AirOrSeaTravel is an independent guide. Bookings on this page are completed on the provider’s own website. How we are funded.

AirOrSeaTravel — find your way there
Kanpur · India

Car hire and driving in Kanpur

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

OverviewFlightsHotelsTrainsBusesCar rentalTours

In India traffic drives on the left. Picking up at LKO means 63 km (39 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648793 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794.

Drives from Kanpur

Car rental from Kanpur: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Kanpur to LucknowIndia71 km (44 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Kanpur to FatehpurIndia76 km (47 mi)about 1 h 9 min
Kanpur to RaebareliIndia92 km (57 mi)about 1 h 24 min
Kanpur to OraiIndia104 km (65 mi)about 1 h 35 min
Kanpur to HardoīIndia106 km (66 mi)about 1 h 37 min
Kanpur to BāndaIndia110 km (68 mi)about 1 h 40 min
Kanpur to SītāpurIndia126 km (78 mi)about 1 h 56 min
Kanpur to FarrukhābādIndia128 km (80 mi)about 1 h 57 min
Kanpur to EtāwahIndia137 km (85 mi)about 2 h 5 min
Kanpur to BhindIndia156 km (97 mi)about 2 h 23 min
Kanpur to ShāhjānpurIndia163 km (102 mi)about 2 h 30 min
Kanpur to LakhīmpurIndia170 km (106 mi)about 2 h 36 min
Kanpur to MumbaiIndia1,123 km (698 mi)about 17 h 7 min
Kanpur to DelhiIndia392 km (244 mi)about 5 h 59 min
Kanpur to DhakaBangladesh1,058 km (657 mi)about 16 h 8 min
Kanpur to BengaluruIndia1,528 km (949 mi)about 23 h 18 min
Kanpur to HyderabadIndia1,028 km (639 mi)about 15 h 41 min
Kanpur to AhmedabadIndia872 km (542 mi)about 13 h 18 min
Kanpur to ChennaiIndia1,488 km (924 mi)about 22 h 41 min
Kanpur to KolkataIndia919 km (571 mi)about 14 h 1 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
DiscoverCarsCompares local and international suppliers. Read the counter reviews before you pick.Check rental cars on DiscoverCars (opens www.discovercars.com in a new tab)
Rentalcars.comBooking.com's car arm, with wide airport coverage worldwide.Compare suppliers on Rentalcars.com (opens www.rentalcars.com in a new tab)
Every link above leaves this site.

We take no bookings for these providers and hold no reservation with them. The provider you choose handles payment, confirmation, changes and refunds. How that works.

Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Kanpur?

The left, as everywhere in India.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.