Lucknow to Gangtok distance
How far Gangtok is from Lucknow by road, in a straight line and by air, with driving time. The same figures apply from Gangtok to Lucknow.
Lucknow to Gangtok by road
982 km
- Driving time
- about 12 to 16 hours
- Straight line
- 763 km
- By air
- about 1 h 27 min flying time
- Direction
- Gangtok is to the east of Lucknow
Fuel cost for this trip
Type today's fuel price to see the cost. At 15 km per litre this trip needs about 65 litres one way.
About the trip
- The road distance from Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) to Gangtok (Sikkim) is 982 km. The return trip is the same road, so a round trip is about 1,964 km.
- The straight-line distance is 763 km. The road is 29% longer than the straight line.
- The map's driving time is 11 h 54 min without traffic or stops. On Indian roads, with tolls, towns and breaks, plan for 12 to 16 hours.
- Gangtok is to the east of Lucknow; coming back you travel west.
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 982 km |
|---|---|
| 40 km an hour | 24 h 33 min |
| 50 km an hour | 19 h 38 min |
| 60 km an hour | 16 h 22 min |
| 70 km an hour | 14 h 02 min |
| 80 km an hour | 12 h 16 min |
Fuel needed
| Mileage | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km per litre | 82 litres | 164 litres |
| 15 km per litre | 65 litres | 131 litres |
| 18 km per litre | 55 litres | 109 litres |
| 22 km per litre | 45 litres | 89 litres |
| 40 km per litre | 25 litres | 49 litres |
More distances
- 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
- Gangtok to Darjeeling 99 km
- Gangtok to Siliguri 113 km
- Gangtok to Bhagalpur 391 km
- Gangtok to Muzaffarpur 470 km
- Gangtok to Guwahati 526 km
- Gangtok to Patna 538 km
- Gangtok to Kolkata 691 km
- Gangtok to Varanasi 776 km
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Questions
What is the distance from Lucknow to Gangtok by road?
About 982 km by the fastest road route. The same road back makes a round trip of about 1,964 km.
How long does it take to drive from Lucknow to Gangtok?
Plan for about 12 to 16 hours. The map estimate without traffic or stops is 11 h 54 min.
What is the straight-line distance between Lucknow and Gangtok?
About 763 km in a straight line (as the crow flies). A direct flight would take about 1 h 27 min in the air.
Road figures are worked out from OpenStreetMap data and can differ from the road you take. How it is calculated