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Travelling to and from Kanpur

Travelling by air

International Travel and Transit Assistance from Delhi | Domestic Travel

Air Travel from Delhi
Air Travel from Mumbai
Air Travel from other major Indian cities

Travelling by train

From Delhi
From Kolkata and Kharagpur

International Travel

The Indira Gandhi International Airport at Delhi is a convenient point of entry for arriving at Kanpur. The IGI airport at Delhi is served by most major airlines. The international terminal at the IGI airport is called Terminal 2.

Domestic air travel

Kanpur is mostly served by the airport of the city of Lucknow that is about 1 hour and 45 minutes drive from IIT Kanpur. There are currently four airlines that serve the Lucknow airport with several direct flights to Delhi and Mumbai everyday. There is also a local airport in Kanpur that is about an hour's driving distance from IIT Kanpur. Ocassionally, Air India flies to and from Delhi direct to Kanpur airport. So, do check this option as well, while planning your trip. Other airline operators that also have flights to Lucknow from various destinations are:

Air Travel from Delhi

Note that domestic flights mostly operate out of Terminal 1 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. Terminals 1 and 2 are at a distance of about 5 miles from each other. There are courtesy shuttle buses that run between the two terminals at a frequency of approximately one per hour. Please contact the airline help desk across from the baggage claim area to avail of this facility. Terminal 1 is divided into several buildings, named Terminals 1A through 1D. Please refer to the IGI airport website to find out which airlines operate out of which terminals.

Air Travel from Mumbai

There are a few direct flights from Mumbai to Lucknow. Another possibility is to take one of the many flights between Mumbai and Delhi and then connect to a Delhi-Lucknow or Delhi-Kanpur flight.

Coming to Kanpur from Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Hyderabad

If you are planning to come from one of the Indian metros or state capitals, you can take a flight from that city to either Delhi or Mumbai and then connect to one of the flights to Lucknow.

Domestic Train Travel

Train service in India is provided by the Indian Railways and is the most popular form of public transportation. Passenger service in the Indian Railways is divided into several classes, namely, Air Conditioned I (First) class, Air Conditioned II (Two Tier) class, Air Conditioned III (3-tier) class, Air Conditioned Chair Car and Sleeper Class. The Rajdhani and the Shatabdi family of trains are widely regarded as the best trains in India. Train reservations can be made at one of the many Railway reservation counters all over India or over the internet using the Indian Railways e-ticket facility. See the Indian Railways website for further details. For those inexperienced in travelling by the Indian Railways, it is recommended that they travel by one of Air Conditioned I, Air Conditioned II or the Air-Conditioned Chair Car (for Shatabdi trains) classes.

Travelling to and from New Delhi

There are over twenty trains connecting New Delhi with Kanpur. A few of the convenient trains are listed below. The city of Delhi has several railway stations. The trains listed below originate from the New Delhi Railway Station (code NDLS). The New Delhi railway station is about 10-12 miles from either of the airports. Depending upon the traffic, it may take from 45 minutes to an hour and a half to get from the airport to the railway station. It is suggested that passengers connecting from a flight to a train take this into consideration. The main train station at Kanpur is called the Kanpur Central railway station (code CNB).

Train Number	Train Name	Origin	Dep. Time	Destination	Arr. Time	Travel Time	Days of Run							Classes
Train Number	Train Name	Origin	Dep. Time	Destination	Arr. Time	Travel Time	M	T	W	T	F	S	S	Classes
18110	JAT MURI ROU EXP	SZM	04:10	CNB	12:40	08:30	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	2A 3A SL
12312	KALKA MAIL	ANDI	05:11	CNB	14:20	09:09	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	1A 2A 3A SL
12004	LJN SWRAN SHTBD	NDLS	06:10	CNB	11:20	05:10	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	EC CC
12816	NANDAN KANAN EX	NDLS	06:25	CNB	12:20	05:55	Y	N	Y	Y	N	Y	N	2A 3A SL
15484	MAHANANDA EXP	DLI	06:35	CNB	15:12	08:37	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	2A 3A SL
12506	NORTH EAST EXP	ANVT	06:45	CNB	12:50	06:05	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	2A 3A SL
13008	U A TOOFAN EXP	NDLS	07:00	CNB	18:45	11:45	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	3A SL
22806	ANVT BBS SUP	ANVT	07:05	CNB	13:15	06:10	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	1A 2A 3A SL
12488	SEEMANCHAL EXP	ANVT	07:30	CNB	13:45	06:15	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	2A 3A SL
12398	MAHABODHI EXP	NDLS	12:10	CNB	17:35	05:25	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	2A 3A SL
12420	GOMTI EXPRESS	NDLS	12:25	CNB	19:50	07:25	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	1A 2A CC 2S
15026	ANVT MAU EXP	ANVT	12:55	CNB	19:15	06:20	Y	N	N	N	Y	N	N	2A 3A SL
12566	BIHAR S KRANTI	NDLS	14:15	CNB	20:15	06:00	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	1A 2A 3A SL
12368	VIKRAMSHILA EXP	ANVT	14:40	CNB	20:25	05:45	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	1A 2A 3A SL
15708	ASR KIR EXPRESS	SZM	14:42	CNB	22:50	08:08	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	2A 3A SL
14006	LICHCHAVI EXP	ANVT	15:10	CNB	23:25	08:15	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	2A 3A SL
12034	NDLS CNB SHT	NDLS	15:50	CNB	20:45	04:55	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	EC CC
12440	NDLS RNC RAJ EXP	NDLS	16:00	CNB	20:55	04:55	Y	N	N	N	Y	N	N	1A 2A 3A
12424	DBRT RAJDHANI	NDLS	16:10	CNB	21:05	04:55	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	1A 2A 3A
12314	SEALDAH RJDHANI	NDLS	16:25	CNB	21:15	04:50	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	1A 2A 3A
12302	KOLKATA RJDHNI	NDLS	16:55	CNB	21:35	04:40	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	1A 2A 3A
22406	ANVT BGP G RATH	ANVT	16:55	CNB	22:12	05:17	Y	N	Y	N	Y	N	N	3A CC
22812	BUBNESWR RJDHNI	NDLS	17:05	CNB	21:45	04:40	Y	N	N	N	Y	N	Y	1A 2A 3A
12310	RJPB RAJDHANI	NDLS	17:15	CNB	21:55	04:40	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	1A 2A 3A
12394	SAMPOORN K EXP	NDLS	17:25	CNB	22:25	05:00	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	1A 2A 3A SL
12382	POORVA EXPRESS	NDLS	17:35	CNB	23:00	05:25	Y	Y	N	N	Y	N	N	1A 2A 3A SL
12560	SHIV GANGA EXP	NDLS	18:55	CNB	01:00	06:05	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	1A 2A 3A SL
22434	ANVT GCT S F EXP	ANVT	19:10	CNB	01:27	06:17	Y	N	N	N	Y	N	N	1A 2A 3A SL
12226	KAIFIYAT EXP	DLI	19:15	CNB	01:35	06:20	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	1A 2A 3A SL
12260	SDAH DURONTO EXP	NDLS	19:40	CNB	00:29	04:49	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	1A 2A 3A
12818	JHARKHAND EXPRE	ANVT	19:45	CNB	01:45	06:00	Y	N	N	Y	N	Y	N	2A 3A SL
12554	VAISHALI EXP	NDLS	19:50	CNB	02:20	06:30	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	1A 2A 3A SL
12572	GKP HUMSFAR	ANVT	20:00	CNB	00:50	04:50	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	3A
12402	MAGADH EXPRESS	NDLS	20:00	CNB	02:30	06:30	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	1A 2A 3A SL
12556	GORAKDAM EXPRES	NDLS	20:25	CNB	03:05	06:40	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	1A 2A 3A SL 2S
12562	SWATANTRTA S EXP	NDLS	20:35	CNB	02:40	06:05	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	1A 2A 3A SL
14218	UNCHAHAR EXP	SZM	20:48	CNB	05:05	08:17	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	2A 3A SL
12428	ANVT REWA EXP	ANVT	21:15	CNB	03:15	06:00	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	1A 2A 3A SL
12418	PRAYAG RAJ EXP	NDLS	21:20	CNB	03:30	06:10	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	1A 2A 3A SL
13414	FARKKA EXPRESS	DLI	21:40	CNB	05:30	07:50	Y	N	Y	N	N	Y	N	2A 3A SL
14724	KALINDI EXPRESS	DLI	21:50	CNB	11:10	13:20	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	1A 2A 3A SL
12802	PURSHOTTAM EXP	NDLS	22:15	CNB	03:55	05:40	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	2A 3A SL
12582	NDLS MUV SF EXP	NDLS	22:25	CNB	04:45	06:20	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	1A 2A 3A SL
14056	BRAHMPUTRA MAIL	DLI	23:40	CNB	05:50	06:10	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	2A 3A SL
12452	SHRAM SHKTI EXP	NDLS	23:55	CNB	06:30	06:35	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	1A 2A 3A SL
14020	AGTL SUNDRI EXP	ANVT	23:55	CNB	06:05	06:10	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	2A 3A SL

Train Number	Train Name	Origin	Dep. Time	Destination	Arr. Time	Travel Time	Days of Run	Classes
12303	POORVA EXPRESS	HWH	08:05	CNB	00:05	16:00	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	N	1A 2A 3A SL
22857	SRC ANVT SF EXP	SRC	08:50	CNB	03:50	19:00	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	2A 3A SL
13007	U ABHATOOFAN EXP	HWH	09:35	CNB	08:25	22:50	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	3A SL
12273	NDLS DURONTO	HWH	12:45	CNB	00:50	12:05	Y	N	N	N	Y	N	N	1A 2A 3A SL
12313	SDAH RAJDHANIEXP	SDAH	16:50	CNB	05:10	12:20	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	1A 2A 3A
12301	KOLKATA RAJDHNI	HWH	16:55	CNB	04:45	11:50	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	1A 2A 3A
12259	NDLS DURONTO	SDAH	18:30	CNB	06:20	11:50	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	Y	1A 2A 3A
12311	HWH DLI KLK MAIL	HWH	19:40	CNB	12:35	16:55	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	1A 2A 3A SL 2S
12938	GARBHA EXPRESS	HWH	23:00	CNB	14:00	15:00	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	2A 3A SL
12987	SDAH AJMER EXP	SDAH	23:05	CNB	14:30	15:25	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	2A 3A SL
12307	HWH JU EXPRESS	HWH	23:40	CNB	15:05	15:25	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	2A 3A SL

How to Reach IIT (Kanpur)

Taxis are easily available from the Cantt side of the Kanpur Central Railway Station (from Platform number 1 side). There is a pre-paid auto and taxi booth.

Lucknow Airport also has taxis available, but they can ask for any arbitrary amount. The best thing is to ask your host in IIT Kanpur in advance to book a taxi for you.

Rates (as of Nov 2016)

Mode	From Kanpur Station	From Kanpur Airport	From Lucknow Airport
Auto	250	-	-
Taxi (Toyota Etios, Fiat Linea, Maruti Swift Dzire)	450	640	2100
Innova	575	860	2580

You can also hire OLA cabs. OLA cabs fare in Kanpur.