Kolkata: 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.
Kolkata is a city of 4.6 million people in India (West Bengal), 11 m (36 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre. It has a dozen or more railway stations on record, including Kolkata railway station. Our booking partner lists 1,080+ places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Kolkata runs from about 10 h 48 min a day in late December to 13 h 34 min in late June (computed for 22.56° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Kolkata is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre, whose 11,919-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.
Flights to Kolkata: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Kolkata railway station, Ballygunge Junction railway station, Dum Dum Junction railway station, Majerhat railway station, Jadavpur railway station, Bidhannagar Road railway station. Trains to Kolkata
Buses to Kolkata · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 1,080+ places to stay in Kolkata (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 770 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (487), and 22 are five-star. Across 228 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 7.5 out of 10. Guests have left 77,737 reviews in total.
Hotels in Kolkata: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 11 hostels in Kolkata, out of 1,080 places to stay of every kind — 1% of everywhere it lists in the city, a small share: this is a city where nearly everything on offer is a hotel or an apartment. Across 5 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.4 out of 10, which is 0.9 above the 7.5 its hotels average — not unusual, since a hostel is judged on its staff and its common room rather than on its fittings. Guests have left 2,327 reviews across them.
Hostels in Kolkata: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Dhaka, 245 km (Bangladesh) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Chattogram, 357 km (Bangladesh) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Gazipur, 264 km (Bangladesh) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Khulna, 126 km (Bangladesh) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Jamshedpur, 225 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Dhanbad, 241 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Ranchi, 324 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Rangpur, 365 km (Bangladesh) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Howrah, 5 km
- Bhubaneswar, 365 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
Twin towns and sister cities: Karachi, Long Beach, Thessaloniki, Kunming, Naples, Odesa, Incheon, Dhaka.
Common questions
Which airport serves Kolkata?
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre.
How big is Kolkata?
About 4.6 million people live in Kolkata, across 206 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Kolkata in?
Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30.
What currency is used in Kolkata?
The Rupee (INR). Traffic drives on the left.
Are there hostels in Kolkata?
11 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Kolkata.
How many hotels are there in Kolkata?
Our booking partner lists 1,080 or more places to stay in Kolkata, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Kolkata?
Dhaka (245 km), Chattogram (357 km), Gazipur (264 km), Khulna (126 km), Jamshedpur (225 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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.