The cheapest taxi option for Ayodhya to Lucknow is a Sedan (Maruti Dzire or Toyota Etios) at ₹3,300 for a one-way booking. SUV (Innova/Ertiga) costs ₹4,500 and a 12-seater Tempo Traveller costs ₹6,900. All fares include fuel, driver and AC; tolls and state tax are additional at actual.
Road Trip Guide
Drive
Ayodhya to Lucknow
by Car
AyodhyaLucknow
135 km · 2.5-3 hours drive · cab from ₹3,300
Distance
135km
Drive Time
2.5hrs
Highway
Cab From
₹3,300
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What are the road stages from Ayodhya to Lucknow?
| Road stage | Distance (km) | Drive time | Road quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayodhya to Faizabad | 10 | 20 min | Good |
| Faizabad to Barabanki | 85 | 1.5 hrs | Good |
| Barabanki to Lucknow | 30 | 40 min | Good |
How far is Lucknow from Ayodhya by car?
Lucknow is approximately 135 km from Ayodhya by road, a drive of about 2.5-3 hours depending on traffic and stops. The recommended vehicle is a Sedan (Swift Dzire), and a one-way AC cab starts at ₹3,300 (sedan), ₹4,500 (SUV), or ₹6,900 (tempo). Toll and state tax are extra. Start by 5-6 AM for the smoothest run.
Planning a Ayodhya to Lucknow trip? The 135 km journey takes about 2.5-3 hours. Pick the Sedan (Swift Dzire) that fits your party — sedan, SUV or tempo. Fares are fixed and all-inclusive — no surge, no hidden charges.
Your Route
Ayodhya
Ayodhya to Faizabad · 10km · Good
Faizabad to Barabanki · 85km · Good
Barabanki to Lucknow · 30km · Good
Lucknow
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Segment by Segment
The Road Ahead
3 segments · 135 km total
Ram Mandir approach, newly developed pilgrim infrastructure
4-lane highway, UP countryside, approaching the holy city
NH-27, exiting Lucknow
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Ayodhya to Lucknow Cab
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Sedan
Swift Dzire / Etios · 4 Seater
Most Popular
SUV
Innova Crysta / Ertiga · 6-7 Seater
Tempo Traveller
12-Seater AC · 12 Seater
When to Go
Seasonal Road Conditions
Winter Driving Conditions
Dec — Feb
Best for pilgrimage (Oct-Feb). Ram Navami (Mar/Apr) is the biggest festival — expect lakhs of devotees.
Driving Tips
1
This is the Ayodhya to Lucknow direction — the same road as Lucknow to Ayodhya, driven the other way, so the stops below are measured from Ayodhya
2
Leave Ayodhya by 6 AM to clear the city before the morning build-up — on a 135 km run the hour saved at the start is the hour you are not driving in the dark at the end
3
Plan a stop every two to three hours; the food stops below are listed by distance from Ayodhya
4
Ram Mandir (inaugurated Jan 2024) has long queues — arrive early morning for shorter wait times
5
New highway makes this a comfortable 2.5-hour drive — road quality has improved dramatically
6
Ayodhya is rapidly developing — new hotels, roads, and pilgrim facilities are opening constantly
Food Stops
1Ayodhya (5 km)
2Faizabad (20 km)
3Barabanki (105 km)
Best Car for This Trip
We recommend Sedan (Swift Dzire) for the Ayodhya to Lucknow drive. Well-maintained highway makes a sedan the perfect, cost-effective choice.
Fuel Planning
2 fuel stations along the route. Limited pumps on parts of this route — fill up at every opportunity.
The Ayodhya to Lucknow road trip by the numbers
Distance, driving time, fuel stop counts and indicative fares verified weekly against our drivers' actual route runs.
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The single biggest mistake first-time road-trippers make on Delhi–Manali is not stopping at Mandi for lunch. Plan your fuel and food stops in advance — it cuts your real travel time by an hour because you're not hunting for somewhere on the way.
Pankaj Singh Gaur
Founder & CEO, Triveni Cabs™
Road Trip Q&A
More about driving from Ayodhya to Lucknow
Verified against these sources
Verified against official tourism, transport and weather data. We refresh these sources quarterly.
- GOVNational Highways Authority of India (NHAI)— official toll plaza, FASTag and national-highway data(nhai.gov.in)
- GOVParivahan Seva (Ministry of Road Transport)— official commercial vehicle permit and tax portal(parivahan.gov.in)
- WIKIRam Mandir, Ayodhya (Wikipedia)— temple in Ayodhya, UP(en.wikipedia.org)
- GOVUttar Pradesh Tourism— official Uttar Pradesh tourism board (Agra, Varanasi, Ayodhya, Mathura, Lucknow)(uptourism.gov.in)
Quick Answer
Is the drive from Ayodhya to Lucknow easier than Lucknow to Ayodhya?
The road and the distance are identical at 135 km, so the drive time is much the same at 2.5-3 hours. What changes is where the congestion falls: leaving Ayodhya you clear its outskirts first, and you arrive into Lucknow at whatever that city's traffic is doing when you get there.
FAQ
Ayodhya to Lucknow Road Trip FAQs
The road and the distance are identical at 135 km, so the drive time is much the same at 2.5-3 hours. What changes is where the congestion falls: leaving Ayodhya you clear its outskirts first, and you arrive into Lucknow at whatever that city's traffic is doing when you get there.
Ayodhya (5 km) and Faizabad (20 km) are the practical stops, and the distances given are measured from Ayodhya rather than from the other end — a point worth making, because every listing of this route online measures them the other way. Plan a break every two to three hours.
Yes, and on this direction it is worth asking specifically. A one-way drop is cheaper than a round trip when you are not coming back, and because we run the Lucknow to Ayodhya direction regularly there is a reasonable chance of pairing your trip with a return run — which is the cheapest a one-way ever gets. Call 7668570551 and ask what is going your way.
Around 6 AM, which clears Ayodhya before the morning build-up. On a 135 km day the hour you save at the start is the hour you are not driving in the dark at the far end.
Broadly yes — the plazas are the same barriers and most charge per crossing — but a return-journey rate applies at some plazas within the same day, and a plaza can occasionally be one-directional. Our toll-cost page for this corridor lists the plazas with the car and SUV figures. On a fare booked with us the toll is charged at actuals with the receipts available, so you pay what the road charged rather than an estimate.
Same road, same 135 km, and the same 3 stages in the opposite order — the detailed guide for the other direction is at /travel-by-car/lucknow-to-ayodhya. The one real difference is that Barabanki to Lucknow is your last stage here and your first stage there, which changes what the hardest hour of the day is.
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