The Campus of IIT Kanpur is located off the Grand Trunk Road near Kalyanpur, about 16 km west of Kanpur city.The campus is located 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. A list of campus amenities can be viewed here .

Arrival by AIR: Participants coming to Kanpur by air are strongly recommended to fly into Lucknow Airport. Lucknow airport is located about 80 kms from IIT Kanpur. You can hire taxis at the airport. The typical cost will be between Rs. 1000 and Rs. 1600, depending on the vehicle used. For a flat fee of Rs.1000, the organizers will arrange both pick-up and drop-off at Lucknow airport in a shared taxi. This fee has to be paid at the time of registration. The taxi driver will be waiting in front of the main exit with a placard bearing your name, and will bring you to IIT campus. You may have to wait for some time and share the taxi with other participants. It takes anywhere between two and three hours to drive from the Lucknow airport to the IITK. It is not recommended to fly to Kanpur airport.

Arrival by TRAIN: Kanpur Central Railway station is well connected to most cities in North, East and Central India. It is located on the Delhi-Kolkata train route and all major trains between these cities usually pass through Kanpur. IIT Kanpur is located at a distance of about 16 kilometers from the Kanpur Central Railway Station. It is possible to hire taxis (about Rs. 250) and autorickshaws(about Rs.130) to IITK from the station. It takes about 40 minutes to drive from Kanpur Central railway station to IIT Kanpur. The organizers have no plans of pick-up/drop-off from/to Kanpur Central railway station.

At the entrance to the campus, you may be stopped by the security. Let them know that you are here for the Theoretical Chemistry Symposium and they will let you in. Once you are inside the campus, you should ask for directions to the Visitor Hostel. Proceed to the Conference control room in the Visitor Hostel and the volunteers will direct you to your accommodation.