Howrah to Lucknow runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €113.64, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 9h 12m over 1,018 km, on services run by 3 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €113.64, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 13 October 2026
€113.64
- 142%Moves across the booking window
142%When it runs, leaving Howrah
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 2Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
2
0%Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €284.69Thu24
- about €265.44Fri25
- about €203.84Sat26
- about €215.94Sun27
- about €177.44Mon28
- about €208.24Tue29
- about €139.49Wed30
- about €165.89Thu1
- about €188.44Fri2
- about €164.79Sat3
- about €154.34Sun4
- about €138.94Mon5
- about €135.09Tue6
- about €142.79Wed7
- about €165.89Thu8
- about €131.24Fri9
- about €142.79Sat10
- about €161.49Sun11
- about €119.14Mon12
- about €113.64Tue13
- about €122.99Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Lucknow. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Lucknow for the night the train gets in
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When to book Howrah to Lucknow
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €128.4990 days
- €120.2460 days
- €118.5945 days
- €117.4930 days
- €122.9921 days
- €142.7914 days
- €139.497 days
- €203.843 days
- €284.691 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €117.49.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 142 percent. The dearest point is €284.69, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Howrah to Lucknow and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
1,018 km
884 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
1,027,672 → 2,472,011
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,018 km against 884 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Dhanbad, Bokāro. The gap between arriving and leaving is 90 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 11 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Lucknow is large, and the road in from LKO can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
A car waiting when you land in Lucknow
Settled in advance, so the ride into Lucknow costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Lucknow City railway station
Most of the points near Lucknow City railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Howrah to Lucknow
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Howrah to Lucknow?
The fastest journey from Howrah to Lucknow takes 9h 12m door to door, of which 7h 13m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 9h 43m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Howrah to Lucknow?
The cheapest fare from Howrah to Lucknow is €113.64, as of 23 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €165.89. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Howrah to Lucknow?
The cheapest way from Howrah to Lucknow is by train, at €113.64 for one passenger on 13 October 2026. That journey takes 9h 37m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Howrah to Lucknow?
Fares from Howrah to Lucknow bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €117.49. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 142 percent, measured on 23 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Howrah to Lucknow?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Howrah to Lucknow, at €135.09. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 23 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Howrah to Lucknow?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Howrah to Lucknow, at €95.49 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Howrah to Lucknow?
3 operators sell services from Howrah to Lucknow across 1 mode: East Coast Railway, Indian Railway, South Eastern Railway. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Howrah to Lucknow?
0 percent of the services we sell from Howrah to Lucknow are direct. The rest connect at Dhanbad, Bokāro, with about 90 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Howrah to Lucknow use?
Services from Howrah to Lucknow by train leave from Begampur railway station and arrive at Lucknow City railway station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Howrah to Lucknow?
3 of the 3 operators we sell from Howrah to Lucknow allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Howrah to Lucknow on 23 September 2026: 1018 km of route against 884 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €113.64, and 9h 12m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Lucknow is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Lucknow and across India
Day trips that leave Lucknow in the morning and cover a good part of India by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Howrah reaches 132 places in 3 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 1,982 km. Lucknow reaches 186 places in 6 countries, from 48 to 4,257 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Howrah
- 132Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 2Operators
3
2Arriving in Lucknow
Leaving Lucknow
- 186Places you can leave for
- 6Countries
- 18Operators