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It's about 20 Km from the city.
If you need to take cab to go anywhere from there, please approach the pre-paid taxi counter.
This counter is very prominently located after the custom and before the exit.
Otherwise you'll have to bargain with the cab driver and if you're a foreigner, most likely they won't give in to any price at least double the pre-paid fare.
If you opt for the meter, they'll probably bring you around and around before getting to your destination. The extra fare might not be much, but you'll lose your precious time.
Anyway generally taxi fare is quite cheap there, and even much cheaper if you're a local.
For example the pre-paid fare from DumDum to Sealdah train station is 180 rupees.
If you're a local or if you speak perfect Bengali, you can prolly get it at less than 100 rupees.
So once you bought the pre-paid ticket, keep both your and the driver's copy of the receipt.
Only give him the receipt once you're sure that you've reached your destination.
There are some cases where the driver will drop you somewhere and tell you that your destination is just around the corner, but in fact you're halfway across the city.
Written Dec 5, 2010
Website: http://www.calcuttaairport.com
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Kolkata is well connected with most Indian cities and many international cities by air. The Airport here is Netaji Subhas International Airport and it is served by most Indian and many International Air cariers.
Written Jun 24, 2009
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For the benefit of my fellow traveller, I am putting scanned copy of Air timings to and from Netaji Subhash Bose Airport, Kolkata ( CCU). I am sure it will of great help to my friends.
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Updated Jul 24, 2008
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Calcutta is well connected to most of the places in India. It has daily flights to and from Delhi, Bombay, Bangalore, Madras(Chennai), Hyderabad, Pune, Lucknow, The North-Eastern States, Bhubaneshwar, Ahmedabad and to most of the other important places.
You can contact the airlines offices for more details. There are four main domestic airlines operating from Calcutta Airport. Their contact numbers are given below:
Jet Airways: +913339840000
Jetlite: +913330302020
Indian Airlines : +91331407
Air Deccan: +919831677470 / +913339008888
Indigo Airlines: +919910383838
SpiceJet: +919871803333
Kingfisher: +918041979797
Updated Oct 20, 2007
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Calcutta has one of the biggest airports in India and the city is well connected to the other parts of India and abroad. If you are a European tourist or an American tourist, then the best possible way for you to come to Kolkata is to take a British Airways or a Lufthansa flight. British Airways flies three times a week to Kolkata, direct from London, while, Lufthansa flies to Calcutta three times a week direct from Frankfurt. Recently, Air India has started direct flights to London from Kolkata. You can also avail of other Asian Airlines.
If you are an Asian tourist coming to Calcutta from an Asian country or from Australia, then you can take Singapore Airlines, Air Malaysia, Thai Airways or Air Emirates and even Cosmic Air. All these airlines fly to Calcutta five days a week.
Certain other airlines like Gulf Air, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Druk Air, GMG Airlines and Biman Bangladesh also have flights to and from the Kolkata International Airport.
For further details you can contact the offices of these airlines in your city or your travel agent.
The domestic Airlines that operate from Kolkata to other parts of India are:
1. Indian Airlines: www.indian-airlines.com
2. Jet Airways; www.jetairways.com
3. Jetlite: www.jetlite.com
4. Kingfisher Airlines: www.flykingfisher.com
5. Indigo Airlines: www.goindigo.in
6. Spicejet Airlines: www.spicejet.com
7. Air Deccan: www.airdeccan.net
Updated Oct 20, 2007
Getting to Kolkata frm Dhaka is quite convenient by airplane. There are multiple flights departing daily frm Dhaka. You hv the choice between Biman Bangladesh Airlines or GMG Airlines. The tkts wld cost arnd Taka 6500 / person. The flying time is very short just 25mins. H/e pls always pre enquire with the airport re flight status as delays are very normal in this sector.
Updated Oct 29, 2006
As India is a vast country a lot of time is consumed for travelling. Hence it is better to travel by air to save time. A lot of low budget airlines have been launched which are cheap, safe, efficient and comfortable. Go Air, Spicejet India, Indian, Air Deccan have their services to Kolkata.
Written Oct 9, 2006
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Kolkata is very well connected by trains with most Indian cities and towns. there are two stations here, the Howrah station and the Sealdah Station.
Written Jun 24, 2009
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Buses of Calcutta are the cheapest mode of travel, not only compared to the other transport modes in the city but also in comparison to any transportation mode in any Indian city. A bus ticket for major distances within the city would cost you around Rs. 4.50 to Rs. 8, depending upon the distance. There are also chartered buses for some routes, which will cost you between Rs. 10 to Rs. 20. However, a word of caution here, the buses of Kolkata are well known for their rash driving. So while boarding on or boarding off, please take care. The driver might be in a hurry.
Written Jun 24, 2009
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Calcutta does not have a very wide metro network but the single line from Dum Dum to Tollygunge is well maintained and everyday millions of people commute by them. During office hours there is huge rush, but during the rest of the day, the journey is comfortable. metro trains are generally on schedule and are clean.
Written Jun 24, 2009
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