How long does it take to travel from Kanpur to Delhi?

By train: approximately 6 hrs 59 min. By road: approximately 5 hrs 33 min.

Kanpur to Delhi: 392 km | Travel Routes

Q: What is the distance from Kanpur to Delhi?

The aerial distance from Kanpur to Delhi is approximately 392 km (244 miles). By road, the distance is approximately 454 km.

Q: What is the best way to travel from Kanpur to Delhi?

Train is the most comfortable option at approximately 6 hrs 59 min. Buses take about 9 hrs 5 min and are the most affordable.

Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh

Delhi

392 km

aerial distance (straight line)

244 miles · Road distance: ~454 km (via road)

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454 km

Road distance

5 hrs 33 min

Drive time

392 km

Aerial distance

Route data via OpenStreetMap

How to get from Kanpur to Delhi

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By Flight

1 hrs 16 min

Fly from Lucknow (LKO), nearest to Kanpur

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By Train

6 hrs 59 min

454 km · Multiple daily trains

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By Bus

9 hrs 5 min

454 km · AC/Non-AC available

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By Car

5 hrs 33 min

454 km via highway

🚆 Kanpur to Delhi Trains (77)

Train	Dep	Arr	Duration	Classes
Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Duronto #12281 · Drnt	00:40	06:05	5h 25m	1A,2A,3A,SL
Allahabad-New Delhi Duronto Express #12275 · Drnt	00:56	05:57	5h 01m	1A,2A,3A,SL
Howrah-New Delhi Duronto Express #12273 · Drnt	01:03	06:05	5h 02m	1A,2A,3A,SL
Rajendra Nagar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express #12309 · Raj	02:35	07:28	4h 53m	1A,2A,3A
Jaynagar-Delhi AnandViharT Garib Rath #12569 · GR	03:00	08:25	5h 25m	3A
Bhagalpur - Delhi AnandVihar T. Garib Rath Express #22405 · GR	03:00	08:25	5h 25m	3A,CC
West Bengal Sampark Kranti #12329 · SKr	04:00	11:51	7h 51m	2A,3A,SL
Sasaram-Anand ViharT Delhi GariRath Express #22409 · GR	04:00	11:50	7h 50m	3A
Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express #12305 · Raj	04:53	09:51	4h 58m	1A,2A,3A
Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express #12301 · Raj	04:53	09:51	4h 58m	1A,2A,3A
Guwahati-New Delhi Rajdhani Express #22423 · Raj	05:08	10:05	4h 57m	1A,2A,3A
DIBRUGARH TOWN - NEW DELHI Rajdhani Exp #12423 · Raj	05:08	10:10	5h 02m	1A,2A,3A
KOL SEALDAH - NEW DELHI Rajdhani Exp #12313 · Raj	05:18	10:20	5h 02m	1A,2A,3A
BHUBANESWAR - NEW DELHI RAJDHANI Express #22823 · Raj	05:28	10:35	5h 07m	1A,2A,3A
Bhubaneshwar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express #22811 · Raj	05:28	10:30	5h 02m	1A,2A,3A
Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express #12453 · Raj	05:50	10:46	4h 56m	1A,2A,3A
RANCHI - NEW DELHI Rajdhani Exp #12439 · Raj	05:50	10:50	5h 00m	1A,2A,3A
Ranchi-New Delhi Garib Rath #12877 · GR	05:50	10:46	4h 56m	3A
Kanpur Shatabdi #12033 · Shtb	06:00	10:48	4h 48m	1A,CC
Sealdah-New Delhi AC Duronto Express #12259 · Drnt	06:12	11:00	4h 48m	1A,2A,3A
GUWAHATI - NEW DELHI Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Exp #12501 · SKr	06:50	13:00	6h 10m	1A,2A,3A,SL
Orissa Sampark Kranti Express #12819 · SKr	13:55	20:40	6h 45m	2A,3A,SL
Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Express #12825 · SKr	13:55	20:44	6h 49m	2A,3A,SL
Lucknow-NewDelhi Swarn Shatabdi Express #12003 · Shtb	16:50	21:47	4h 57m	CC
Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express #12629 · SKr	18:34	09:15	14h 41m	1A,2A,3A,SL
Bihar Sampark Kranti Express #12565 · SKr	22:58	05:20	6h 22m	1A,2A,3A,SL
Prayagraj Express #12417 · SF	00:15	06:34	6h 19m	1A,2A,3A,SL
Poorva Express #12303 · SF	00:32	07:06	6h 34m	1A,2A,3A,SL
Poorva Express #12381 · SF	00:32	07:06	6h 34m	1A,2A,3A,SL
Kaifiat Express #12225 · SF	00:50	06:54	6h 04m	1A,2A,3A,SL
Shiv Ganga Express #12559 · SF	01:15	07:34	6h 19m	1A,2A,3A,SL
Vikramshila Express #12367 · SF	01:29	07:40	6h 11m	1A,2A,3A,SL
Sampoorna Kranti Express #12393 · SF	02:14	08:33	6h 19m	1A,2A,3A,SL
Mysore-Nizamuddin Swarna Jayanti Express #12781 · SF	02:35	17:05	14h 30m	2A,3A,SL
Kolhapur-Nizamuddin Express #12147 · SF	02:35	17:05	14h 30m	2A,3A,SL
Magadh Express #12401 · SF	03:25	11:34	8h 09m	1A,2A,3A,SL
Sealdah - Amritsar Superfast Express #12379 · SF	04:00	11:55	7h 55m	2A,3A,SL
Jhelum Express #11077 · Exp	04:40	20:16	15h 36m	2A,3A,SL
Punjab Mail #12137 · SF	05:10	20:51	15h 41m	1A,2A,3A,SL
Swatantrata Sainani Express #12561 · SF	06:32	12:11	5h 39m	1A,2A,3A,SL
Bhagalpur-NewDelhi Weekly SF Express #12349 · SF	06:50	12:51	6h 01m	3A,SL
Gomti Express #12419 · SF	07:00	13:41	6h 41m	1A,2A,CC
Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express #12873 · SF	07:25	13:50	6h 25m	2A,3A,SL
Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti SF Express #12817 · SF	07:25	13:50	6h 25m	2A,3A,SL
Udyan Abha Toofan Express #13007 · Exp	08:40	19:08	10h 28m	3A,SL
Sikkim Mahananda Express #14083 · Exp	09:20	18:04	8h 44m	2A,3A,SL
H S NANDED - SHRI GANGANAGAR Exp #12485 · SF	09:30	01:11	15h 41m	3A,SL
Dadar Amritsar Express #11057 · Exp	09:40	03:45	18h 05m	2A,3A,SL
Howrah-NewDelhi SF Express #12323 · SF	10:20	16:54	6h 34m	2A,3A,SL
Puri New Delhi Superfast Express #12815 · SF	10:20	16:46	6h 26m	2A,3A,SL
Rourkela-JammuTawi Express #18601 · Exp	12:30	21:18	8h 48m	2A,3A,SL
Tatanagar Jammu Tawi Express #18101 · Exp	12:30	21:20	8h 50m	2A,3A,SL
Kalka Mail #12311 · SF	12:40	20:33	7h 53m	1A,2A,3A,SL
GUWAHATI - DELHI ANAND VIHAR North East Exp #12505 · SF	12:50	19:15	6h 25m	2A,3A,SL
Seemanchal Express #12487 · SF	14:25	20:50	6h 25m	2A,3A,SL
VASCO DA GAMA - DELHI H NIZAMUDDIN Goa Exp #12779 · SF	15:10	06:15	15h 05m	2A,3A,SL
Hubli-H.Nizamuddin Goa Express #17305 · Exp	15:10	06:15	15h 05m	2A,SL
PURI - NEW DELHI Neelanchal SF Exp #12875 · SF	15:25	21:40	6h 15m	2A,3A,SL
Mumbai LTT -Haridwar AC Express #12171 · SF	16:29	07:15	14h 46m	1A,2A,3A
Kalindi Express #14723 · Exp	17:05	05:17	12h 12m	3A,SL
Sainagar Shirdi - H. Nizamuddin (Weekly) Special #04011 · Exp	18:25	12:55	18h 30m	2A,3A,SL
Lal Quila Express #13111 · Exp	19:05	02:56	7h 51m	3A,SL
Karnataka Express #12627 · SF	19:35	09:54	14h 19m	1A,2A,3A,SL
Amrapali Express #15707 · Exp	20:00	02:25	6h 25m	2A,3A,SL
Unchahar Express #14217 · Exp	20:30	03:50	7h 20m	2A,3A,SL
Sachkhand SF Express #12715 · SF	21:05	11:45	14h 40m	2A,3A,SL
Farakka Express #13413 · Exp	21:15	04:03	6h 48m	2A,3A,SL
Farakka Express #13483 · Exp	21:15	04:03	6h 48m	2A,3A,SL
DIBRUGARH - OLD DELHI Brahmaputra Exp #14055 · Mail	21:55	05:51	7h 56m	2A,3A,SL
Lichhavi Express #14005 · Exp	22:05	04:20	6h 15m	2A,3A,SL
Purushottam SF Express #12801 · SF	22:15	04:28	6h 13m	2A,3A,SL
Mahabodhi Express #12397 · SF	22:43	04:46	6h 03m	2A,3A,SL
ERNAKULAM - NEW DELHI H NIZAMUDDIN Mangala Lakshadweep Exp #12617 · SF	22:45	13:10	14h 25m	2A,3A,SL
Gorakhdham Express #12555 · SF	23:28	05:39	6h 11m	1A,2A,3A,SL
REWA - DELHI ANAND VIHAR SF Exp #12427 · SF	23:35	06:24	6h 49m	2A,3A,SL
Shram Shakti Express #12451 · SF	23:45	06:14	6h 29m	1A,2A,3A,SL
Vaishali SF Express #12553 · SF	23:59	06:11	6h 12m	1A,2A,3A,SL

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Quick facts

Aerial distance

392 km (244 mi)

Road distance

~454 km

Recommended

Train (6 hrs 59 min)

Most affordable

Bus

📍 Kanpur to Delhi distance overview

The straight-line distance from Kanpur to Delhi is approximately 392 km (244 miles). By road, the distance increases to about 454 km due to terrain, highways, and road networks connecting Uttar Pradesh to Delhi.

392 kmAerial distance

~454 kmBy road

6 hrs 59 minTrain

🚆 By train — Kanpur to Delhi

6 hrs 59 min ~454 km Multiple daily trains

Indian Railways connects Kanpur and Delhi with multiple daily services. The journey takes approximately 6 hrs 59 min. Rajdhani and Shatabdi express trains are faster, while mail and passenger trains make more stops but cost less.

AC 2-Tier (2A)Curtained berths, comfortable

AC 3-Tier (3A)Popular, good value

Sleeper Class (SL)Budget, non-AC

Book in advance through IRCTC, especially during festivals and holidays when seats fill up quickly.

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🚌 By bus — Kanpur to Delhi

9 hrs 5 min ~454 km Most affordable

Bus travel is a popular and affordable option for the Kanpur to Delhi route. The journey takes approximately 9 hrs 5 min covering ~454 km. Both government and private operators service this route.

Volvo ACPremium comfort, reclining seats

AC SleeperFull-length beds, ideal for overnight

AC SeaterAir-conditioned, mid-range

Non-ACBudget-friendly, frequent service

Night buses are popular for this distance — travel while you sleep and arrive fresh at your destination.

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🚗 By car — Kanpur to Delhi

5 hrs 33 min ~454 km

A road trip from Kanpur to Delhi covers approximately 454 km and takes around 5 hrs 33 min. Start early to make the most of daylight hours.

💡 Travel tips for Kanpur to Delhi

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Book early
Book trains 2-3 weeks in advance during peak season (Oct-Mar) for better prices and availability.

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Check weather
Avoid monsoon (Jun-Sep) for road trips. Road conditions can deteriorate and flights may face delays.

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Carry valid ID
Aadhaar, Passport, or Voter ID is required for train travel and recommended for bus journeys.

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Plan rest stops
For drives over 5 hrs 33 min, plan overnight halts. Fatigue driving is dangerous on Indian highways.

Where to stay in Delhi

Budget to luxury hotels. Compare prices on FareEagle.

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🔗 Useful travel resources

For official travel information, regulations, and booking services:

IRCTC — Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation — Book train tickets online

Airports Authority of India — Airport information and flight status

DGCA — Directorate General of Civil Aviation — Indian aviation regulator

Incredible India — Official tourism portal of India

Frequently asked questions

What is the distance from Kanpur to Delhi? ▼

The aerial (straight-line) distance from Kanpur to Delhi is approximately 392 km (244 miles). The road distance is approximately 454 km, which takes about 5 hrs 33 min by car.

What is the best way to travel from Kanpur to Delhi? ▼

The most comfortable option is by train, taking approximately 6 hrs 59 min. Buses take about 9 hrs 5 min and are the most affordable.

Are there buses from Kanpur to Delhi? ▼

Yes, multiple bus operators run services on the Kanpur to Delhi route. The journey takes approximately 9 hrs 5 min. You can search and book bus tickets on FareEagle with AC Sleeper, AC Seater, and Non-AC options.

How long does the train take from Kanpur to Delhi? ▼

The train from Kanpur to Delhi takes approximately 6 hrs 59 min. Express trains are faster while passenger trains make more stops. Check train schedules and availability on IRCTC.

Can I book Kanpur to Delhi travel on FareEagle? ▼

Yes! FareEagle lets you compare and book bus tickets, and hotels for the Kanpur to Delhi route. Compare prices across operators, get instant confirmation, and enjoy transparent pricing with no hidden charges.

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