Send a parcel from Ajmer to Lucknow. We pick up free.
Roughly 700 kilometres east via Jaipur and Agra, 1–2 working days on surface — same-evening on express bookings before mid-morning. Pickup from your Ajmer address (Dargah Bazaar, Khadim Mohalla, Naya Bazaar, Madar Gate, Adarsh Nagar, Civil Lines, Mayo College area, Pushkar Road) is free for parcels of 5 kg or more.
Pickup in Ajmer, trunk via Jaipur and Agra, last-mile across Lucknow.
Pickup, Ajmer.
Within 60–90 minutes of your call. We bring tape, bubble wrap and a luggage scale to your address (Dargah Bazaar, Khadim Mohalla, Naya Bazaar, Madar Gate, Adarsh Nagar, Civil Lines, Mayo College area or Pushkar Road) and seal at the door. Liquid attar / rose-water / oils from the Dargah-bazaar trade are banned outright; please don't pack them.
Jaipur–Agra trunk.
Same-evening handover to DTDC's Ajmer facility, then road movement to Jaipur (~140 km, the natural feeder), onward through Agra and Kanpur on NH27 toward the Lucknow hub. Express joins the air leg at Jaipur.
Lucknow last-mile.
Sortation at the Lucknow DTDC hub, then last-mile to Hazratganj, Gomti Nagar, Mahanagar, Aliganj, Indira Nagar, Aminabad, Chowk and surrounds. Typically working day 1–2 on surface, same-evening on express bookings before mid-morning.
POD on WhatsApp.
Once delivered, we forward the proof of delivery (signature image and stamp) on WhatsApp the same hour.
Starting rates, Ajmer → Lucknow.
Final price depends on actual or volumetric weight (whichever is greater) plus the fuel surcharge in force on your booking date. GST is extra.
- Standard parcel (surface) from ₹120 / kg 1–2 working days. Min billable 5 kg.
- Express parcel (air) from ₹180 / kg Same-evening if booked before mid-morning. Door delivery.
- Bulk consignment (35 kg+) from ₹120 / kg Min 35 kg. Surface routing. Single GST invoice.
Pickup is free in Ajmer on this lane for parcels 5 kg and above. Volumetric formula: (L × W × H cm) ÷ 5000.
Sufi-Khwaja-Garib-Nawaz tabarruk, Mayo-alumni care, UP secretariat documents.
Sufi-Khwaja-Garib-Nawaz tabarruk
Lucknow has rich Sufi tradition — Bara Imambara, Hazrat Abbas Mausoleum and a small but committed Khwaja Garib Nawaz devotee community. Solid tabarruk parcels travel: chadar, sealed dry sweets, framed pictures, books and personal effects. Liquid attar / rose-water / oils are banned outright; only sealed solid items move.
Mayo College alumni care kits
Lucknow has a long-standing Mayo-alumni network in UP government, defence-academy circles and the IIM-L faculty / corporate community. School-archive materials, signed memorabilia, reunion-related parcels and personal effects from Ajmer's Mayo-alumni network.
UP government secretariat docs
Files and originals from Ajmer-side trade and Mayo-alumni networks to the UP secretariat in Hazratganj, allied departments and Lucknow government offices. Express recommended for time-bound submissions; surface for non-urgent dispatches.
Wedding outfits — Lucknowi-Marwari
Cross-cultural Lucknowi-Marwari weddings generate lehengas, sherwanis, Pushkar-area handicraft favours, decor returns and gift consolidation. Bulk pickup over an afternoon, single GST invoice.
Pushkar pilgrim returns
Pushkar pilgrim spillover — Lucknow-resident pilgrim families consolidate Pushkar-area handicraft, brass and book purchases for home shipment via Ajmer. Sealed dry items only.
Personal documents
Originals, passports, signed contracts. Express only on time-bound paperwork — surface is fine for routine documents.
A short, real list.
DTDC (and every air-network courier) prohibits these. Items most often misjudged on the Ajmer → Lucknow lane:
Banned outright
- Liquids of any kind — perfumes, attars, oils, gels, hand sanitiser
- Aerosols and pressurised cans
- Cosmetics, nail polish, fragrance samples
- Flammable solids and matches
- Currency notes and gold/silver bullion
- Lithium batteries above 100 Wh on the air leg
Lucknow-lane misjudgements
- Liquid attar, rose-water and devotional oils from Dargah Bazaar — the single most-attempted Ajmer item. Banned outright. Do not pack.
- Tunday-style kebab masala paste / wet marinades — semi-liquid and oil-laden; cannot ship.
- Dairy-based sweets — malai, khoya and milk-based mithai are banned across air and surface networks.
- Meat or non-veg ingredients — raw, cooked or vacuum-packed; not accepted.
- Ghee and cooking oil — even sealed tins are treated as liquid.
AWB on WhatsApp. Track on dtdc.in. POD when it lands.
The moment the parcel is booked into DTDC, we send you the AWB number on WhatsApp. Type it into the public tracker at dtdc.in any time. When delivery happens we forward the POD — signed slip or photo — within the hour. For Aminabad and Chowk old-city addresses please share the recipient's active mobile number on the AWB — those inner lanes are too narrow for a full tempo and the last-mile typically runs on a two-wheeler from the nearest motorable road. Pre-monsoon dust storms (Apr–May) on the Jaipur–Agra stretch can occasionally slow surface transit by half a working day.
Specific to Ajmer → Lucknow.
If I book before mid-morning, can my parcel reach Hazratganj or Aminabad same evening?
Often, yes — express bookings before mid-morning regularly make same-evening to Hazratganj, Gomti Nagar, Mahanagar, Aliganj, Indira Nagar and surrounds. Aminabad and Chowk old-city are next-morning more reliably because the inner lanes are too narrow for a full tempo and the last-mile runs on a two-wheeler. Share the recipient's active mobile on the AWB so the rider can call for handover.
How does the Lucknow Sufi Khwaja-Garib-Nawaz devotee tabarruk routine work?
Lucknow has rich Sufi tradition — Bara Imambara, Hazrat Abbas Mausoleum and a small but committed Khwaja Garib Nawaz devotee community. Devotees in Lucknow receive solid tabarruk from Ajmer's Dargah-side trade circles: chadar, sealed dry sweets, framed pictures, books and personal effects. Only sealed solid items move; liquid attar / rose-water / oils are banned outright by DTDC and every air-network courier. Pack solid contents only and we'll book it on express.
Can I send a student care kit to my child at IIM-Lucknow?
Yes — books, sealed dry namkeen, packaged dry mithai (kaju barfi tinned, soan papdi), warm clothes, festival outfits all travel fine. Anything with liquid attar, ghee, fresh dairy, pickle in oil or wet marinade is not accepted. For IIM-L Prabandh Nagar campus, mark the hostel block on the AWB and add a recipient phone number that actually reaches your child — the campus reception runs a narrow handover window.