How to Reach Darjeeling from Delhi by – Train, Air, Road and Car

Darjeeling is one of the famous tourist place and most visited destinations in the state of West Bengal. It is prettiest hill stations located in northern part of India. It’s all about magnificent views of snowcapped. One of the famous National Park ‘Gorumara’ is only 140kms away from this place. Darjeeling is the splendid hill station which also renowned for its tea plantation. Third highest mountain peak in the world which takes your breath away is the view of Kanchenjunga.

Various mode of transport by which you will reach to Darjeeling are:

How to Reach Darjeeling from Delhi By Air/ By Flight:

Nearest Airport: is the “Bagdogra Airport”.  96 kilometers away from Darjeeling. There are many direct flights from major cities of India such as from Delhi, Guwahati and Kolkata to Darjeeling. New Delhi (IGI) and Kolkata airports are well-connected with international cities across the globe. Once you reach at the airport, you can hire a prepaid taxi or a cab to reach to the Darjeeling, which will take around 3 hours.

HATCHBACKIndica, Swift or similarAC | 4 Seats | 1 Luggage BagRs.2500
SEDANDzire, Etios or similarAC | 4 Seats | 2 Luggage BagsRs.2500
SUVXylo, Ertiga or similarAC | 6 Seats | 3 Luggage BagsRs.3500

How to Reach Darjeeling from Delhi by  By Bus:

Nearest bus stop is: Siliguri, which is approximately 70 kilometers away from Darjeeling. Bus service on the hill areas are quite slow but economical service it is. Other bus services are also available from neighbouring towns like Kurseong and Kalimpong which is 50 and 30 kilometers away. Even from Gangtok city daily buses are running for Darjeeling. One, who is planning to reach Darjeeling by road from Gangtok, needs to cover a distance of 110kms. It takes approximately 3 hours from Gangtok to Darjeeling.

How to Reach Darjeeling from Delhi by By Train:

Most nearest railway station in Darjeeling is at New Jalpaiguri which is 62 kilometers from the main city. It connects major Indian cities like Guwahati, Kolkata, New Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Bhubaneshwar and Cochin. Toy Train is the most popular train service starts at New Jalpaiguri and will get you to Darjeeling at a speed of 30 miles per hour only.  Toy train journey is the most prestigious as well as heritage journey India.

Delhi to Siliguri Trains

Train No.NameDeparture Stn (Time)Arrival Stn (Time)Trip Time
22424Guwahati RajdhaniNew Delhi (14:00)New Jalpaiguri (10:45)20h 45m
12424Dibrugarh Town RajdhaniNew Delhi (14:00)New Jalpaiguri (10:45)20h 45m
5619New Delhi Kamakhya Superfast SpecialNew Delhi (23:45)New Jalpaiguri (00:05)24h 20m
2236New Delhi Guwahati Superfast SpecialNew Delhi (09:30)New Jalpaiguri (11:45)26h 15m
2436New Delhi Guwahati Superfast SpecialNew Delhi (09:30)New Jalpaiguri (11:45)26h 15m
12236New Delhi Dibrugarh RajdhaniNew Delhi (09:30)New Jalpaiguri (11:45)26h 15m
12436New Delhi Dibrugarh Town RajdhaniNew Delhi (09:30)New Jalpaiguri (11:45)26h 15m
12524New Delhi New Jalpaiguri Superfast ExpressNew Delhi (15:10)New Jalpaiguri (18:35)27h 25m

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