Kolkata to Lucknow distance
How far Lucknow is from Kolkata by road, in a straight line and by air, with driving time. The same figures apply from Lucknow to Kolkata.
Kolkata to Lucknow by road
992 km
- Driving time
- about 12 to 16 hours
- Straight line
- 889 km
- By air
- about 1 h 37 min flying time
- Direction
- Lucknow is to the north-west of Kolkata
Fuel cost for this trip
Type today's fuel price to see the cost. At 15 km per litre this trip needs about 66 litres one way.
About the trip
- The road distance from Kolkata (West Bengal) to Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) is 992 km. The return trip is the same road, so a round trip is about 1,984 km.
- The straight-line distance is 889 km. The road is 12% longer than the straight line.
- The map's driving time is 12 h 04 min without traffic or stops. On Indian roads, with tolls, towns and breaks, plan for 12 to 16 hours.
- Lucknow is to the north-west of Kolkata; coming back you travel south-east.
- The larger city nearest the middle of the straight line is Gaya.
How long at different speeds
Your average speed over a whole trip, with stops, is much lower than the speed you drive at. On highways 50 to 60 km an hour is common; in hills, 25 to 35.
| Average speed | Time for 992 km |
|---|---|
| 40 km an hour | 24 h 48 min |
| 50 km an hour | 19 h 50 min |
| 60 km an hour | 16 h 32 min |
| 70 km an hour | 14 h 10 min |
| 80 km an hour | 12 h 24 min |
Fuel needed
| Mileage | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km per litre | 83 litres | 165 litres |
| 15 km per litre | 66 litres | 132 litres |
| 18 km per litre | 55 litres | 110 litres |
| 22 km per litre | 45 litres | 90 litres |
| 40 km per litre | 25 litres | 50 litres |
More distances
- Kolkata to Durgapur 195 km
- Kolkata to Asansol 232 km
- Kolkata to Jamshedpur 283 km
- Kolkata to Dhanbad 296 km
- Kolkata to Ranchi 400 km
- Kolkata to Bhagalpur 403 km
- Kolkata to Cuttack 418 km
- Kolkata to Bhubaneswar 441 km
- Lucknow to Kanpur 78 km
- Lucknow to Ayodhya 139 km
- Lucknow to Prayagraj 208 km
- Lucknow to Bareilly 247 km
- Lucknow to Gorakhpur 273 km
- Lucknow to Varanasi 294 km
- Lucknow to Jhansi 313 km
- Lucknow to Agra 327 km
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Questions
What is the distance from Kolkata to Lucknow by road?
About 992 km by the fastest road route. The same road back makes a round trip of about 1,984 km.
How long does it take to drive from Kolkata to Lucknow?
Plan for about 12 to 16 hours. The map estimate without traffic or stops is 12 h 04 min.
What is the straight-line distance between Kolkata and Lucknow?
About 889 km in a straight line (as the crow flies). A direct flight would take about 1 h 37 min in the air.
Road figures are worked out from OpenStreetMap data and can differ from the road you take. How it is calculated