There are 10 ways to get from Lucknow to Datong by car, plane, train, or bus
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Drive to Nepalgunj Airport, fly to Datong Beijiazao Airport, train
best- Drive from Lucknow to Nepalgunj Airport (KEP)car
- Fly from Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) to Datong Beijiazao Airport (DAT)plane KEP - DAT
- Take the train from Huairen to Datongtrain
25h 33m¥2,216–7,342Train, drive, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Lucknow to New Mal Jntrain
- Drive from New Mal Jn to Yadong Xiancar
- Take the bus from Yadong Xian to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
- Take the train from Lhasa to Taiyuantrain
- Take the bus from Taiyuan Bus Terminal to Datongbus
3d 5h¥763–1,613Bus, drive, train
- Take the bus from Lucknow to Kathmandubus
- Drive from Dhulikhel to Zhangmucar
- Take the bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminalbus
- Take the train from Lhasa to Taiyuantrain
- Take the bus from Taiyuan Bus Terminal to Datongbus
3d 7h¥1,040–1,987Drive 4,446.5 km
- Drive from Lucknow to Datongcar 4,446.5 km
2d 7h¥3,864–5,581Fly Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Datong Beijiazao Airport, train
- Fly from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO) to Datong Beijiazao Airport (DAT)plane LKO - DAT
- Take the train from Huairen to Datongtrain
20h 11m¥2,047–6,598Drive to Nepalgunj Airport, fly to Hohhot Baita International Airport, bus
- Drive from Lucknow to Nepalgunj Airport (KEP)car
- Fly from Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) to Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET)plane KEP - HET
- Take the bus from hohhot Station to Datong bus stationbus
20h 24m¥1,769–7,345Drive to Surkhet, fly to Datong Beijiazao Airport, train
- Drive from Lucknow to Surkhet (SKH)car
- Fly from Surkhet (SKH) to Datong Beijiazao Airport (DAT)plane SKH - DAT
- Take the train from Huairen to Datongtrain
28h 52m¥1,814–5,984Fly Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Hohhot Baita International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO) to Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET)plane LKO - HET
- Take the bus from hohhot Station to Datong bus stationbus
20h 12m¥1,700–5,601Train, train to Bhairawa, fly to Datong Beijiazao Airport
- Take the train from Lucknow to Bastitrain
- Take the train from Basti to Nautanwatrain
- Fly from Bhairawa (BWA) to Datong Beijiazao Airport (DAT)plane BWA - DAT
- Take the train from Huairen to Datongtrain
33h 8m¥1,782–8,808Bus, drive, train via Xining
- Take the bus from Lucknow to Kathmandubus
- Drive from Kathmandu to Zhangmucar
- Take the bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Lasa Bus Station to Xiningbus
- Take the train from Xining to Xi'an Northtrain
- Take the bus from Xi'an to Datongbus
3d 17h¥1,465–2,217
Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) to Datong Beijiazao Airport (DAT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lucknow to Datong is to train and drive and bus which costs ¥750 - ¥1700 and takes 3 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Lucknow to Datong is to fly and train which takes 20h 11m and costs ¥2000 - ¥7000.
The distance between Lucknow and Datong is 3409 km. The road distance is 4446.5 km.
It takes approximately 25h 33m to get from Lucknow to Datong, including transfers.
Datong is 2h 30m ahead of Lucknow. It is currently 11:07 AM in Lucknow and 1:37 PM in Datong.
Yes, the driving distance between Lucknow to Datong is 4446 km. It takes approximately 2 days 7h to drive from Lucknow to Datong.
There are four+ hotels available in Datong.
What companies run services between Lucknow, India and Datong, Shanxi, China?
There is no direct connection from Lucknow to Datong. However, you can drive to Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) airport, fly to Datong Beijiazao Airport (DAT), take the taxi to Huairen, then take the train to Datong. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lucknow to Datong via New Mal Jn, Yadong Xian, Lasa North Suburb Coach Station, Lhasa, Taiyuan, and Taiyuan Bus Terminal in around 3d 5h.
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Nepalgunj Airport to Datong Beijiazao Airport via Kathmandu, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from Nepalgunj Airport to Datong Beijiazao Airport via Pokhara, Kathmandu, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Datong Beijiazao Airport via Mumbai, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from Surkhet to Datong Beijiazao Airport via Kathmandu, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Bhairawa to Datong Beijiazao Airport via Kathmandu, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from Bhairawa to Datong Beijiazao Airport via Pokhara, Kathmandu, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
- Website
- 9air.com
Flights from Nepalgunj Airport to Datong Beijiazao Airport via Kathmandu, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–11,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Datong Beijiazao Airport via Delhi, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Datong Beijiazao Airport via Kolkata, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Datong Beijiazao Airport via Patna, Kolkata, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Surkhet to Datong Beijiazao Airport via Kathmandu, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Flights from Bhairawa to Datong Beijiazao Airport via Kathmandu, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–10,000
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Nepalgunj Airport to Datong Beijiazao Airport via Kathmandu, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Surkhet to Datong Beijiazao Airport via Kathmandu, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–7,000
Flights from Bhairawa to Datong Beijiazao Airport via Kathmandu, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Hohhot Baita International Airport via Delhi, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Hohhot Baita International Airport via Kolkata, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Hohhot Baita International Airport via Patna, Kolkata, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Nepalgunj Airport to Hohhot Baita International Airport via Kathmandu, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
Flights from Nepalgunj Airport to Hohhot Baita International Airport via Pokhara, Kathmandu, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Hohhot Baita International Airport via Delhi, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Nepalgunj Airport to Hohhot Baita International Airport via Kathmandu, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Hohhot Baita International Airport via Don Muang, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Train from Huairen to Datong
- Hard Seat
- ¥15–21
- Hard sleeper
- ¥35–55
- Soft sleeper
- ¥60–80
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Lucknow to New Mal Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥35–280
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥35–45
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥90–120
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥130–170
- First Class (1A)
- ¥220–280
Train from Lucknow to Basti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥13–110
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥13–16
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥35–45
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥50–65
- First Class (1A)
- ¥80–110
Train from Basti to Nautanwa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥11–90
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥11–14
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥30–40
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥40–55
- First Class (1A)
- ¥70–90
Train from Lhasa to Taiyuan
- Hard Seat
- ¥270–390
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥600–750
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥850–1,200
Train from Xining to Xi'an North
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥230–550
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥230–320
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥380–550
Train from Xining to Xi'an North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥330–360
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥540–600
- Business Class Seat
- ¥750–1,200
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Yadong Xian to Lasa North Suburb Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥151
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lasa Bus Station to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥340
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Taiyuan Bus Terminal to Datong
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–140
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥100–140
- Phone
- +91-11-23370236
- info@dimts.in
- Website
- dtc.delhi.gov.in
Bus from Lucknow to Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5–120
- Website
- https://dtc.delhi.gov.in
- Ordinary Buses
- ¥5–7
- AC Buses
- ¥9–14
- Airport Express Services
- ¥85–120
- Website
- top.chinaz.com
Bus from Xi'an to Datong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥245
- Schedules at
- top.chinaz.com
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