Lucknow to Delhi: every way to go
How to get from Lucknow to Delhi: trains, buses, flights and a car estimate side by side. Each number says where it came from and when we checked it.
Route facts
- 37 trains listed
- fastest 6h 25m (Ayodhya Cantt - Anand Vihar Vande Bharat Express 22425)
- train from ≈₹260 (SL, 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 | ≈₹260 | 37 | 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 25m by road to LKO, 2h at the airport before departure, 30m from landing to the exit, and about 40m from DEL into Delhi. 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 Lucknow to Delhi
Checked · Source: RailRadar (Indian Railways schedule)
| No. | Train | Departs → arrives | Duration | Runs | Classes | Fare | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22541 | Banaras - Anand Vihar Garib Rath Express Garib Rath | 01:05 LKO → 09:30 ANVT | 8h 25m | Sun Thu | 3A 2A 1A | fare varies (dynamic or not listed) | Check seats now |
| 12571 | Gorakhpur - Anand Vihar Humsafar Express Humsafar Express | 01:20 LKO → 08:25 ANVT | 7h 5m | Sun Wed Fri Sat | 3A 2A 1A | fare varies (dynamic or not listed) | Check seats now |
| 13257 | Anand Vihar Terminal Jan Sadharan Express Mail/Express | 02:00 LKO → 10:25 ANVT | 8h 25m | Daily | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹260 SL, approx | Check seats now |
| 04031 | Varanasi - Delhi Special Special | 02:20 LKO → 11:45 DLI | 9h 25m | Sun Fri | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹265 SL, approx | Check seats now |
| 15279 | Poorabiya Express Mail/Express | 03:10 LKO → 12:00 ANVT | 8h 50m | Sun Thu | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹260 SL, approx | Check seats now |
| 22411 | Arunachal AC SF Express Superfast | 04:10 LKO → 11:30 ANVT | 7h 20m | Tue Sat | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹300 SL, 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
- 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
- Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · stations: Aishbagh (ASH), Gomti Nagar (GTNR), Lucknow Junction (LJN), Lucknow Charbagh (LKO) · airports: LKO
- 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
About 418 km apart in a straight line (543 km by road at the usual 1.3× road factor).
Stays near Delhi’s stations
Also useful
Questions people ask
What is the fastest train from Lucknow to Delhi?
Ayodhya Cantt - Anand Vihar Vande Bharat Express (22425), scheduled at 6h 25m from LKO to ANVT, in the timetable checked 21 Sep 2026, 21:39 IST.
How many trains run from Lucknow to Delhi?
37 trains are listed between the two cities’ stations, the first leaving at 01:05 and the last at 23:55 (checked 21 Sep 2026, 21:39 IST). Not every train runs every day.
Is there a direct flight from Lucknow to Delhi?
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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37 trains go from Lucknow to Delhi; the fastest takes 6h 25m, and fares start at about ₹260.