Property In Kolkata » How to Reach

Kolkata is easily reachable by various means of transportation namely, air, rail, road, and sea.

By Air:
Kolkata has an International Airport which has regular flights to Europe, the United States of America and the Orient. Most of the major and important cities of India are well connected by many domestic flights. The Dum Dum Airport is just 17 km away from the city center. There are taxis, airport buses and public minibuses to get you to the city center 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:
One can drive or take a bus easily from anywhere to Kolkata, be it Delhi, Mumbai or Guwahati. Gas stations dot the routes and there are numerous options for eating and resting all along the way. Distances are however great and therefore, 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 main rail stations and both are very crowded and congested. All trains to India’s north-eastern region originate and end at Sealdah, and trains to west, central and south India operate from Howrah. Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Nagpur, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad and other major Indian cities are well connected with Kolkata.

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