Pick up:- Our travel counter arranges airport & railway station pickups and drops. Please email for rates.
Airlines:- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport at Dum Dum, is the international and domestic airport of Calcutta. Around 16 km from the heart of the city. The Dumdum metro station is about 23 kms from the airport.
Train:- Howrah and Sealdah are the two major railway stations. Every day thousands of people commute by train . Like other big cities local trains are popular mode of commute for suburban people.
Metro ( Underground Railway ):- India's first underground railway connects between southern and northern part of the city (between Tollygunge and Dumdum ). The track passes through the heart of the city. Stations are wall decorated with art works based on themes related to local area.
Bus:- The most widely used mode of transportation between suburbs and the main city. Buses come in different types, like, CSTC (Calcutta State Transport Corporation) Govt. buses, privately owned bus routes (majority of the buses are privately owned), mini buses, specials, limited stops, express service etc. Fares start from Rs.4.50. Some special buses' fare start from Rs.7/7 . Most buses have two doors, some have one. All buses have some seats reserved for ladies and elderly people. In most of the cases, ticket collector (conductor) collects the ticket after boarding. Check different local bus routes. Long distance buses are available from Esplanade and Howrah. Some long distance buses have luxury elements like video displays etc.
Tram:- Though decommissioned in some part of the city, electric trams are still one of the means of traveling between places within the city. They move slow on the laid tracks in traffic jammed streets, but they are environment friendly (no emission).
Taxi:- There are plenty of them through out the city. Prepaid taxis are available from Airport and Howrah Train Station. Taxi fares are confusing as the taxis are equipped with different kinds of meters. Some have old meters where the fare is usually 200-300% on the top of the metered price. Taxis with new electronic meters have less confusion, but usually 150% of the amount displayed is payable. Whatever it is, the passenger can ask for a rate conversion chart which has the conversion between metered amount and the payable amount.
Auto Rickshaw:- These three wheeled vehicles runs between short distances and are available through out the city mostly in suburban area. Most of them have designated routes and need a minimum number of 4 or 5 passengers to start. But they are flexible. Being smaller in size compared to other vehicles, sometimes they are able to move faster in the crowded city streets.
CALL A CAB:- UBER & OLA have recently launched their services in Kolkata. We have provided a link to their site at our HOME PAGE.