--- title: "Pirthipur to Lucknow – 3 ways by train, car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Pirthipur to Lucknow is 283 km. Fastest: drive in 5h 1m. Cheapest: train from ₹493. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/pirthipur-to-lucknow" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/pirthipur-to-lucknow.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Kachori_Sabji.JPG/1920px-Kachori_Sabji.JPG" --- ![Lucknow](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Kachori_Sabji.JPG/1920px-Kachori_Sabji.JPG) # How to get from Pirthipur to Lucknow [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Pirthipur&to=Lucknow) [Lucknow to Pirthipur](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/lucknow-to-pirthipur) [Pranaykuma12 (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kachori_Sabji.JPG) **Fastest:** 5h 1m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** ₹493\ by train\ **Distance:** 283 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** 2\ from 08:00, Sun 8 Nov\ ## 3 ways to travel 283 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sun 8 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best Best if you can wait: the next train leaves at 11:41 and costs ₹1,900 less than driving, which gets you there about 7h 25m sooner. - [**Train** best cheapest 8h 44m₹493–1,035 Estimated next 4 from 08:00 · Indian Railways](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Pirthipur&to=Lucknow) - [**Drive** fastest 5h 1m₹2,343–2,903 Estimated 342 km · fuel · includes tolls (estimate)](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Pirthipur&to=Lucknow) - [**Taxi** 5h 1m₹6,573–9,323 Estimated one-way cab · includes tolls (estimate)](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Pirthipur&to=Lucknow) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from India; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Parts of India are advised against, not on this route** [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/india/warnings-and-insurance) [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.ind.html) Travel advice: UK FCDO (Open Government Licence v3.0), US State Department. ## Departures today 1. [11:41 → 20:25 8h 44m · 1 change Indian Railways 19665₹493–1,035](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Pirthipur&to=Lucknow&date=2026-11-08&time=08%3A00&it=t10pey48) 2. [20:29 → 05:30^+1 9h 1m · 1 change Indian Railways 64614₹588–1,415](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Pirthipur&to=Lucknow&date=2026-11-08&time=08%3A00&it=t19jnirs) The next departures from 08:00, not the whole day. Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Pirthipur to Lucknow? The fastest way is by car: about 5h 1m door to door. The straight-line distance is 283 km. What is the cheapest way from Pirthipur to Lucknow? The train is the cheapest, from ₹493. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Pirthipur to Lucknow? Not among the trains we read from 08:00: those involve a change, and the fastest takes 8h 44m. The planner checks the rest of the day. How far is Lucknow from Pirthipur by road? About 342 km, roughly 5h 1m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around ₹2,343–2,903; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - Indian Railways Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Lucknow Capital of Uttar Pradesh, India Lucknow is a metropolis and the second largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh where it serves as the capital and the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division. The city had a population of 2.8 million according to the 2011 census, making it the eleventh most populous city and the twelfth-most populous urban agglomeration of India. It is an important centre of education, commerce, aerospace, finance, pharmaceuticals, information technology, design, gastronomy, literature, arts, tourism, music, and poetry. Lucknow, along with Agra and Varanasi, forms the backbone of the Uttar Pradesh Heritage Arc. [The Lucknow guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/lucknow) Worth your time - St. Joseph's Cathedral, Hazratganj. A massive church Lot of celebrations take place around Christmas time and is packed. - Colvin Taluqdars' College A must see place with great architecture. - Firangi Mahal The Oxford and Cambridge of India author/poet Shibli Naumani. - Kukrail Reserve Forest One of the three crocodilian breeding centres in India, including the freshwater gharials (Gavialis gangeticus), one of the 3 native species of crocodilians in India. 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