Haldia: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Haldia is a city of 170,695 people in India (West Bengal), 6 m (20 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), 75 km (47 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Haldia runs from about 10 h 50 min a day in late December to 13 h 31 min in late June (computed for 22.06° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Haldia is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), 75 km (47 mi) from the centre, whose 11,919-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.
Flights to Haldia: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Haldia · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Dhaka, 298 km (Bangladesh) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Kolkata, 62 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Chattogram, 384 km (Bangladesh) — flights · buses · car rental
- Gazipur, 320 km (Bangladesh) — flights · buses
- Khulna, 171 km (Bangladesh) — flights · tours
- Jamshedpur, 214 km — tours
- Dhanbad, 259 km — tours
- Ranchi, 321 km
- Howrah, 61 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Bhubaneswar, 309 km
Common questions
Which airport serves Haldia?
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), 75 km (47 mi) from the centre.
How big is Haldia?
About 170,695 people live in Haldia, across 102 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Haldia in?
Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30.
What currency is used in Haldia?
The Rupee (INR). Traffic drives on the left.
Which cities are near Haldia?
Dhaka (298 km), Kolkata (62 km), Chattogram (384 km), Gazipur (320 km), Khulna (171 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.