Other routes
- Hyderabad to Mahakaleshwar863 km · 15 h 10 min
- Lucknow to Mahakaleshwar810 km · 12 h 50 min
- Delhi to Mahakaleshwar668 km · 9 h 55 min
- Pune to Mahakaleshwar660 km · 10 h 50 min
- Mumbai to Mahakaleshwar642 km · 10 h 25 min
- Khatu Shyam to Mahakaleshwar565 km · 8 h 35 min
- Jabalpur to Mahakaleshwar531 km · 8 h 40 min
- Gwalior to Mahakaleshwar512 km · 8 h 40 min
Road distances and driving times are calculated from OpenStreetMap road data; driving times include a margin for Indian road conditions and are estimates, not guarantees.