Awadh · Upper Indus–Gangetic Plain
How to reach
By air
- Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Lucknow (LKO) — The region's gateway, with international service to the Gulf; about 14 km from the centre.
- Maharishi Valmiki International Airport, Ayodhya (AYJ) — Opened in 2024 for the Ayodhya pilgrimage traffic.
By rail
- Lucknow Charbagh (LKO) — Worth arriving at for the building alone — a 1926 station whose plan is said to read as a chessboard from the air.
- Lucknow Junction (LJN) — The adjacent North Eastern Railway terminus, sharing the same forecourt.
- Ayodhya Cantt (AYC)
- Gonda Junction (GD) — For the Ghaghara lowland and the Sravasti approach.
- Rae Bareli Junction (RBL) — For southern Awadh.
By road
NH 27 — the east–west corridor through Lucknow, Ayodhya and GondaNH 30 — Lucknow towards Prayagraj and the southAgra–Lucknow Expressway, 302 km, the fastest approach from DelhiPurvanchal Expressway — Lucknow to Ghazipur, the link into BhojpurLucknow–Kanpur road through Unnao
By water
Seasonal boat crossings on the Ghaghara where bridges are far apartSarayu ghat boats at Ayodhya
Getting around
Autos, e-rickshaws and app cabs in Lucknow, plus a north–south metro line through Charbagh. Ayodhya is about 135 km from Lucknow by road or rail. The Ghaghara districts are best done by road and by daylight — the flood season closes minor routes without much notice.
How to reach Awadh by air, rail, road and water, and how to get around once there. (7)