Access AIR : Bagdogra is the nearest domestic airport, 90 km away from Darjeeling. While Kolkata at 500 km has an international airport. Jet Airways and Indian Airlines both have flights to Bagdogra from Kolkata (55 min) and Delhi (via Guwahati). A taxi ride from Bagdogra to Darjeeling should take 3 ½ hr and cost about Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,500 ($23-$34).

RAIL : The two nearest railheads are Siliguri (77 km) and New Jalpaiguri (88 km) which have direct railway connections with Calcutta, Delhi, Guwahati and other major cities of India. From Siliguri, you can also board the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (toy train) that takes around 8 hours, or a taxi that will take 2-3 hr to get to Darjeeling.

ROAD : Darjeeling is connected by road with Siliguri, Bagdogra, Gangtok, and Kathmandu across the Nepali border. From Bagdogra or New Jalpaiguri, board a taxi/ scooter/ rickshaw to Siliguri 10 and 5 km away respectively. Buses from Darjeeling usually leave from the Bazaar bus stand on Hill Cart Road.


Distances from nearby cities :

Siliguri :	77 km
New Jalpaiguri :	88 km
Bagdogra :	90 km
Gangtok :	120 km
Guwahati :	590 km
Calcutta :	500 km
Kathmandu :	677 km

Stay At The "Land of the Celestial Thunderbolt" (Dorje = thunderbolt, ling = place; emblematic of lord Indra's thunderbolt), was "gifted" to the British by the once-independent kingdom of Sikkim, and the once Victorian holiday summer retreat is continues to thrill with its "champagne of teas" and the frolicking Bhutia and Lepcha children. Right from charming old mansions now converted to hotels to swanky modern hotels - the lodging provisions abound in this Himalayan kingdom.

Heritage Hotels in Darjeeling :
Windamere Hotel	Fortune Resort Central
Central New Elgin Hotel
Three Star Hotels in Darjeeling :
Hotel Sinclair's Darjeeling
Resorts :
Mayfair Hill Resort ( 3 Star)	Hotel Swiss ( 3 Star)
Two Star Hotels in Darjeeling :
Hotel Seven Seventeen