Send a parcel from Kota to Lucknow. We pick up free.
Roughly 580 kilometres east via Sawai Madhopur, Agra and Kanpur on the NH27 corridor, 1–2 working days on DTDC surface — often same-evening on express if booked before 10 AM. Pickup from your Kota address is free for parcels of 5 kg or more.
Pickup in Kota, trunk via Agra and Kanpur, last-mile across Lucknow.
Pickup, Kota.
Within 60–90 minutes of your call across Talwandi, Rajeev Gandhi Nagar, Vigyan Nagar, Dadabari and the rest of the city. We bring tape, bubble wrap and a luggage scale; the parcel is sealed at your address.
Agra–Kanpur trunk.
Same-evening handover to DTDC's Kota facility, then road movement via Sawai Madhopur, Agra and Kanpur on NH27 toward the Lucknow hub.
Lucknow last-mile.
Sortation at the Lucknow DTDC hub, then last-mile to your recipient — Hazratganj, Gomti Nagar, Aliganj, Indira Nagar, Aminabad, Chowk and surrounds. Typically working day 1–2 on surface, same-evening on express.
POD on WhatsApp.
Once delivered, we forward the proof of delivery (signature image and stamp) on WhatsApp the same hour.
Starting rates, Kota → 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 Often same-evening if booked before 10 AM. Door delivery.
- Bulk consignment (35 kg+) from ₹120 / kg Min 35 kg. Surface routing. Single GST invoice.
Pickup is free in Kota on this lane for parcels 5 kg and above. Volumetric formula: (L × W × H cm) ÷ 5000.
Coaching-parent care kits, IIM-L sealed-cover, UP-secretariat papers, alumni care.
Coaching-student care kits to Lucknow-resident parents
Lucknow parents whose children are at Allen / Resonance / Bansal in Talwandi ship sealed dry namkeen, festival outfits, books and warm clothes from your Kota address outstation to Lucknow homes before festivals or breaks. The reverse direction (parents in Lucknow → Kota hostels) is also recurring on this lane.
Coaching-alumni Lucknow-IT / medical-doctor diaspora
Kota-coaching alumni who landed at KGMU, SGPGI, BBAU and Lucknow IT firms — care kits to alumni in Gomti Nagar, Aliganj, Indira Nagar and Hazratganj. Sealed dry food, books, clothes, warm wear. Surface is the usual choice unless a posting deadline forces express.
IIM-Lucknow / Lucknow Univ sealed-cover paperwork
Original certificates, hostel paperwork, scholarship documents posted under sealed cover to IIM-Lucknow Prabandh Nagar, Lucknow University and BBAU. Express only — surface at 1–2 days is fine for non-urgent, but sealed-cover paperwork moves on express to lock dates.
UP government documents to Lucknow secretariat
Files and originals to the UP secretariat, Hazratganj, RBI Lucknow and allied offices. Express recommended for time-bound submissions; surface for non-urgent dispatches.
Wedding outfits
Awadhi–Marwari weddings with Kota-side family contributions, and return shipments after the event — gift consolidation, decor returns, leftover favours, lehenga returns. Bulk pickup over an afternoon, single GST invoice.
Returning-traveller belongings
Lucknow tourists who buy Kota-doria sarees, kachoris (sealed packs only) or stone artefacts and prefer to ship home rather than carry on the train.
A short, real list.
DTDC (and every air-network courier) prohibits these. Items most often misjudged on the Kota → 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
- Coaching-hostel ghee dabbas — fresh ghee, even sealed, is treated as liquid.
- Tunday-style kebab masala paste / wet marinades — semi-liquid and oil-laden; cannot ship on the reverse direction.
- 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 Agra–Kanpur stretch can occasionally slow surface transit by half a working day.
Specific to Kota → Lucknow.
If I book before 10 AM, can my parcel reach an Aminabad or Chowk address by same-evening?
Often, yes. Aminabad, Chowk, Hazratganj, Gomti Nagar and most central Lucknow pin codes are typical same-day-evening deliveries on express when the booking is locked before 10 AM. We can confirm against your specific pin code at booking. The Aminabad / Chowk inner lanes are narrow and need a working recipient phone — the last-mile rider often calls from the nearest motorable corner.
How does the Lucknow-Marwari B2B routine work?
We hold a fixed weekday pickup window for recurring B2B accounts (most Kota-Lucknow clients pick Tue or Fri), the consignment is weighed and sealed at your Kota address, and it lands at the Aminabad or Chowk dealer typically by working day 1–2 on surface. Single GST invoice per shipment, or consolidated monthly. Recipient phone matters because Aminabad / Chowk shop addresses use multi-digit shop numbers and the inner lanes are dense.
I need to send sealed-cover originals to the UP secretariat — what's the routine?
Express only. Originals, files, signed contracts and time-bound submissions to the UP secretariat at Hazratganj move on express; book at least 1 working day before the deadline so there's buffer for a missed first delivery attempt. Carry a commercial invoice / cover sheet with sender and recipient details, sender KYC, and recipient department/contact name — secretariat receiving rooms close at fixed hours, so the recipient phone on the AWB matters. We can also flag the AWB as a sealed-cover delivery so it doesn't get parked at the central branch by mistake.
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