How do I get from Agra to Lucknow?

By train or bus. Train (Intercity / Shatabdi): 3.5 h, ₹220–₹1,740 per person. Bus (UPSRTC Volvo): 4.5 h, ₹400–₹1,090 per person.

What is the fastest way from Agra to Lucknow?

Train (Intercity / Shatabdi), about 3.5 h door to door.

Routes›From Agra›Lucknow

330 km by road. The train is fastest at 3.5 h; the train is cheapest, from ₹220 per person.

Fastest

Train

Intercity / Shatabdi

3.5 h door to door

Cheapest

Train

Intercity / Shatabdi

from ₹220 per person

Best value

Bus

UPSRTC Volvo

cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time

Door-to-door times (flight times include about three hours at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from budget to premium class.

Mode	Service	Time	Fare	Overnight	Runs
Train	Intercity / Shatabdi	3.5 h	₹220–₹1,740per person	No	Daily
Bus	UPSRTC Volvo	4.5 h	₹400–₹1,090per person	No	Daily

Fares × people; a cab is priced per car, one car per four people.

Option	2 people	4 people
Train · Intercity / Shatabdi	₹440–₹3,480	₹880–₹6,960
Bus · UPSRTC Volvo	₹800–₹2,180	₹1,600–₹4,360

Trains from Agra Cantt to Lucknow Charbagh.

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Best time: October – March
Typical stay: 2 days
Railhead: Lucknow Charbagh
Airport: Chaudhary Charan Singh (LKO), 14 km
On the ground: from ₹4,300 for two over 2 days — stay, food, local transport and entry, typical rates (not season-adjusted), excluding this journey.

A day-by-day plan for Lucknow starting from Agra, with this journey and the stay priced in.