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How To Reach Kolkata By Air

The airport in Kolkata is known as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport and this is situated at a distance of about 20 kilometers from the city center. It serves both domestic and international needs and is connected with all the major Indian cities.

Airlines that fly from and to Kolkata and their connecting places

Connecting Places	Airlines
Ahmedabad	Jetair, Indigo, Kingfisher
Aizawl	Air Deccan, Indian
Bagdogra	Indian, Jetair, Kingfisher, Air Deccan
Bangalore	Indian, Kingfisher, Indigo, Air Sahara, Spicejet, Jetair, Air Deecan
Chennai	Indian, Jetair, Air Deccan, Indigo
Chittagong	Indian
Delhi	Air Deccan, Kingfisher, Indigo, Jetair, Indian, Air Sahara, MDLR, Spicejet
Dibrugarh	Air Deccan, Indian
Dimapur	Indian, Alliance Air, Air Deccan
Gaya	Indian
Goa	Indigo, Kingfisher
Guwahati	Indigo, Kingfisher, Jetair, Air Deccan, Indian, Alliance Air, Air Sahara
Hyderabad	Kingfisher, Indigo, Spicejet, Jetair, Air Deccan, Air Sahara
Imphal	Indigo, Air Deccan, Jetair, Indian, Air Deccan
Indore	Kingfisher
Jaipur	Indigo
Jamshedpur	Air Deccan
Mumbai	Jetair, Kingfisher, Indigo, Indian, Jetair, Air India Express, Air Sahara, Spicejet
Patna	Air Deccan, Air Sahara
Pune	Kingfisher, Jetair
Ranchi	Air Deccan, MDLR
Shillong	Alliance Air
Silchar	Indian, Air Deccan, Alliance Air

From the airport, you can take Volvo buses to reach the main city and these buses ply in five different routes. They are available outside the domestic terminal and those who reach Kolkata at international terminal should walk to domestic terminal to take these buses. Taxis are also available.

How To Reach Kolkata By Train

Kolkata is connected with all the major stations of India by train and serves as the gateway to the north eastern part of India. There are two major railway stations in Kolkata namely Howrah station and Sealdah station. Another important terminus is Kolkata station and the two smaller ones are Santragachhi and Shalimar stations. Near the Howrah station you have the ferry service through which you can reach the other side of the river. If you want to go to Babu ghat or Fairlie Place this is the best option.

Railway Stations and Their Codes

Stations	Codes
Kolkata	KOAA
Howrah Junction	HWH
Sealdah	SDAH
Shalimar	SHM
Santragachi	SRC

List of trains passing through Kolkata Station

List of trains passing through Howrah Junction

List of trains passing through Sealdah Station

List of trains passing through Shalimar Station

List of trains passing through Santragachi Station

Trains to Kolkata (Howrah Junction) from important destinations in India

Starting Station	Train Name	Train Number
Dhanbad Junction	DHN-HWH Double Decker	12386
Hyderabad	HWH HYB East Coast Express	18646
Burdwan	BWN-HWH Non-stop local	37854
Guwahati	GHY-ERS Express	12508
Haridwar Junction	HW-HWH Kumv Exp	12508
Pobandar	PBR Howrah Exp	12905
Jodhpur Junction	Ju-HWH Superfast	12308
Pune	Azad Hind Exp	12129
Chennai Central	Howrah Mail	12840
Puri	Puri HWH Exp	12838
Midnapore	MDN HWH Local	68662
New Delhi	Poorva Express	12382

How To Reach Kolkata By Road

Kolkata is connected by buses with all major Indian cities and since the city serves as the gateway to the other northeastern states, the bus station is always crowded and busy. The buses are run by West Bengal State Transport Corporation. Air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned deluxe and luxury buses are available to all major cities in the neighboring states.

Distance from Kolkata to other major cities

Places	Distances
Agra	1277 km
New Delhi	1464 km
Guwahati	1016 km
Chandigarh	1715 km
Varanasi	682 km
Mumbai	1957 km
Hyderabad	1469 km
Lucknow	1004 km
Vijayawada	1228 km
Ranchi	433 km
Kanpur	1006 km
Patna	581 km
Aizawl	874 km
Shillong	1113 km
Dispur	1027 km
Ranchi	439 km