Mathura & Vrindavan travel guides
Distances, temple timings and trip plans for Braj — written by the team that drives these roads, checked and dated so you know how current they are.
Mathura to Vrindavan distance
Vrindavan is about 12–15 km from Mathura by road — roughly 25 to 40 minutes by car.
Read guide 2 min readVrindavan to Barsana distance
Barsana is about 42–50 km from Vrindavan by road, roughly 1 to 1.5 hours by car.
Read guide 2 min readGovardhan to Vrindavan distance
Govardhan is about 22–27 km from Vrindavan, roughly 40 minutes to an hour by car.
Read guide 2 min readMathura to Khatu Shyam distance
Khatu Shyam Ji temple, in Sikar district of Rajasthan, is roughly 280–330 km from Mathura by road — about 6 to 7 hours by car.
Read guide 2 min readBraj distance chart
Mathura and Vrindavan are 12–15 km apart; Govardhan is 22–27 km from both; Barsana and Nandgaon are 42–55 km away in the north-west of Braj; Gokul and Baldeo are 13–22 km south-east of Mathura across the Yamuna.
Read guideBanke Bihari temple timings
Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan opens twice a day.
Read guide 2 min readPrem Mandir timings
Prem Mandir in Vrindavan is usually open in two sessions — early morning to about 12 noon, and about 4:30 pm to 8:30 pm — and is closed in the afternoon.
Read guide 2 min readNidhivan, Vrindavan
Nidhivan is a walled grove of low, twisted tulsi trees in Vrindavan's old town, open to visitors during the day and locked every evening.
Read guide 2 min readVrindavan temple timings
Most Vrindavan temples open early in the morning, close around midday or early afternoon, and reopen from about 4:00–5:30 pm until 8:00–9:30 pm.
Read guide 2 min readMathura temple timings
Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi is usually open from early morning (around 5:00–5:30 am) to noon and again from about 3:00–4:00 pm to 8:30–9:30 pm.
Read guideGovardhan parikrama guide
The Govardhan parikrama is a walk of about 21 km (7 kos) around Govardhan hill, usually started and finished at Daan Ghati in Govardhan town and walked clockwise.
Read guide 2 min readPlaces to visit in Vrindavan
The essential places in Vrindavan are Banke Bihari Temple, ISKCON (Krishna Balaram Mandir), Prem Mandir, Nidhivan, Radha Raman Temple, Rangji Temple, Seva Kunj and Keshi Ghat.
Read guide 2 min readMathura Vrindavan itinerary: 1, 2 and 3 days
With one day, see Krishna Janmabhoomi and Dwarkadhish in Mathura in the morning, then Vrindavan's old-town temples, ISKCON and Prem Mandir in the evening.
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