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How many seats do you actually need?
The honest answer is almost never the size you first think of. Here is the seat maths, including the per-passenger figure no Varanasi operator publishes.
Guides
Written for people about to spend money on a vehicle in Varanasi. Every one contains at least one number no other operator publishes.
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Getting from Varanasi airport without being overcharged
Lal Bahadur Shastri airport is 26 km from the ghats. Here is what that drive should cost in each vehicle, and which extra charges are real.
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Moving a wedding party around Varanasi
Guest transport is the part of a Varanasi wedding that gets planned last and goes wrong first. The per-head maths, and the booking lead time that actually matters.
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What the 250 km per day minimum actually means
The single most misunderstood line in Indian car rental, worked through with real routes and real numbers.
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Tempo traveller or bus? The per-head crossover point
Most groups over thirty are booking the expensive option because a bus sounds excessive. It is the cheapest seat we sell.
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The costs that are not in the per-kilometre rate
Nothing here is a scam. All of it is normal, and all of it should be named before you book rather than after.
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Varanasi to Bodhgaya by road
The longest single leg most groups drive from Varanasi, and the one where vehicle choice stops being cosmetic.