The cheapest taxi option for Lucknow to Delhi is a Sedan (Maruti Dzire or Toyota Etios) at ₹6,050 for a one-way booking. SUV (Innova/Ertiga) costs ₹8,250 and a 12-seater Tempo Traveller costs ₹12,650. All fares include fuel, driver and AC; tolls and state tax are additional at actual.
Road Trip Guide
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Lucknow to Delhi
by Car
LucknowDelhi
550 km · 8-9 hours drive · cab from ₹6,050
Distance
550km
Drive Time
8hrs
Highway
Cab From
₹6,050
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What are the road stages from Lucknow to Delhi?
| Road stage | Distance (km) | Drive time | Road quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucknow to Kannauj | 85 | 1.25 hours | Excellent |
| Kannauj to Etawah | 110 | 1.25 hours | Excellent |
| Etawah to Agra | 125 | 1.5 hours | Excellent |
| Agra to Jewar | 170 | 2 hours | Excellent |
| Jewar to Delhi | 60 | 1.25 hours | Good |
How far is Delhi from Lucknow by car?
Delhi is approximately 550 km from Lucknow by road, a drive of about 8-9 hours depending on traffic and stops. The recommended vehicle is a SUV (Innova/Ertiga), and a one-way AC cab starts at ₹6,050 (sedan), ₹8,250 (SUV), or ₹12,650 (tempo). Toll and state tax are extra. Start by 5-6 AM for the smoothest run.
Travelling from Lucknow to Delhi? Cover the 550 km stretch in approximately 8-9 hours. Choose a SUV (Innova/Ertiga) to match your group size and budget. Pay one transparent fare covering tolls and driver allowance — confirmed upfront.
Your Route
Lucknow
Lucknow to Kannauj · 85km · Excellent
Kannauj to Etawah · 110km · Excellent
Etawah to Agra · 125km · Excellent
Agra to Jewar · 170km · Excellent
Jewar to Delhi · 60km · Good
Delhi
Excellent
Good
Moderate
Poor
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Segment by Segment
The Road Ahead
5 segments · 550 km total
The final expressway run into the Lucknow outskirts, then city roads to the centre
Open expressway through the Doab. Kannauj is the historic centre of Indian perfume distilling and the attar workshops take visitors
Onto the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, which is where this drive becomes genuinely fast — the Lions Safari Park at Etawah is just off it
The Yamuna Expressway at full stretch, six lanes and access-controlled, running parallel to the river through open farmland
Out through Noida to the Yamuna Expressway head — the slowest hour of a long day, and the one to start early for
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Sedan
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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
January fog across the whole Doab is the serious hazard here, and both expressways are straight enough to encourage speed into it. A 550 km day in fog season should start at 9 AM and accept arriving late, or be split at Agra.
Driving Tips
1
This is the Lucknow to Delhi direction — the same road as Delhi to Lucknow, driven the other way, so the stops below are measured from Lucknow
2
Leave Lucknow by 6 AM to clear the city before the morning build-up — on a 550 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 Lucknow
4
This is two expressways joined at Agra, which makes 550 km achievable in a day — but it is still a full day, so start at 5 AM rather than 7
5
The changeover at Agra is the one place to pay attention; the Yamuna and Agra-Lucknow expressways are separate roads with a short link between them
6
Both expressways are access-controlled with long gaps between facilities. Fuel at Agra whatever the gauge says, because the Doab stretch has few pumps on the alignment
Food Stops
1Kannauj (85 km)
2Etawah plaza (195 km)
3Agra (320 km)
4Yamuna Expressway plaza (460 km)
Best Car for This Trip
We recommend SUV (Innova/Ertiga) for the Lucknow to Delhi drive. Mountain roads and luggage space make SUVs ideal.
Fuel Planning
5 fuel stations along the route. Well-spaced stations. Fill up once mid-route for a comfortable buffer.
The Lucknow to Delhi 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 Lucknow to Delhi
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)
- GOVUttar Pradesh Tourism— official Uttar Pradesh tourism board (Agra, Varanasi, Ayodhya, Mathura, Lucknow)(uptourism.gov.in)
- GOVDelhi Tourism— official Delhi tourism board(delhitourism.gov.in)
- REFDelhi International Airport (DIAL)— official IGI Airport terminal, flight and pickup information(newdelhiairport.in)
Quick Answer
Is the drive from Lucknow to Delhi easier than Delhi to Lucknow?
The road and the distance are identical at 550 km, so the drive time is much the same at 8-9 hours. What changes is where the congestion falls: leaving Lucknow you clear its outskirts first, and you arrive into Delhi at whatever that city's traffic is doing when you get there.
FAQ
Lucknow to Delhi Road Trip FAQs
The road and the distance are identical at 550 km, so the drive time is much the same at 8-9 hours. What changes is where the congestion falls: leaving Lucknow you clear its outskirts first, and you arrive into Delhi at whatever that city's traffic is doing when you get there.
Kannauj (85 km) and Etawah plaza (195 km) are the practical stops, and the distances given are measured from Lucknow 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 Delhi to Lucknow 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 Lucknow before the morning build-up. On a 550 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 550 km, and the same 5 stages in the opposite order — the detailed guide for the other direction is at /travel-by-car/delhi-to-lucknow. The one real difference is that Jewar to Delhi is your last stage here and your first stage there, which changes what the hardest hour of the day is.
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