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By air / train /
bus from Calcutta (585 km).
By Road :
Siliguri is the main city in the plains by
the Tenzing Norgay Road (formerly Hill Cart
Road).
By Bus :
There are regular buses to/from Kolkata. The
well-known and comfortable Siliguri Rocket,
run by the North Bengal State Transport
Corporation (NBSTC), leaves Kolkata at 8PM
arriving Siliguri at 8am (Rs. 245). Some
private bus lines also ply the route. The
'Royal Cruiser' Volvo buses run by Gupta
Travel (Tel: +91 353 251-3451 +91 353
251-3451 ) leaves Kolkata at 8PM arriving
Siliguri at 9am (Rs. 745 AC/Rs. 325 non-AC).
Under a joint
understanding between Indian and Bangladeshi
transport authority, there are regular bus
services to/from Dhaka, capital of
Bangladesh. BRTC (Bangladesh Road Transport
Corporation) buses leave Dhaka everynight at
8 PM and reach India-Bangladesh border at
Changrabanda post at early morning. These
buses will not cross the border and the
passengers have to clear customs, walk a few
hundred yards to cross the border and board
the waiting Indian buses for another three
hour ride to Siliguri. The buses are air
conditioned, very comfortable and depart on
time. One way fare from Dhaka to Siliguri is
between USD 20 to 25, depending on
conversion rates.
There is a
regular bus service from Phuentsholing in
Bhutan and the Bhutanese border town of
Jaigon to Siliguri. The Bhutan Government
buses depart across from the bus station,
near the Hotel Heritage.
The bus station
is located across the street from the Sher-e-Punjab
Hotel on Hill Cart Road (Tenzing Norgay
Road).
By Rail :
Siliguri has two important railway stations:
Siliguri Junction and New Jalpaiguri (NJP)
besides 'Siliguri Town'. NJP connects
Siliguri with Gauhati/Dibrugarh in the
north-east, Jaipur/Jodhpur/Mumbai etc in the
west, Delhi/Kolkata etc in the north and
Trivandrum/Cochin etc in the south. Siliguri
Junction mainly serves short distance meter
gauge line trains along with a new broad
gauge line up to NJP. NJP is about a twenty
to thirty minute ride from the city center.
Now Siliguri
Junction have some long distance train like
Mahananda Express(Upto New Delhi),
Kanchankanya Express (upto Sealdah) etc.
New Jalpaiguri/Siliguri Junction stations at
the base of the Darjeeling Hill areas have
direct railway connections with Calcutta,
Mumbai, Guwahati, Madras, Lucknow, and
Delhi.
Some Important
train services connecting New Jalpaiguri /
Siliguri with major cities.
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From Calcutta |
From New Delhi |
From Mumbai |
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• Darjeeling Mail |
• North East |
• Bombay Mail |
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• Kamroop Exp |
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• New Jalpaiguri |
From Madras |
From Guwahati |
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• Teesta Torsa |
• Howrah Mail |
• Assam Mail |
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• Kunchanjunga Express |
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By Air :
By air to Bagdogra (Siliguri) - flight
duration is about 45 minutes. Indian
Airlines as well as private airlines operate
on this route.
The closest
major international airport is at Kolkata,
approx 570km south of Siliguri. The Bagdogra
Airport is just 14km from the heart of
Siliguri and has links with most major
Indian cities - Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai,
Kolkata and Guwahati, while Druk Air
operates flights from Bangkok twice a week
(incoming in Sundays and Wednesdays,
outgoing on Tuesdays and Saturdays). Flights
on the Bangkok route begin or terminate in
Paro, Bhutan. Taxis are available from the
airport to Siliguri, as well as to
Darjeeling and Gangtok, though these are
expensive. Cheaper options are available
from Siliguri bus station.
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