How to reach IIT Kanpur
The Campus of IIT Kanpur is located on GT Road at Kalyanpur, about 16 km west of Kanpur city, on 1055 acres of land offered by the Government of UP. It is a residential campus offering accomodation to about 350 faculty members, about 700 support staff members, and about 4000 students. The campus has all the amenities for developing the personal, social and academic skills of the community.
Arrival by AIR: Visitors coming to Kanpur have to fly to Lucknow Airport, Lucknow , the capital city of the state or Uttar Pradesh, India . The organizers will send cars to the Lucknow airport to receive the invitees (invited speakers, invited participants and invited session chairs) in front of the main exit and to bring them to the guest house at IIT campus in Kanpur, provided the arrival details (arrival date, flight number, etc.) are communicated to the organizers well in advance. It takes about two hours to drive from the Lucknow airport to the IIT campus in Kanpur.
*Important notes for invitees from abroad: (i) Even if you check-in your luggage upto Lucknow, your check-in baggage will NOT be transferred automatically to the Lucknow-bound flight. You have to collect your luggage at the international airport (Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, or Chennai, as the case may be) for customs clearance and then check-in again for the Lucknow-bound flight. (ii) Delhi International airport authority runs a shuttle service that connects the international arrival terminal with the domestic terminal from where the Delhi-Lucknow flights take off. This mode of transfer (rather than taking a taxi) from the international arrival terminal to the domestic departure terminal is the safest. (iii) We do NOT recommend direct flights to Kanpur for reasons which we can explain by e-mail. (iv) You'll have to fill up a Disembarkation/ Embarkation card on your arrival/departure; the card will be provided by the airline crew, during the flight, well before landing at the international airport in India.
Arrival by TRAIN: Kanpur is connected by rail with the major cities in India . The IIT Kanpur is located at a distance of about 16 kilometers from the Kanpur Central Railway Station, in the vicinity of Kalyanpur, Kanpur. The organizers will send cars to the Kanpur Central Railway Station to receive the invitees (invited speakers, invited participants and invited session chairs) and to bring them to the guest house at IIT campus in Kanpur, provided the arrival details (arrival date, train number, etc.) are communicated to the organizers well in advance. It takes about 40 minutes to drive from the Kanpur Central railway station to the IIT campus in Kanpur.
*Important note for invitees arriving at Kanpur by TRAIN: If you are coming to Kanpur by train, please exit from platform no. 1 where a vehicle will be waiting for you (i.e if you have informed us of your arrival time). Look for a person carrying a placard which will have either your name or the name of your Institute. In the rare possibility that you are unable to locate our vehicle, please call one of the organizers on our mobile phone (the numbers will be communicated to you by e-mail well in advance). If you are unable to contact us on the mobile phone, you can take a taxi from the railway station. The fare will range between Rs. 200 and Rs.250 depending upon the time of your arrival. Do not leave the taxi at the main gate of IIT campus! Ask the driver to take you to the guest house ("visitors' Hostel").
The organizers will also arrange cars for the invitees on their respective dates of departure.
Travel advice for the student/postdoc applicants selected for participation:
Student/Postdoc applicants selected for participation are advised to take a taxi or auto to arrive at the guest house (called "visitors' Hostel") in the IIT campus. Our volunteers will then direct them to the respective places of stay. The rates are about Rs. 200/- to 250/- for a taxi, and Rs. 130/- for an auto-rickshaw from the Kanpur central railway station to IIT campus. Please note that the security guards at the main gate of IIT will ask you for the purpose of your visit; you should mention the name of our ICTS program ("Non-equilibrium Statistical Physics") and tell the guard that you are coming to the visitirs' hostel. The organizers will try to arrange some vehicles for the deperture of the student/postdoc participants for their departure in batches from (but not before) 7 PM of 8th February till 12:00 NOON of 9th February.