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How to
Reach IIT Kanpur
By Air
Visitors to IIT Kanpur get off at Lucknow Airport, and take a taxi from
the airport taxi stand to IIT Kanpur. It takes around 2 hours to reach
IIT Kanpur. Taxis from IIT campus for pick up at the airport charge
around Rs. 1500 to Rs. 2500 (depending on vehicle type and AC/nonAC).
Flights between Delhi - Lucknow are frequent between 6 am - 9 pm.
Flights Mumbai - Lucknow and Kolkata - Lucknow also have direct flights.
There is one flight of Air India between Delhi - Kanpur. The taxi
charges from Kanpur airport to IIT Kanpur are approximately Rs. 700/-.
By Rail
Kanpur is well connected by rail. The Delhi - Kanpur connection ranges
from 5 hour to 10 hours travel depending on the type of trains. It is
well connected by Shatabdi and Rajdhani express.
IIT Kanpur is about 16 kms from the Kanpur Central Railway Station.
Taxis and Three-wheelers are available from the Cantonment side
(Platform No. 1 side) of the Kanpur Central Railway Station. The rates
are around Rs. 350/- to 500/- for a taxi and Rs. 250/- for a
Three-wheeler auto rickshaw.
Visitors are expected to reach the Guest House ("Visitors' Hostel") in
the IIT campus for accommodation.
Reaching Kanpur by Road
Kanpur is connected on NH2 running between Amritsar and Kolkata and
connecting cities like Delhi, Agra, Allahabad, Patna. It is about 480 km
from Delhi through this highway. Kanpur is also connected to Lucknow on
NH25 and is about 91 km from Lucknow. Kanpur is connected to Delhi (440
Km) through another parallel highway NH81 and passing through Ghaziabad,
Aligarh.
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