How to reach
Air : Kolkata is well connected to major international
& domestic airports. The international Netaji Subhash Airport (Dum
Dum Airport) is 20 kms from the city. Most of the domestic airlines have
direct services to and from Calcutta-Kolkata to other important cities
of India such as
Delhi, Mumbai,
Chennai,
Patna, Varanasi,
Lucknow, etc.
Rail : Calcutta is served by two railway
station, Haora (Howrah) and Sealdah and is connected to major cities all
over the country. The tourist railway booking office is on the 1st floor
at 6 Fairlie Place near BBD Bagh.
Road : Calcutta is connected by an extensive
network of national highways with major cities and towns. Buses
generally depart from the Esplanades bus stand area at the northern end
of the Maidan near Chowringhee Road. But there are a number of private
companies which have their own stands. Buses to and from the South generally
use the bus stand near Fort William at Babu Ghat. |