Before planning your next visit to your Canara bank branch, we suggest you get acquainted with the Canara Bank timings, its lunch hours as well as its opening and closing time.
We have drawn a comprehensive time table classifying Canara Bank timings including the Canara lunch timings and Saturday timings.
Canara Bank Lunch Timings & Working Hours in 2023
| Parameters | Working Hours |
| Canara Bank Timings on Weekdays (Monday to Friday) | 10:00 AM to 3.30 PM |
| Canara Bank Lunch Timings | 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM (No interruption in banking services) |
| Canara Bank Timings on Saturdays | 1st, 3rd & 5th: 10 AM to 3:30 PM 2nd and 4th: CLOSED |
| Sundays | Closed |
Canara Bank Timings in Lockdown
In 2020 and 2021, the whole country was under lockdown for more than 2 months. During this time, banking officials were one of the forefront workers. Due to this, Canara bank, along with the other banks in the country, continued its working to cater to customer’s needs.
During this time, banking hours were shrunk down and most of the banks were operations from 10 in the morning to 2 in the noon. Only urgent services were attended for, thus barring non-essential requests for passbook updates, KYC, etc., until further notice.
Canara Bank Timings Post Lockdown
Post lockdown, all the branches of the Canara Bank have now resumed their normal working hours, i.e. 10 AM to 3:30 PM.
However, since the Coronavirus hasn’t been fully contained yet, banks are observing social distancing and have also made wearing face masks essential in closed office spaces.
Canara Bank Lunch Timings
Canara bank lunch timings are from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM in the noon. That said, customers are not stopped from getting their work done during the lunch time.
This is possible because the bank staff goes on lunch breaks in small batches, thus maintaining smooth banking service throughout the working hours.
Canara Bank Timings on Saturday
If you’re planning to get your passbook updated on a 2nd Saturday or to update your KYC details on a 4th Saturday, reconsider. This is because every second and fourth Saturday of every month, Canara Bank remains closed.
However, on the other Saturdays, i.e., the first, thirds and the fourth Saturdays, the bank is operational from 10AM to 3:30PM.
Canara Bank NEFT Timings
All online NEFT transactions are permitted a 24×7 time slot – meaning no time limit is set for online NEFT transfers.
However, for those who do not have internet or computer/smartphone access, they may visit their nearby Canara bank branch from 10 AM to 3:30 PM – except on Sundays and 2nd/4th Saturdays, every month.
Canara Bank RTGS Timings
If you wish to make a transaction of Rs. 2 lakhs or more, you can use the RTGS mode for quick online remittance. From 14th December, 2020, RTGS online payments can be made 24×7 – including holidays.
Canara RTGS branch timings: within the business hours
Canara Bank IMPS Timings
Since IMPS is an online-only method of fund transfers, there is no specific Canara bank IMPS timing set. This means that you can make an IMPS transaction using either the Canara mobile banking or the internet banking in seconds – anytime.
Canara Bank UPI Timings
You can make transfers via UPI or the Unified Payment System at any time of any day. All you need is generate your UPI PIN and ID which can be used on all UPI apps alike.
This payment system is not available offline – thus no branch timings are specified for it.
Also, check Working Hours for Other Banks:
Canara Bank Timings – FAQs
Canara bank opens at 10AM for customers every Monday to Friday, along with the 1st, 2nd and 5th Saturdays of every month, as well.
Yes. You can transact funds using the NEFT mode on Sundays via internet or mobile banking.
Canara Bank Timings:
– Monday to Friday: 10:00 am – 3:30 pm
– 1st, 3rd, 5th Saturdays: 10:00 am to 3:30 pm
– 2nd and 4th Saturdays: Closed
Canara Bank doesn’t close its operations during lunch hours. To customers, no lunch break is specified. Therefore, you can visit the bank anytime between 10AM to 3:30PM (on working days).
Every 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month, just like all other banks, Canara Bank remains closed or non-operational. Rest of the Saturdays, the bank is open in its usual working hours.
