Lucknow to Leh distance
How far Leh is from Lucknow by road, in a straight line and by air, with driving time. The same figures apply from Leh to Lucknow.
Lucknow to Leh by road
1,391 km
- Driving time
- about 17 to 23 hours
- Straight line
- 875 km
- By air
- about 1 h 36 min flying time
- Direction
- Leh is to the north 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 93 litres one way.
About the trip
- The road distance from Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) to Leh (Ladakh) is 1,391 km. The return trip is the same road, so a round trip is about 2,782 km.
- The straight-line distance is 875 km. The road is 59% longer than the straight line.
- The map's driving time is 17 h 21 min without traffic or stops. On Indian roads, with tolls, towns and breaks, plan for 17 to 23 hours.
- Leh is to the north of Lucknow; coming back you travel south.
- The larger city nearest the middle of the straight line is Rishikesh.
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 1,391 km |
|---|---|
| 40 km an hour | 34 h 46 min |
| 50 km an hour | 27 h 49 min |
| 60 km an hour | 23 h 11 min |
| 70 km an hour | 19 h 52 min |
| 80 km an hour | 17 h 23 min |
Fuel needed
| Mileage | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km per litre | 116 litres | 232 litres |
| 15 km per litre | 93 litres | 185 litres |
| 18 km per litre | 77 litres | 155 litres |
| 22 km per litre | 63 litres | 126 litres |
| 40 km per litre | 35 litres | 70 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
- Leh to Srinagar 418 km
- Leh to Manali 423 km
- Leh to Chandigarh 694 km
- Leh to Ludhiana 719 km
- Leh to Amritsar 817 km
- Leh to Dehradun 845 km
- Leh to Delhi 948 km
- Leh to Agra 1,151 km
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Questions
What is the distance from Lucknow to Leh by road?
About 1,391 km by the fastest road route. The same road back makes a round trip of about 2,782 km.
How long does it take to drive from Lucknow to Leh?
Plan for about 17 to 23 hours. The map estimate without traffic or stops is 17 h 21 min.
What is the straight-line distance between Lucknow and Leh?
About 875 km in a straight line (as the crow flies). A direct flight would take about 1 h 36 min in the air.
Road figures are worked out from OpenStreetMap data and can differ from the road you take. How it is calculated