Trips from Lucknow
Lucknow is a practical starting point for spiritual trips to Ayodhya and Varanasi, and Agra is an easy drive on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway. For the hills, overnight trains and buses run toward Uttarakhand, and Himachal is usually reached via Delhi or Chandigarh.
We can plan trips from Lucknow end to end, including Kashmir, Goa and international trips by flight.
Best weekend trips from Lucknow
Ayodhya
A pilgrimage town rebuilt, and busier every year
About 3 hours by road, an easy one-night trip.
Varanasi
The oldest living city, best seen from a boat at first light
6 to 7 hours by road, or a train, best with 2 nights.
Agra
The Taj at sunrise, and two more Mughal sites most people skip
About 4 to 5 hours on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway.
Longer trips from Lucknow
Nainital
A lake with a town wrapped around it, two hours from the plains
A long day's drive or an overnight train toward Kathgodam, then the hills, 3 to 4 days.
Rishikesh
River rapids by day, ghats and quiet by evening
Overnight train to Haridwar, then under an hour by road.
Manali
Mountains, cafes and the trip your group chat keeps asking for
Train or flight to Delhi, then the overnight Volvo, best as a 5 to 6 day trip.
Kashmir
Srinagar, Gulmarg and Pahalgam, the trip that photographs itself
Fly into Srinagar, direct or via Delhi, 5 to 7 days for the full circuit.