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Kashmir Tour Package from Lucknow: Flights, Trains and Trips

Lucknow to Kashmir: no direct flight, a daily Delhi hop, four trains to Jammu Tawi from 16 h 55 min, the UP summer break, and trips planned in Srinagar.

In short

Neither fare site lists a direct Lucknow to Srinagar flight, but Momondo shows a direct Lucknow to Delhi flight every day, quickest 1 h 15 min, and Delhi to Srinagar daily (read 6 November 2026). ConfirmTkt lists four trains to Jammu Tawi, the quickest 16 h 55 min. Soun Kashmir's ground trips start at ₹10,950 for Vaishno Devi and Patnitop.

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At a glance

Direct flight
None: Momondo says direct flights none; Skyscanner finds only flights with stops (read 6 Nov 2026)
Via Delhi
Momondo: Lucknow to New Delhi direct daily, quickest 1 h 15 min; New Delhi to Srinagar direct daily, quickest 1 h 20 min
One-stop samples
Momondo one-stop rows via New Delhi run 4 h 40 min to 10 h 40 min; rows with two or three stops run 6 h 05 min to 13 h 15 min
Airline share
Momondo bookings: Air India 43%, IndiGo 39%, Air India Express 19%
Cheapest month
Momondo says October on average; Skyscanner says January
Trains to Jammu Tawi
ConfirmTkt lists four: 12355 (16 h 55 min, Tue and Sat), 12237 (17 h 10 min), 13041 (17 h 30 min) and 13151 (21 h 40 min)
Road
Cleartrip: about 1,312 km, roughly 20 h 12 min by car
UP summer break
Careers360, 17 June 2026: break fixed at 20 May to 24 June annually, classes restart 25 June
Trips we list
Ground arrangements from ₹10,950 (Vaishno Devi Patnitop Tour, four days) to ₹21,550 (Kashmir Honeymoon, ten days)

Is there a flight from Lucknow to Srinagar without a stop?

Neither source we read on 6 November 2026 shows one. On Momondo's Lucknow to Srinagar page the direct-flights entry reads "None"; Skyscanner states that no airline flies the route nonstop and counts no weekly flights. Momondo's sample itineraries all connect, mostly at New Delhi: its one-stop rows via New Delhi run from 4 h 40 min to 10 h 40 min, while the rows with two or three stops run from 6 h 05 min to 13 h 15 min. Shorter is not the only thing to judge, because a tight connection can cost the day.

For airlines, Momondo's booking data gives Air India 43%, IndiGo 39% and Air India Express 19% on this route. The two sites also disagree on the cheapest month: October on average at Momondo, January at Skyscanner. We print no fares; they change every day.

Can you split the trip at Delhi?

LegDirect on MomondoQuickest time
Lucknow to New DelhiEvery day1 h 15 min
New Delhi to SrinagarEvery day1 h 20 min

Those two times add to 2 h 35 min in the air. Neither page sells a through ticket, so you would be holding two bookings unless an airline offers one itinerary. Cleartrip's Lucknow to Srinagar route page gives about 3 h 30 min for the flight leg of its combinations, and Skyscanner counts 227 flights a week on the Delhi to Srinagar half. Our ticket booking desk can compare the options.

Which trains run from Lucknow towards Jammu?

ConfirmTkt's Lucknow to Katra page lists four trains, read on 6 November 2026. Its tables show Jammu Tawi as the destination, although its running text says Katra, so we use Jammu Tawi times. The page marks the 13151 and 12237 as daily and gives running days for the other two:

TrainJourneyRunsOut of LucknowInto Jammu Tawi
12355 Archna Express16 h 55 minTue, Sat17:2510:20
12237 Begumpura Express17 h 10 minEvery day17:4010:50
13041 Himgiri Express17 h 30 minSun, Wed, Sat19:3013:00
13151 Express21 h 40 minEvery day11:2509:05

One train that an earlier read of this route listed, the 15653 Amarnath Express, is not on the page today. Cleartrip puts the Lucknow to Jammu Tawi train at around 17 h 20 min and the Lucknow to New Delhi train at 6 h 40 min, and the page reckons the rail distance to Katra at 977 km.

From Jammu Tawi you can continue by Vande Bharat. ConfirmTkt has the 26403 departing at 13:20 and reaching Srinagar at 18:05, six days a week (not Wednesday), and its Katra to Srinagar page lists the 26401 as 08:10 out, 11:10 in. News On AIR reported that the Srinagar service now runs through to Jammu Tawi. If you would rather drive from Jammu, the Jammu to Srinagar taxi page describes it; the whole way from Lucknow is about 1,312 km and 20 h 12 min by car, per Cleartrip.

When does Uttar Pradesh close schools, and how hot is Lucknow?

Careers360 (via Press Trust of India), on 17 June 2026, reported an order from the state's Basic and Secondary Education department that fixes the summer break at 20 May to 24 June every year for schools under the Basic Education Council and recognised institutions, with teaching restarting on 25 June. A fixed window is easy to plan against, but the report gave no winter or Diwali dates.

MonthLucknow, high and lowSrinagar, high and low
June38.3 and 26.7 °C28.5 and 15.0 °C
May39.9 and 24.8 °C24.7 and 11.2 °C
January21.4 and 7.8 °C7.1 and −1.9 °C

Those are Wikipedia's 1991 to 2020 normals. Lucknow's July brings 238.5 mm over 11.8 days; Srinagar's gets 64.0 mm over 5.0 days. For a May or June departure, read the best time to visit Kashmir and our packing list.

Which Soun Kashmir trip suits a Lucknow party?

WhoShapeTrip and listed price
Pilgrims with four daysJammu, Katra, Patnitop and Shiv KhoriVaishno Devi Patnitop Tour, ₹10,950
A familySrinagar, Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Sonmarg over five daysKashmir Family Trip, ₹13,250
Pilgrims who want the valley tooKatra first, then Srinagar, Gulmarg and PahalgamVaishno Devi Kashmir Tour, ₹18,350
Six travelling togetherA week across the same four stopsSrinagar Group Tour, ₹18,350
A couple on a six-day planSonmarg or Doodhpathri to finishSrinagar Couple Tour, ₹18,600
Newlyweds with ten daysDoodhpathri joins the listKashmir Honeymoon, ₹21,550

Each price is for the arrangements on the ground. Our written quote itemises every line. Whichever plan you pick, tell us your train or flight and we place the first day around it.

What do we need from you?

  1. Dates, and whether you are leaving in the UP summer window.
  2. Delhi flights or a train to Jammu Tawi, or a mix.
  3. Everyone's ages and any need for a slower pace.
  4. Food rules for the kitchens we use.
  5. Tickets as soon as you have them.

To compare another starting point, read how other starting cities compare in our city-by-city guide. When you are ready, contact Soun Kashmir with your dates and the size of your group from Lucknow, and a planner replies with a free quote. To compare the ways into the valley, read our guide on how to reach Kashmir, and see every listed trip with its price in the Kashmir tour package price list.

Where do the facts on this page come from?

Momondo's Lucknow to Srinagar, Lucknow to New Delhi and New Delhi to Srinagar pages, Skyscanner's Lucknow to Srinagar and Delhi to Srinagar pages, Cleartrip's Lucknow to Srinagar page, and ConfirmTkt's Lucknow to Katra, Katra to Srinagar and 26403 pages were all read on 6 November 2026. The Jammu Tawi extension is from News On AIR, the Uttar Pradesh order from Careers360 and the temperatures from Wikipedia. Aggregators and news reports are not timetables, so ask the operator to confirm before you pay.

Questions and answers

Is there a direct flight from Lucknow to Srinagar?

Not on the pages we read on 6 November 2026: Momondo lists direct flights as none, and Skyscanner counts no flights a week. Momondo does show a direct flight to Delhi daily and one from Delhi to Srinagar daily.

How long does it take to get from Lucknow to Srinagar by air?

Momondo's one-stop sample rows via New Delhi take from 4 h 40 min to 10 h 40 min. The quickest direct halves add up to 2 h 35 min before any layover.

Which trains go from Lucknow towards Katra?

ConfirmTkt lists the 12355 (16 h 55 min, Tuesday and Saturday), 12237 (17 h 10 min, daily), 13041 (17 h 30 min, Sunday, Wednesday and Saturday) and 13151 (21 h 40 min, daily), all to Jammu Tawi in its tables.

How far is Srinagar from Lucknow by road?

Cleartrip gives about 1,312 km and roughly 20 h 12 min by car. For most travellers a train to Jammu Tawi followed by a taxi or the Vande Bharat reads better.

When are Uttar Pradesh schools closed in summer?

In a report dated 17 June 2026, Careers360 said the state order sets the summer break at 20 May to 24 June each year and restarts classes on 25 June.

What do your Kashmir trips cost from Lucknow?

Kashmir valley trips on our list run from ₹11,700 for four days to ₹21,550 for ten, and the four-day Vaishno Devi and Patnitop plan is listed at ₹10,950. Getting there is extra, and a written quote itemises each line.

Which month is cheapest for flights from Lucknow?

The fare pages disagree: Momondo says October on average and Skyscanner says January. Neither is a fare promise, so price your own dates with the airline before choosing a month.

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