Delhi to Lucknow: every way to go
How to get from Delhi to Lucknow: trains, buses, flights and a car estimate side by side. Each number says where it came from and when we checked it.
Route facts
- 32 trains listed
- fastest 6h 25m (Anand Vihar - Ayodhya Cantt Vande Bharat Express 22426)
- train from ≈₹180 (2S, approx)
- car 544 km, ₹5,930–₹8,160
Trains checked · car rates
“Fastest” compares scheduled journey times in the timetable we fetched; “from” is the lowest approximate fare across listed trains and classes.
Train vs bus vs flight vs car
| Mode | Fare | Services | Time | CO₂ (estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | ≈₹180 | 32 | 6h 25m | ≈18 kg |
| Bus | not checked yet | not checked yet | not checked yet | ≈15 kg |
| Flight | not checked yet | not checked yet | air time + 3h 35m | ≈105 kg |
| Car (cab, one way) | ₹5,930–₹8,160 | any time | 10h 54m | ≈92 kg per car |
Figures as checked in the sections below, latest
Services: trains listed in the timetable (not all run every day); buses a day for the bus. Time is the fastest scheduled train and the typical bus, station to station. Flight time is shown as the air time plus 3h 35m: about 40m by road to DEL, 2h at the airport before departure, 30m from landing to the exit, and about 25m from LKO into Lucknow. Those are our assumptions, not airline rules; the air time is on each flight card. CO₂ is an estimate per person (the car per car) from distance × published UK government (DESNZ/DEFRA) factors, which are not India-specific. Factors checked .
Trains from Delhi to Lucknow
Checked · Source: RailRadar (Indian Railways schedule)
| No. | Train | Departs → arrives | Duration | Runs | Classes | Fare | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12004 | New Delhi - Lucknow Swarn Shatabdi Express Shatabdi | 06:10 NDLS → 13:00 LJN | 6h 50m | Daily | CC EC | fare varies (dynamic or not listed) | Check seats now |
| 22426 | Anand Vihar - Ayodhya Cantt Vande Bharat Express Vande Bharat | 06:10 ANVT → 12:35 LKO | 6h 25m | Sun Mon Tue Thu Fri Sat | CC EC | fare varies (dynamic or not listed) | Check seats now |
| 15910 | Avadh Assam Express Mail/Express | 06:20 SSB → 17:30 LKO | 11h 10m | Daily | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹270 SL, approx | Check seats now |
| 04214 | Anand Vihar - Ayodhya Cantt Special Special | 09:00 ANVT → 18:20 LKO | 9h 20m | Mon Fri | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹260 SL, approx | Check seats now |
| 04098 | New Delhi - Darbhanga Special Special | 09:30 NDLS → 19:28 BNZ | 9h 58m | Daily | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹280 SL, approx | Check seats now |
| 20504 | New Delhi - Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express Rajdhani | 11:25 NDLS → 18:40 LKO | 7h 15m | Mon Tue Wed Fri Sat | 3A 2A 1A | fare varies (dynamic or not listed) | Check seats now |
Flights
We have not seen enough fares on this route yet to give a band. Search live to see today’s prices.
Bus
Typical, not live. Checked
By car
- 544 km
- about 10h 54m driving
- one-way sedan cab ₹5,930–₹8,160
Distance is the straight line × 1.3 (about 544 km); the road route was not checked. Driving time assumes about 50 km an hour including stops. Not included: Tolls and state entry tax: not in our table for this road, Parking.
Checked · Source: Humsafar estimate from seller per-km quotes
The two places
- Delhi, Delhi · stations: Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT), Delhi Cantonment (DEC), Delhi Sarai Rohilla (DEE), Delhi Junction (DLI), New Delhi (NDLS), Hazrat Nizamuddin Junction (NZM) · airports: DEL, HDO
- Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · stations: Aishbagh (ASH), Gomti Nagar (GTNR), Lucknow Junction (LJN), Lucknow Charbagh (LKO) · airports: LKO
About 418 km apart in a straight line (543 km by road at the usual 1.3× road factor).
Stays near Lucknow’s stations
Also useful
Questions people ask
What is the fastest train from Delhi to Lucknow?
Anand Vihar - Ayodhya Cantt Vande Bharat Express (22426), scheduled at 6h 25m from ANVT to LKO, in the timetable checked 21 Sep 2026, 21:39 IST.
How many trains run from Delhi to Lucknow?
32 trains are listed between the two cities’ stations, the first leaving at 06:10 and the last at 23:25 (checked 21 Sep 2026, 21:39 IST). Not every train runs every day.
Is there a direct flight from Delhi 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.
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32 trains go from Delhi to Lucknow; the fastest takes 6h 25m, and fares start at about ₹180.