Varanasi to Lucknow trains
Every train from Varanasi to Lucknow with its timetable, run days, classes and an approximate fare per class, then live seats in one tap.
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.
Trains from Varanasi to Lucknow
35 trains · 23 Mail/Express · 5 Superfast · 3 Special · 2 Vande Bharat · 1 MEMU/DEMU · 1 Rajdhani · fastest 4 h 5 m (Rajdhani) · slowest 12 h 10 m · from ₹100 · last at 23:50
Checked · Source: RailRadar (Indian Railways schedule)
| No. | Train | Departs → arrives | Duration | Runs | Classes | Fare | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22355 | Chandigarh SF Express Superfast | 01:15 BSB → 06:05 LKO | 4h 50m | Sun Wed | 2S CC SL | ≈₹115 2S, approx | Check seats now |
| 20503 | Dibrugarh - New Delhi Rajdhani Express Rajdhani | 01:40 BSB → 05:45 LKO | 4h 5m | Sun Tue Wed Thu Sat | 3A 2A 1A | fare varies (dynamic or not listed) | Check seats now |
| 13037 | Kumbh Express Mail/Express | 01:55 BSB → 07:20 LKO | 5h 25m | Sun Mon Wed Thu Sat | 2S CC SL | ≈₹100 2S, approx | Check seats now |
| 13151 | Jammu Tawi Express Mail/Express | 02:22 KEI → 11:15 LKO | 8h 53m | Daily | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹190 SL, approx | Check seats now |
| 15107 | Lucknow InterCity Express Mail/Express | 04:55 BNRS → 11:05 LKO | 6h 10m | Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat | 2S CC SL | ≈₹110 2S, approx | Check seats now |
| 64281 | Shivpur - Utraitia MEMU MEMU/DEMU | 05:00 SOP → 09:43 BKKS | 4h 43m | Daily | – | fare varies (dynamic or not listed) | Check seats now |
| 13307 | Ganga Sutlej Express Mail/Express | 05:03 KEI → 14:45 LKO | 9h 42m | Daily | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹190 SL, approx | Check seats now |
| 19306 | Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Weekly Express Mail/Express | 05:10 BSB → 12:00 LKO | 6h 50m | Sun | 2S CC SL | ≈₹100 2S, approx | Check seats now |
| 04311 | Kolkata - Rishikesh Special Special | 05:15 BSB → 12:00 AMG | 6h 45m | Sun | 2S CC SL | ≈₹110 2S, approx | Check seats now |
| 20401 | Lucknow SF Shuttle Express Superfast | 05:40 BSB → 10:10 LKO | 4h 30m | Daily | 2S CC SL | ≈₹115 2S, approx | Check seats now |
| 14225 | Lucknow Intercity Express Mail/Express | 06:20 BSB → 12:20 LKO | 6h | Daily | 2S CC SL | ≈₹115 2S, approx | Check seats now |
| 12875 | Neelachal Express Mail/Express | 07:02 KEI → 13:25 LKO | 6h 23m | Sun Tue Fri | 2S CC SL | ≈₹125 2S, approx | Check seats now |
| 15119 | Dehradun Janta Express Mail/Express | 08:20 BNRS → 16:48 AMG | 8h 28m | Daily | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹175 SL, approx | Check seats now |
| 13005 | Amritsar Mail Mail/Express | 08:58 KEI → 15:20 LKO | 6h 22m | Daily | 2S CC SL | ≈₹110 2S, approx | Check seats now |
| 22489 | Varanasi - Meerut City Vande Bharat Express Vande Bharat | 09:10 BSB → 13:40 LKO | 4h 30m | Sun Mon Wed Thu Fri Sat | CC EC | fare varies (dynamic or not listed) | Check seats now |
| 22345 | Patna - Gomti Nagar Vande Bharat Express Vande Bharat | 09:32 BSB → 14:35 GTNR | 5h 3m | Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Sat | CC EC | fare varies (dynamic or not listed) | Check seats now |
| 14015 | Anand Vihar Terminal Sadbhavana Express Mail/Express | 10:37 KDQ → 18:45 AMG | 8h 8m | Sun Tue | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹175 SL, approx | Check seats now |
| 13009 | Doon Express Mail/Express | 10:43 KEI → 20:25 LKO | 9h 42m | Daily | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹190 SL, approx | Check seats now |
| 15743 | Farakka Express Mail/Express | 11:25 BSB → 18:45 LKO | 7h 20m | Sun Tue Wed Fri | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹185 SL, approx | Check seats now |
| 12237 | Begampura Express Mail/Express | 12:40 BSB → 17:30 LKO | 4h 50m | Daily | 2S CC SL | ≈₹115 2S, approx | Check seats now |
| 15127 | Kashi Vishwanath Express Mail/Express | 13:30 BNRS → 20:10 LKO | 6h 40m | Daily | 2S CC SL | ≈₹110 2S, approx | Check seats now |
| 12391 | Shramjeevi SF Express Superfast | 15:15 BSB → 19:55 LKO | 4h 40m | Daily | 2S CC SL | ≈₹115 2S, approx | Check seats now |
| 14523 | Harihar Express Mail/Express | 15:40 BSB → 21:54 AMG | 6h 14m | Mon Thu | 2S CC SL | ≈₹105 2S, approx | Check seats now |
| 19322 | Patna - Indore Express Mail/Express | 16:00 BSB → 22:40 LKO | 6h 40m | Mon | 2S CC SL | ≈₹115 2S, approx | Check seats now |
| 13239 | Patna - Kota Express Mail/Express | 16:35 BSB → 23:10 LKO | 6h 35m | Mon Wed Thu Fri | 2S CC SL | ≈₹100 2S, approx | Check seats now |
| 14853 | Marudhar Express Mail/Express | 16:40 BCY → 00:00 LKO (+1 day) | 7h 20m | Mon Wed Sat | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹190 SL, approx | Check seats now |
| 15007 | Krishak Express Mail/Express | 17:00 BCY → 05:10 BNZ (+1 day) | 12h 10m | Daily | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹270 SL, approx | Check seats now |
| 24203 | Lucknow Intercity SF Express Superfast | 17:50 BSB → 22:50 LKO | 5h | Daily | 2S CC SL | ≈₹120 2S, approx | Check seats now |
| 12371 | Bikaner Weekly SF Express Superfast | 19:10 BSB → 00:55 LKO (+1 day) | 5h 45m | Mon | 2S CC SL | ≈₹120 2S, approx | Check seats now |
| 14623 | Seer Govardhanpur Varanasi Express Mail/Express | 19:50 BSB → 00:01 LKO (+1 day) | 4h 11m | Mon Thu Sat | 2S CC SL | ≈₹100 2S, approx | Check seats now |
| 13257 | Anand Vihar Terminal Jan Sadharan Express Mail/Express | 20:00 BSB → 01:50 LKO (+1 day) | 5h 50m | Daily | 2S CC SL | ≈₹105 2S, approx | Check seats now |
| 04445 | Varanasi - Delhi Special Special | 20:15 BSB → 02:10 LKO (+1 day) | 5h 55m | Mon Fri | 2S CC SL | ≈₹115 2S, approx | Check seats now |
| 04209 | Varanasi - Delhi Special Special | 22:15 BSB → 03:30 LKO (+1 day) | 5h 15m | Mon Wed Fri | 2S CC SL | ≈₹105 2S, approx | Check seats now |
| 14235 | Bareilly Express Mail/Express | 23:05 BSB → 05:56 ML (+1 day) | 6h 51m | Daily | 2S CC SL | ≈₹110 2S, approx | Check seats now |
| 15053 | Gomti Nagar Express Mail/Express | 23:50 BSB → 07:50 GTNR (+1 day) | 8h | Daily | SL 3A 2A | ≈₹185 SL, approx | Check seats now |
| Class | Fare | Train |
|---|---|---|
| 2S | ≈₹100 | 13037 Kumbh Express |
| SL | ≈₹165 | 13037 Kumbh Express |
| CC | ≈₹355 | 13037 Kumbh Express |
| 3A | ≈₹465 | 15119 Dehradun Janta Express |
| 2A | ≈₹670 | 15119 Dehradun Janta Express |
Fares marked ≈ are our approximation of the Indian Railways distance fare for the cheapest listed class; Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Vande Bharat and other dynamic-fare trains are shown without a number. The live IRCTC fare replaces it when you check seats. Waitlist confirmation history for this route appears here once we have recorded enough outcomes.
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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.
35 trains go from Varanasi to Lucknow; the fastest takes 4h 5m, and fares start at about ₹100.