There are 7 ways to get from Ballia to Kanpur by train, bus, car, taxi, or plane
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Train via Prayagraj
best- Take the train from Ballia to Prayagraj Jntrain 12561 / ...
- Take the train from Prayagraj Jn to Kanpur Centraltrain 12309 / ...
7h 32m₹374–2,950Train
cheapest- Take the train from Ballia to Kanpur Centraltrain 12561 / ...
7h 35m₹270–2,100Train, bus
- Take the train from Ballia to Varanasi Jntrain 11062 / ...
- Take the bus from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh to Kanpurbus Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh - Kanpur
9h 58mDrive 443.8 km
- Drive from Ballia to Kanpurcar 443.8 km
5h 23m₹4,992–7,210Taxi
- Take the taxi from Ballia to Kanpurtaxi 443.8 km
5h 23m₹8,500–11,000Train, train to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ballia to Chhapratrain
- Take the train from Chhapra to Sonpur Jntrain
- Fly from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT) to Kanpur Airport (KNU)plane PAT - KNU
9h 44m₹11,931–23,844Train to Varanasi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ballia to Varanasi Jntrain
- Fly from Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Kanpur Airport (KNU)plane VNS - KNU
10h 57m₹9,668–15,607
Ballia to Kanpur by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ballia to Kanpur is to train which costs ₹270 - ₹2,100 and takes 7h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Ballia to Kanpur is to drive which takes 5h 23m and costs ₹4,900 - ₹7,500.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Ballia and arriving at Kanpur Central. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 35m.
The distance between Ballia and Kanpur is 458 km. The road distance is 443.8 km.
The best way to get from Ballia to Kanpur without a car is to train via Prayagraj which takes 7h 32m and costs ₹370 - ₹3,000.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Ballia to Kanpur, including transfers.
Ballia to Kanpur train services, operated by Indian Railways, depart from Ballia station.
Ballia to Kanpur train services, operated by Indian Railways, arrive at Prayagraj Jn station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ballia to Kanpur is 444 km. It takes approximately 5h 23m to drive from Ballia to Kanpur.
There are 153+ hotels available in Kanpur.
What companies run services between Ballia, India and Kanpur, India?
You can take a train from Ballia to Kanpur Central via Prayagraj Jn in around 7h 32m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Kanpur Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–29,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Kanpur Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–27,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Kanpur Airport via Kathmandu, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–13,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Ballia to Prayagraj Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹200–1,600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹200–240
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹550–700
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹750–950
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,200–1,600
Train from Prayagraj Jn to Kanpur Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹170–1,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹170–210
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹490–600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–850
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,000–1,400
Train from Ballia to Varanasi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹150–1,300
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹150–190
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹440–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹550–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹950–1,300
Train from Ballia to Chhapra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹130–1,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹130–160
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹370–460
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹500–650
- First Class (1A)
- ₹800–1,000
Train from Chhapra to Sonpur Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹120–1,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹120–150
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹360–450
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹480–600
- First Class (1A)
- ₹750–1,000
Train from Ballia to Kanpur Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹270–2,100
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹270–330
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹700–900
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,000–1,300
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,600–2,100
Train from Ballia to Varanasi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹150–1,300
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹150–190
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹440–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹550–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹950–1,300
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–11,000
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