Varanasi to Lucknow flights
Flying from Varanasi to Lucknow: which airports, how far they are from town, the fares our searches have seen, and the train if it is the better fit.
Route facts
- 35 trains listed
- fastest 4h 5m (Dibrugarh - New Delhi Rajdhani Express 20503)
- train from ≈₹100 (2S, approx)
Trains checked
“Fastest” compares scheduled journey times in the timetable we fetched; “from” is the lowest approximate fare across listed trains and classes.
By train instead
If flying does not suit, the railway lists 35 trains between the two cities, the quickest scheduled at 4h 5m and seats from about ₹100 in 2S.
Checked · Source: RailRadar (Indian Railways schedule)
Flights
Airports
Varanasi: VNS (Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport) · about 20 km from the city centre in a straight line
Lucknow: LKO (Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport) · about 10 km from the city centre in a straight line
We have not seen enough fares on this route yet to give a band. Search live to see today’s prices.
Search flights live Compare airline bag and seat fees
Airport locations: OurAirports, checked
Also useful
Questions people ask
What is the fastest train from Varanasi to Lucknow?
Dibrugarh - New Delhi Rajdhani Express (20503), scheduled at 4h 5m from BSB to LKO, in the timetable checked 21 Sep 2026, 21:40 IST.
How many trains run from Varanasi to Lucknow?
35 trains are listed between the two cities’ stations, the first leaving at 01:15 and the last at 23:50 (checked 21 Sep 2026, 21:40 IST). Not every train runs every day.
Is there a direct flight from Varanasi to Lucknow?
We only say what our own searches have seen. Search live to see today’s non-stop flights; every result says whether it stops.
35 trains go from Varanasi to Lucknow; the fastest takes 4h 5m, and fares start at about ₹100.