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Lucknow · India

Car hire and driving in Lucknow

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In India traffic drives on the left. Picking up at LKO means 9 km (6 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648793 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794.

Drives from Lucknow

Car rental from Lucknow: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Lucknow to UnnāoIndia54 km (34 mi)about 49 min
Lucknow to Kanpur CantonmentIndia69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Lucknow to KanpurIndia71 km (44 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Lucknow to RaebareliIndia74 km (46 mi)about 1 h 8 min
Lucknow to SītāpurIndia84 km (52 mi)about 1 h 17 min
Lucknow to HardoīIndia100 km (62 mi)about 1 h 31 min
Lucknow to FatehpurIndia102 km (63 mi)about 1 h 33 min
Lucknow to BahraighIndia105 km (65 mi)about 1 h 36 min
Lucknow to Gondā CityIndia107 km (67 mi)about 1 h 38 min
Lucknow to FyzābādIndia122 km (76 mi)about 1 h 52 min
Lucknow to LakhīmpurIndia124 km (77 mi)about 1 h 54 min
Lucknow to SultānpurIndia131 km (82 mi)about 2 h
Lucknow to MumbaiIndia1,192 km (741 mi)about 18 h 11 min
Lucknow to DelhiIndia415 km (258 mi)about 6 h 20 min
Lucknow to DhakaBangladesh1,015 km (631 mi)about 15 h 29 min
Lucknow to BengaluruIndia1,581 km (982 mi)about 24 h 6 min
Lucknow to HyderabadIndia1,082 km (672 mi)about 16 h 30 min
Lucknow to AhmedabadIndia941 km (585 mi)about 14 h 21 min
Lucknow to ChennaiIndia1,531 km (951 mi)about 23 h 20 min
Lucknow to KolkataIndia889 km (552 mi)about 13 h 34 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Lucknow?

The left, as everywhere in India.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.