By Air

Kolkata has an International Airport that has regular flights to Europe, the United States of America and the Orient.

Major cities in India are connected to Kolkata by domestic flights.

The Dum Dum Airport is only 17 km away from the city centre. There are taxis, airport buses and public minibuses to get you to the city centre from the airport. The best way to get into the city is to take a prepaid taxi to your destination in town, or to have a rented car meet you at the airport.

By Road

It is possible to get to Kolkata by road. One can drive or take a bus from anywhere to Kolkata, be it Delhi, Bombay or Guwahati. Gas stations dot the routes and there are numerous options for eating and resting along the way. Distances are however great and it is better if one opts the rails or the skies.

By Train

Howrah on the west of Hooghly River and Sealdah to the east of the river are the two rail stations and both are very crowded and frenetic with activity. All trains to India’s north-eastern region originate and end at Sealdah and trains to west, central and south India operate from Howrah. One needs to be careful against pickpockets at the stations. Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Nagpur, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad and other major Indian cities are connected with Kolkata.

By Sea

It is possible to get to Kolkata by ship from Port Blair in the Anadaman and Nicobar islands, Vishakhapatnam and Chennai.