Whether you have a layover, overnight sleepover or you are just quickly passing through, our Lucknow Airport Guide is a great place to start planning your visit. Here, you’ll find information on services and facilities available inside the airport – including details about airport lounges, WiFi, mobile charging points, lockers, 24-hour food options, nearby hotels, and everything in between.
LKO Airport Overview
To help you plan your layover or overnight sleepover, here is a quick run-down about what to expect during your time at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport.
What to Expect
Lucknow Airport (Code: LKO) has two terminals: the older Terminal 1 handles international flights, and Terminal 2, opened in 2012, serves domestic traffic. A third terminal may be under construction. There are dining and shopping options, but we don’t have additional details. We are unable to confirm whether WiFi is available.
Sleeping in Lucknow Airport
We do not yet have any sleep-related airport reviews. For uninterrupted sleep, hotels are nearby. See our Airport Hotels section below for more info, or read some traveller airport reviews for more tips.
To help us keep this guide up-to-date, you can add or update information or write a review to submit airport tips and photos. You can also visit the airport’s website for current information. For more airport information, continue scrolling down to explore more in our Lucknow Airport Guide.
In this guide we may refer to locations as “landside” and “airside”. Landside is the public area of the terminal located in the non-secure zone, before security. Airside is the secure area of the terminal that you must reach by going through security. For more information on Europe’s Schengen Area, click here.
Airport Hours
While it appears that this airport is open 24 hours, as of this update, we could not confirm the airport’s hours of operation. We recommend reading a few reviews before deciding to sleep in the airport overnight. If you know the airport hours, click here to update this airport guide.
Airport Hotels
If sleeping in the airport sounds like a nightmare, there is a rest zone inside the airport and a few small hotels along the road into the city.
Rest Zone – There is a room dedicated to resting. Rate: 1500 Rs for up to 24-hour stay. See Duty Terminal Manager.
For more options, visit Tripadvisor to see a list of hotels in Lucknow, search for deals and read traveller reviews.
Airport Lounges
Pay-per-use, Single Visit Passes & Lounge Memberships
Regardless of what class of service you are flying, there are lounges that you can enter by purchasing a lounge pass or through a lounge membership program. Visit the individual lounge page for more details about the lounge itself and learn how to gain access with just an economy class ticket!
- The Lounge – Location: Terminal 2, Airside, Domestic Departures, 1st Floor, near Gate 5. Lounge Access: Prepaid lounge pass • Lounge membership programs.
Rest & Relaxation Zones
A rest zone can be accessed for a fee (see Airport Hotels above), but there are no free quiet areas or rest zones. If this information has changed, click here to update this guide.
Drinking Water
Information is unavailable. Does the airport have water fountains or water bottle refill stations? Click here to update this guide.
Food & Drinks
Food concessions throughout the airport operate with varying schedules. At the time of this update, we cannot confirm the availability of any 24-hour dining options.
Luggage Storage & Lockers
Unavailable. If this is incorrect, click here to update this guide.
Mobile Charging
At the time of this update, we had no information about mobile charging availability. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.
Showers
Unavailable. If this is incorrect, click here to update this guide.
WiFi/Internet
A reader tells us that WiFi is available at Lucknow Airport. You will need to provide a mobile number to sign in. (August 2019)
More Airport Information
ATMs / Cash Machines – Need cash? ATMs are available. Fees may apply, so check your bank’s fee schedule and daily withdrawal limit if you are travelling internationally. You may also want to notify your bank of your travel plans. Locations: Terminal 1 and Terminal 2.
Baby Care Facilities – A Child Care Room is available free of charge. Ask an airport staff member for access.
Currency Exchange – M/s Centrum Direct Ltd. provides exchange services at the Counter t1 Arrivals area.
Duty-Free Shopping – Duty-free shopping is only available to departing and arriving passengers in T1. A variety of shops are available in the Departures area of T2.
Florist – Location: T1
Luggage Trolleys – Free to use at the airport.
Massage Parlor – Location: Departures (T2).
Medical Services – Free medical attention and first aid assistance are available for disabled or elderly passengers. There are also wheelchairs available for use.
Pre-paid taxi Counter – Location: Arrivals (T1, T2).
Pharmacy – The M/S Himalaya Drug Co. operates a pharmacy in T2.
SIM Cards – A reader has asked us to include where to buy SIM Cards. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.
Smoking Zone – Yes (location unknown).
Spa – M/s HOE Wellness Pvt. Ltd. offers spa services at the airport. Location: unknown.
Tourism Information Centre – Yes (location unknown).
Bus
A public bus connects LKO airport with the city center. At the time of this update, further information is unavailable.
Car Rental
M/S Car Rental provides car rental services at the airport.
Hotel Shuttles
See also Airport Hotels above.
Taxi
Taxis are available outside the terminal.
Last updated: 2024-08-26
This guide is for informational purposes only to assist with your planning. All information, including rates and hours, is subject to change at any time without notice. The information in this airport guide is based on information collected and/or received from the airports, lounges, hotels, transportation providers, and their websites. We are not representatives of any of the above-mentioned service providers. To report errors or to add/update any items mentioned in the guide: update the airport guide or write a review.