<p data-start="1117" data-end="1414"><span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline">Kashi</span> is the ancient name of Varanasi and holds immense spiritual significance due to the presence of <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline">Kashi Vishwanath Temple</span>. TheKashi to Ayodhya distance is essentially the same as Banaras to Ayodhya, since Kashi and Banaras refer to the same city.



<p data-start="1416" data-end="1629">The road distance between Kashi and Ayodhya is about <strong data-start="1469" data-end="1487">220 kilometers, and it takes approximately <strong data-start="1516" data-end="1527">5 hours by car. The railway distance is also similar, with regular train connectivity between the two cities.