How to Reach

Darjeeling – The “QUEEN OF HILLS” is a Himalayan city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is internationally renowned as a tourist destination for its spectacular view of Mount Kanchenjunga. One can have the view of entire Singalila Range along with Mount Kanchenjunga, Bhutan Himalaya and part of Everest range from Darjeeling. The eye catching valleys, meandering rivers and of course the lush green tea gardens are the unique features of Darjeeling

Darjeeling hill town is located a the Himalayan, northern part of West Bengal at an altitude of 6,710 ft.

If you are visiting from other parts of India, you will first need to reach either New Jalpaiguri Railway Station, Bagdogra Airport or Siliguri Town, and then approach Darjeeling.

Bagdogra Airport is the nearest air connection which is 96 kms away from Darjeeling. Many carriers run direct flights from Delhi, Guwahati and Kolkata. Once you reach at the airport, you can avail a private car, taxi or share a cab to get to Darjeeling, which will take around 3 hrs.

The nearest railway station to Darjeeling is New Jalpaiguri which connects the city with all the major parts of the country. There are a number of trains from cities like Kolkata, Delhi, Guwahati, Chennai, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar and Kochi.

From NJP, the famous Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR), known to all as the “Toy Train” completes the journey to Darjeeling. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was the first, and is still the most outstanding example of a hill passenger railway. It is no listed as a World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO.

There is regular bus service from Siliguri to Darjeeling, however, they are quite slow due to steep, twisted climb up to Darjeeling. Shared jeeps are faster.

Siliguri is the nearest town connected to the mainline rail network. Ample transport is available to Darjeeling from Siliguri. The most popular modes of transport are Taxi (usually shared by three to four passengers) or shared jeep (ten passengers).