Delhi → Lucknow
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The Delhi to Kanpur train route covers approximately 529 km by rail and takes around 9.6 hours depending on the type of train. Indian Railways operates multiple daily services on this route, connecting Delhi to Uttar Pradesh.
This is a medium-distance route with both day and overnight options available. Multiple train types operate on this route — from premium Rajdhani and Vande Bharat to affordable Sleeper and General class services.
Train tickets can be booked on IRCTC up to 120 days in advance. During peak seasons (October-March, festivals, summer holidays), tickets sell out quickly — book early for confirmed berths.
Book on IRCTCApproximate fares for the 529 km journey. Actual fares vary by train, season, and booking time. Tatkal fares are higher.
| Class | Description | Approx. Fare |
|---|---|---|
| 1AAC First Class | Private 2-berth cabins with door, premium bedding | ₹1,309 |
| 2AAC 2-Tier | Curtained berths, comfortable for overnight | ₹727 |
| 3AAC 3-Tier | Most popular AC class, good value | ₹524 |
| SLSleeper Class | Non-AC, budget-friendly with berths | ₹204 |
| 2SSecond Sitting | Non-AC reserved seating for short routes | ₹116 |
| CCAC Chair Car | AC seating for day trains like Shatabdi | ₹582 |
* Fares are approximate and may vary. Check IRCTC for exact pricing. Tatkal charges, GST, and dynamic pricing may apply.
| Train | Departure | Arrival | Duration | Runs | Classes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Express
#12826 · SKr
|
07:10 NDLS |
13:15 CNB |
6h 05m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Orissa Sampark Kranti Express
#12820 · SKr
|
07:10 NDLS |
13:15 CNB |
6h 05m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express
#12630 · SKr
|
08:55 NZM |
00:20 KNW |
15h 25m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Duronto Express
#12282 · Drnt
|
13:00 NDLS |
18:43 CNB |
5h 43m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
New Delhi-Howrah Duronto Express
#12274 · Drnt
|
13:00 NDLS |
18:15 CNB |
5h 15m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
NEW DELHI - DIBRUGARH TOWN Rajdhani Exp
#12424 · Raj
|
14:00 NDLS |
18:34 CNB |
4h 34m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
New Delhi-Guwahati Rajdhani Express
#22424 · Raj
|
14:00 NDLS |
18:34 CNB |
4h 34m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
Bihar Sampark Kranti Express
#12566 · SKr
|
14:30 NDLS |
20:15 CNB |
5h 45m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
New Delhi-Kanpur Shatabdi Express
#12034 · Shtb
|
15:55 NDLS |
20:50 CNB |
4h 55m | Daily | 1A,CC |
|
New Delhi-Ranchi Rajdhani Express
#12454 · Raj
|
16:10 NDLS |
21:00 CNB |
4h 50m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
New Delhi-Ranchi Garib Rath
#12878 · GR
|
16:10 NDLS |
21:00 CNB |
4h 50m | Daily | 3A |
|
NEW DELHI - RANCHI Rajdhani Exp
#12440 · Raj
|
16:10 NDLS |
21:00 CNB |
4h 50m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
NEW DELHI - KOL SEALDAH Rajdhani Exp
#12314 · Raj
|
16:30 NDLS |
21:20 CNB |
4h 50m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
AnandVihar Terminal-Bhagalpur Garib Rath
#22406 · GR
|
17:00 ANVT |
22:12 CNB |
5h 12m | Daily | 3A,CC |
|
New Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express
#12302 · Raj
|
17:00 NDLS |
21:37 CNB |
4h 37m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
New Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express
#12306 · Raj
|
17:00 NDLS |
21:37 CNB |
4h 37m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
Anand Vihar Terminus-Jaynagar Garib Rath Express
#12570 · GR
|
17:00 ANVT |
22:12 CNB |
5h 12m | Daily | 3A |
|
New Delhi Rajendra Nagar Rajdhani Express
#12310 · Raj
|
17:10 NDLS |
21:47 CNB |
4h 37m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express
#22812 · Raj
|
17:20 NDLS |
21:57 CNB |
4h 37m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
NEW DELHI - BHUBANESWAR Rajdhani Exp (Via Bokaro)
#22824 · Raj
|
17:20 NDLS |
21:57 CNB |
4h 37m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
West Bengal Sampark Kranti Express
#12330 · SKr
|
19:10 DLI |
01:05 CNB |
5h 55m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Anand ViharT Delhi-Sasaram GaribRath Express
#22410 · GR
|
19:15 ANVT |
01:05 CNB |
5h 50m | Daily | 3A |
|
New Delhi-Sealdah AC Duronto Express
#12260 · Drnt
|
20:05 NDLS |
01:02 CNB |
4h 57m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
New Delhi-Allahabad Duronto Express
#12276 · Drnt
|
23:00 NDLS |
04:09 CNB |
5h 09m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
NEW DELHI - GUWAHATI Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Exp
#12502 · SKr
|
23:45 NDLS |
06:10 CNB |
6h 25m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
DELHI ANAND VIHAR - REWA SF Exp
#12428 · SF
|
00:20 ANVT |
06:30 CNB |
6h 10m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
H. Nizamuddin - Sainagar Shirdi (Weekly) Special
#04012 · Exp
|
00:20 NZM |
15:40 KNW |
15h 20m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Jammu-Rourkela Express
#18102 · Exp
|
04:55 DLI |
12:40 CNB |
7h 45m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Jammu-Tata Muri Express Slip
#18102-Slip · Exp
|
04:55 DLI |
12:40 CNB |
7h 45m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Punjab Mail
#12138 · SF
|
05:20 NDLS |
21:40 KNW |
16h 20m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Nizamuddin-Kolhapur Express
#12148 · SF
|
06:00 NZM |
21:55 KNW |
15h 55m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Nizamuddin-Mysore Swarna Jayanti Express
#12782 · SF
|
06:00 NZM |
21:55 KNW |
15h 55m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
NewDelh-Lucknowi Swarn Shatabdi Express
#12004 · SF
|
06:15 NDLS |
11:20 CNB |
5h 05m | Daily | CC |
|
New Delhi-Puri Superfast Express
#12816 · SF
|
06:30 NDLS |
12:20 CNB |
5h 50m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
NEW DELHI - PURI Neelanchal SF Exp
#12876 · SF
|
06:30 NDLS |
12:30 CNB |
6h 00m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Sikkim Mahananda Express
#14084 · Exp
|
06:40 DLI |
15:12 CNB |
8h 32m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
DELHI ANAND VIHAR - GUWAHATI North East Exp
#12506 · SF
|
06:50 ANVT |
12:50 CNB |
6h 00m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Kalka Mail
#12312 · SF
|
07:00 DLI |
14:25 CNB |
7h 25m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
New Delhi-Howrah SF Express
#12324 · SF
|
07:10 NDLS |
13:20 CNB |
6h 10m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Seemanchal Express
#12488 · SF
|
07:40 ANVT |
13:45 CNB |
6h 05m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
NEW DELHI H NIZAMUDDIN - ERNAKULAM Mangala Lakshadweep Exp
#12618 · SF
|
09:20 NZM |
00:10 KNW |
14h 50m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Jhelum Express
#11078 · Exp
|
10:20 NDLS |
03:20 KNW |
17h 00m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Gomti Express
#12420 · SF
|
12:40 NDLS |
19:45 CNB |
7h 05m | Daily | 1A,2A,CC |
|
Sachkhand SF Express
#12716 · SF
|
13:25 NDLS |
04:25 KNW |
15h 00m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Mahabodhi Express
#12398 · SF
|
14:10 NDLS |
20:05 CNB |
5h 55m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Vikramshila Express
#12368 · SF
|
14:40 ANVT |
21:44 CNB |
7h 04m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
H.Nizamuddin Hubli Goa Express Slip
#12780-Slip · SF
|
15:05 NZM |
05:30 KNW |
14h 25m | Daily | 2A,SL |
|
DELHI H NIZAMUDDIN - VASCO DA GAMA Goa Exp
#12780 · SF
|
15:05 NZM |
05:30 KNW |
14h 25m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Amrapali Express
#15708 · Exp
|
15:30 DLI |
22:45 CNB |
7h 15m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Janata Express
#13040 · Exp
|
15:40 DLI |
03:45 CNB |
12h 05m | Daily | |
|
Lichhavi Express
#14006 · Exp
|
15:45 ANVT |
23:20 CNB |
7h 35m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Poorva Express
#12382 · SF
|
16:20 NDLS |
23:35 CNB |
7h 15m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Poorva Express
#12304 · SF
|
16:20 NDLS |
23:35 CNB |
7h 15m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Sampoorna Kranti Express
#12394 · SF
|
17:30 NDLS |
23:25 CNB |
5h 55m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Shiv Ganga Express
#12560 · SF
|
18:45 NDLS |
00:50 CNB |
6h 05m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Amritsar - Sealdah Superfast Express
#12380 · SF
|
19:10 DLI |
01:05 CNB |
5h 55m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Delhi Gaya S
#03686 · SF
|
19:10 DLI |
01:05 CNB |
5h 55m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Kaifiat Express
#12226 · SF
|
19:20 DLI |
01:35 CNB |
6h 15m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Vaishali SF Express
#12554 · SF
|
19:50 NDLS |
02:20 CNB |
6h 30m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express
#12818 · SF
|
19:50 ANVT |
01:45 CNB |
5h 55m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express
#12874 · SF
|
19:50 ANVT |
01:45 CNB |
5h 55m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Gorakhdham Express
#12556 · SF
|
19:52 DEE |
03:10 CNB |
7h 18m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Magadh Express
#12402 · SF
|
20:10 NDLS |
02:40 CNB |
6h 30m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Swatantrata Sainani Express
#12562 · SF
|
20:40 NDLS |
02:50 CNB |
6h 10m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Amritsar Dadar Express
#11058 · Exp
|
20:50 NDLS |
16:40 KNW |
19h 50m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Lal Quila Express
#13112 · Exp
|
20:50 DLI |
06:50 CNB |
10h 00m | Daily | 3A,SL |
|
Kalindi Express
#14724 · Exp
|
21:00 DEE |
11:10 CNB |
14h 10m | Daily | 3A,SL |
|
Karnataka Express
#12628 · SF
|
21:15 NDLS |
11:10 KNW |
13h 55m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Prayagraj Express
#12418 · SF
|
21:25 NDLS |
03:25 CNB |
6h 00m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
Chandigarh Allahabad Unchahar Express
#14218 · Exp
|
21:40 DLI |
05:05 CNB |
7h 25m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Farakka Express
#13414 · Exp
|
21:50 DLI |
05:30 CNB |
7h 40m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Farakka Express
#13484 · Exp
|
21:50 DLI |
05:30 CNB |
7h 40m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Purushottam SF Express
#12802 · SF
|
22:20 NDLS |
04:50 CNB |
6h 30m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Haridwar-Mumbai LTT AC Express
#12172 · SF
|
23:15 ANVT |
14:48 KNW |
15h 33m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A |
|
OLD DELHI - DIBRUGARH Brahmaputra Exp
#14056 · Mail
|
23:30 DLI |
05:45 CNB |
6h 15m | Daily | 2A,3A,SL |
|
Shram Shakti Express
#12452 · SF
|
23:40 NDLS |
05:55 CNB |
6h 15m | Daily | 1A,2A,3A,SL |
|
NewDelhi-Bhagalpur Weekly SF Express
#12350 · SF
|
23:45 NDLS |
06:10 CNB |
6h 25m | Daily | 3A,SL |
|
SHRI GANGANAGAR - H S NANDED Exp
#12486 · SF
|
23:50 NDLS |
15:20 KNW |
15h 30m | Daily | 3A,SL |
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