Lucknow to Varanasi: every way to go
How to get from Lucknow to Varanasi: trains, buses, flights and a car estimate side by side. Each number says where it came from and when we checked it.
Route facts
- car 346 km, ₹3,770–₹5,190
Trains checked — · car rates
Train vs bus vs flight vs car
| Mode | Fare | Services | Time | CO₂ (estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus | not checked yet | not checked yet | not checked yet | ≈9 kg |
| Flight | not checked yet | not checked yet | air time + 3h 40m | ≈67 kg |
| Car (cab, one way) | ₹3,770–₹5,190 | any time | 6h 54m | ≈59 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 40m: about 25m by road to LKO, 2h at the airport before departure, 30m from landing to the exit, and about 45m from VNS into Varanasi. 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 Varanasi
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Flights
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Bus
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By car
- 346 km
- about 6h 54m driving
- one-way sedan cab ₹3,770–₹5,190
Distance is the straight line × 1.3 (about 346 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
- Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh · stations: Varanasi City (BCY), Varanasi Junction (BSB), Banaras (Manduadih) (BSBS) · airports: VNS
About 266 km apart in a straight line (346 km by road at the usual 1.3× road factor).
Stays near Varanasi’s stations
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