The body is scheduled to arrive at 12.30 p.m.
"The casket containing the mortal remains of Kalam will be taken from Palam to his residence in a gun carriage," defence ministry spokesperson Sitanshu Kar said.
The public can pay homage to Kalam from 3 p.m. onwards at 10 Rajaji Marg here.
The former president died on Monday in a private hospital in Shillong after he collapsed while delivering a lecture on "Liveable Planet" to students of the Indian Institute of Management-Shillong.
(IANS)