Tourist destinations such as Fazilnagar and Kushinagar, an ancient city famous as the site of Buddha's Mahaparinirvana, are easily accessible from Barhaj.
Barhaj is about 65 km Gorakhpur and 132 km from Varanasi. The state highway connecting Deoria and Kushinagar terminates at this town. Paina, Dubari, and Madhuban are 7 km, 10 km and 13 km respectively from here.
Bhatni Junction Railway Station and Varanasi Airport are the nearest railway station and airport respectively.
