Gorakhpur to Lucknow: every way to go
How to get from Gorakhpur 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
- 40 trains listed
- fastest 4h 13m (Bihar Sampark Kranti Express 12565)
- train from ≈₹95 (2S, approx)
- car 315 km, ₹3,430–₹4,730
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 | ≈₹95 | 40 | 4h 13m | ≈9 kg |
| Bus | not checked yet | not checked yet | not checked yet | ≈9 kg |
| Flight | not checked yet | not checked yet | air time + 3h 25m | ≈61 kg |
| Car (cab, one way) | ₹3,430–₹4,730 | any time | 6h 18m | ≈54 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 25m: about 30m by road to GOP, 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 Gorakhpur to Lucknow
Checked · Source: RailRadar (Indian Railways schedule)
| No. | Train | Departs → arrives | Duration | Runs | Classes | Fare | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12203 | Saharsa - Amritsar Garib Rath Express Garib Rath | 00:45 GKP → 05:55 LKO | 5h 10m | Sun Mon Thu | 3A 2A 1A | fare varies (dynamic or not listed) | Check seats now |
| 15114 | Gomti Nagar Express Mail/Express | 01:35 GKP → 06:35 GTNR | 5h | Daily | 2S CC SL | ≈₹95 2S, approx | Check seats now |
| 04097 | Darbhanga - New Delhi Special Special | 02:20 GKP → 08:35 ASH | 6h 15m | Daily | 2S CC SL | ≈₹100 2S, approx | Check seats now |
| 05742 | New Jalpaiguri - Gomti Nagar Special Special | 02:25 GKP → 09:10 GTNR | 6h 45m | Sun | 2S CC SL | ≈₹105 2S, approx | Check seats now |
| 15069 | Aishbagh Intercity Express Mail/Express | 03:45 GKP → 09:51 BNZ | 6h 6m | Daily | 2S CC SL | ≈₹120 2S, approx | Check seats now |
| 11124 | Barauni - Gwalior Mail Mail/Express | 04:45 GKP → 10:45 LKO | 6h | Daily | 2S CC SL | ≈₹100 2S, approx | 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
- 315 km
- about 6h 18m driving
- one-way sedan cab ₹3,430–₹4,730
Distance is the straight line × 1.3 (about 315 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
- Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · stations: Gorakhpur Junction (GKP) · airports: GOP
- Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · stations: Aishbagh (ASH), Gomti Nagar (GTNR), Lucknow Junction (LJN), Lucknow Charbagh (LKO) · airports: LKO
About 242 km apart in a straight line (315 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 Gorakhpur to Lucknow?
Bihar Sampark Kranti Express (12565), scheduled at 4h 13m from GKP to BNZ, in the timetable checked 21 Sep 2026, 21:35 IST.
How many trains run from Gorakhpur to Lucknow?
40 trains are listed between the two cities’ stations, the first leaving at 00:45 and the last at 23:45 (checked 21 Sep 2026, 21:35 IST). Not every train runs every day.
Is there a direct flight from Gorakhpur 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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40 trains go from Gorakhpur to Lucknow; the fastest takes 4h 13m, and fares start at about ₹95.