Travel to Kolkata
Every way to reach Kolkata: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Kolkata is reachable from 75 places across 17 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 25 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 1h 11m door to door. The nearest origin is 41 km away.
How people reach Kolkata
Every mode that actually calls at Kolkata, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 40 | €11.88 | 1h 11m | 1,163 km | 2 |
| Flight | 113 | €31.41 | 3h 54m | 12,574 km | 23 |
- 75Places you can arrive from
- 75Places you can leave for
- 17Countries
- 25Operators
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Kolkata is not something we sell.
A room in Kolkata for the night the train gets in
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 10 | 7% | Hālīsahar, 41 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 44 | 29% | Jamshedpur, 225 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 56 | 37% | Imphal, 621 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 43 | 28% | Bengaluru, 1560 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Kolkata that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| India | 112 | 73% |
| China | 7 | 5% |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 3% |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 3% |
| Thailand | 4 | 3% |
| Vietnam | 4 | 3% |
| Bhutan | 2 | 1% |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 2 | 1% |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 2 | 1% |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1% |
| Nepal | 2 | 1% |
| Qatar | 2 | 1% |
| Singapore | 2 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in Kolkata
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Kolkata
- Kolkata railway station
- Sagnik Pramanik
- Kona railway station
- Kolkata Station Bus Terminal
- 30D Bus Stop
- CCU
- Babu Ghat
- Outram Ghat
The fare from CCU into Kolkata is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
Getting from CCU into Kolkata
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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The cheapest journeys into Kolkata
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hālīsahar to Kolkata train | €11.88 | 1h 11m | 41 km |
| Shāntipur to Kolkata train | €14.64 | 1h 27m | 76 km |
| Durgapur to Kolkata train | €23.44 | 2h | 151 km |
| Asansol to Kolkata train | €28.94 | 2h 20m | 188 km |
| Baharampur to Kolkata train | €30.59 | 2h 10m | 172 km |
| Dhaka to Kolkata flight | €31.41 | 3h 54m | 245 km |
| Bokaro to Kolkata train | €38.84 | 2h 49m | 257 km |
| Jamshedpur to Kolkata train | €39.39 | 2h 34m | 225 km |
| Agartala to Kolkata flight | €39.67 | 4h 1m | 330 km |
| Dhanbad to Kolkata train | €42.14 | 2h 44m | 241 km |
| Ranchi to Kolkata train | €42.69 | 3h | 324 km |
| Bhubaneswar to Kolkata flight | €44.98 | 4h 5m | 365 km |
| Bhagalpur to Kolkata train | €49.29 | 3h 46m | 330 km |
| Siliguri to Kolkata flight | €51.47 | 4h 11m | 461 km |
| Patna to Kolkata flight | €55.01 | 4h 11m | 470 km |
| Guwahati to Kolkata flight | €57.37 | 4h 16m | 529 km |
We cannot promise Kolkata railway station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Kolkata?
Most of the points near Kolkata railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Kolkata
Common questions about Travel to Kolkata
How can I get to Kolkata?
Kolkata is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 75 places, across 17 countries, on services run by 25 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Kolkata?
The cheapest way into Kolkata is by train, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 75 origins we sell into Kolkata over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Kolkata?
The fastest journey into Kolkata is by train, at 1h 11m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 41 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Kolkata have?
Kolkata has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Kolkata railway station, Sagnik Pramanik, Kona railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Kolkata from within 200 km?
10 of the routes we sell into Kolkata start within 200 km. The nearest is Hālīsahar, 41 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Kolkata in India?
Kolkata connects to 75 places on our network across 17 countries, the furthest of them 12,574 km away in a straight line. India routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in India
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Kolkata is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Kolkata and across India
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