Sikkim, Darjeeling and the Dooars
Five to seven days. Night train to NJP or a flight to Bagdogra, then a car for the whole hill circuit.
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Trips across India from Kolkata: how we plan them
For anything beyond about 600 km, the sensible shape is the same: fly or take a train for the long leg, and use a car at both ends. We do the home pickup and the airport or station drop, arrange the car and hotels at the destination, and put the whole thing in one plan so you are not chasing three different people.
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What to fit in
Puri, Bhubaneswar and Konark
Three to five days, the easiest long trip from here. Train or a drive of 494 km.
Deoghar, Varanasi, Gaya
Temple trips of three to five days, comfortable by train with a car waiting, or by road for a group.
Andaman
Five to seven days by flight to Port Blair, then Havelock and Neil by ferry. We arrange the whole plan and the airport transfers here.
Rajasthan, Kerala, Kashmir, the Northeast
Six to ten days, always by flight with cars and hotels at the destination. Tell us the dates and we build the day-wise plan.
What we arrange and what we do not
We plan the trip day by day, arrange hotels and the cars at both ends, and handle the pickup and drop here. Air, train and ferry tickets are booked through our ticketing partners, and government fees, permits and entry charges are whatever the authorities set on the day. We do not promise a seat, a fare or a permit we do not control. Everything is quoted in writing before you pay anything.
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What we tell people before they go
Small things that decide whether the day is good or tiring.
Fix the dates before the destination. Flight and train availability decides more than anything else.
Keep one spare day on hill and island trips, for weather and ferries.
Send us your ID details early if permits are involved, as in Sikkim or Andaman.
Road distances and drive times here are checked on road routing data and then widened for real traffic. Timings, ferry hours and entry rules change with the season, so ask us the day before you go and we will tell you what the road is like that week.
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Cars for this trip
These are the trips on our list that match this guide. Pickup is from your gate.
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We pick up from these areas
A day trip works best when the car reaches you early, from your own side of town.
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Questions about Trips across India from Kolkata: how we plan them
Do you book the flight and train tickets as well?
Tickets are booked through our ticketing partners, and the cars, hotels and the plan are ours. You get one written quote covering the whole trip.
Can you pick us up from home at 3am for an early flight?
Yes, we run airport pickups at every hour from Barrackpore, Sodepur, Dum Dum, Barasat, Salt Lake and the rest of the belt, and the driver confirms the night before.
not sure yet? send the date anyway. If we cannot do it, we will say so.
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want a car for it
Tell us the date and we plan the day
Send the date and how many people are going. We tell you which car fits, when the car should start, and the full price in writing before you decide.