Train 18’s Delhi to Varanasi Trip Will Cost You Rs 1,850 For AC Class And Rs 3,520 For Executive

The Vande Bharat Express or Train 18's air conditioned chair car ticket would cost you nearly Rs 1,850 and the executive class fare will be Rs 3,520 for a Delhi to Varanasi trip.

New Delhi: The Vande Bharat Express or Train 18‘s air conditioned chair car ticket would cost Rs 1,850 and the executive class fare will be Rs 3,520 for a Delhi to Varanasi trip, including the catering service charges, according to sources.

Whereas, on its return journey, the chair car ticket will cost Rs 1,795 and the executive car ticket will be priced at Rs 3,470, a report stated.

While the chair car fares are 1.5 times the price of Shatabdi trains running the same distance, the executive class fares are 1.4 times of first class, air conditioned seating.

The semi-high speed train is scheduled to be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 15.

The train has two classes of tickets – executive class and chair car — and will have differently priced meals, the sources said.

While passengers travelling from New Delhi to Varanasi in the executive class will be charged Rs 399 for morning tea, breakfast and lunch, travellers in the chair car will need to pay Rs 344 for the same.

Those travelling from New Delhi to Kanpur and Prayagraj will have to pay Rs 155 and Rs 122 for executive class and chair car, respectively.

From Varanasi to New Delhi, the passengers will be charged Rs 349 and Rs 288 in the executive class and chair, respectively.