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How to Reach IIT Kanpur
By Air
Most Visitors to IIT Kanpur get off
at Lucknow Airport, and take a taxi from the airport
taxi stand to IIT, which is around 11/2 – 2 hours.
Taxis booked from IIT campus for pick up at the airport
charge Rs. 1000 to 1500 (depending on vehicle type and
AC/nonAC).
Flights between Delhi-Lucknow are almost
every hour between 6am-9pm. Mumbai-Lucknow and Kolkata-Lucknow
also have direct flights. Plus, there is one midday
ATR flight of AI between Delhi-Kanpur.
By Rail
Kanpur is connected by rail with all
metros, and with high speed trains from Delhi and Kolkata.
The Delhi-Kanpur connection ranges from 5 hour travel
in morning/evening to overnight trains.
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. 200/- to 250/- for a taxi and Rs. 130/-
for a Three-wheeler.
Participants of SMF08 are expected
to reach the Guest House (Visitors' Hostel) in the IIT-campus
for accommodation. The Venue of Convention is just opposite
the guest house. In case of difficulty in reaching there,
one may call on phone numbers of Visitors' Hostel: 0512-2597209
and 0512-2597202.
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