Kolkata (Calcutta) Travel Forum

Where is the Howrah bridge in Calcutta.

Hi all. I shall be arriving at Kolkata Airport around midnight and would like to spend the night at a hotel located close to the airport.
Is the MBD Hotel operational? In January 2008 it looked empty and in disrepair.
Do you know the Ashok Hotel?
Can you recommend any decent hotel located close to Kolkata Airport.
Many thanks for your assistance.

Hi Friends,
I'm an egyptian surgeon and actually I would be happy if u helped me in my plan to come to calcutta on sept.
18th till
26/9.
As this is the first time to me to go there so I need an advise about what I
suppose to do about the accomodation, the transportation, how i can get a sim
card......etc
One of my friends advised me about heera intern. hotel, he told me that i can get a good single room with A/C for 700 Rs a night including taxes,what do u think, is there any other places for the same but better service or same service but less rate?
Also if I want to have some fun where and what i suppose to go and do?
my mail if u would like to send directly to me is husamsamy@gmail.com

I'm trying to book train tickets from Kolkata to Varanasi, but there are various options for Varanasi. I've tried all the options but none are giving me train times...

Can someone help?

I've been researching hotels in Kolkatta and they all seem to be very expensive... the ones that are available.. is this normal or could it be the time of year (October)

Hello ...

I would like to ask for some travel advice..

I will be arriving into Kolkatta on a Sunday night and would like to catch a train to Varanasi on Monday night. I would really appreciate it if someone could let me know if there are overnight trains.

Many thanks for your help

I am new to this city and i am regular jogger. i am staying in near dum dum metro and have been trying to find a place to jog. There are too many stray dogs in the street and i dont find poeple early in the morning around this place. Can somebody suggest me a place to jog in kolkata. Please specify the metro station i should get down as well.

I will go to Kolkata next month...Is there Airtel sim card selling at the airport? Do I need any document to buy sim card there?

Having retired I would like to spend winters in Calcutta and am looking for a furnished apartment rental from December 2008 through April 2009 in central city.

Emotional, harrowing diary article...

Sean Thomas is shocked by the reality of life – and death – in the former capital of the British Raj

http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/?storyID=19671


How true is this...really?

I will be in Kolkata for training in February. During March, I would like to spend one to two weeks at an ashram combined with volunteer work. Does anyone know of any around or outside Kolkata? I have been practising yoga from a very young age, and I am only aware of most ashrams in other states in India. I am not very familiar with Kolkata or West Bengal. I would appreciate any programs or ashrams you could recommend where you can volunteer in exchange for staying and practising yoga. Or, another option would be an ashram where it is budget. I am not look for spa or very expensive or luxury place. Simple is more ideal for me.

Hello There,
I will be visiting Kolkata for a leisure trip in mid Jan. I am from Bangladesh, last time when I visited Kolkata I wanted to enter Tantra an Unerground but I was denied entry as they said those places are only for couples. I wanted to pay the entry fee if there is any but was declined entry. But I have seen other guys entering those places, probably they are regulars there and well - known to the bouncers and manager. Can you guys suggest any nightclub in Kolkata where individuals are also allowed to enter? I know one common suggestion is to get a girl, but difficult to manage one in two / three days, any suggestion guys?

I will be visiting Calcutta for only a few days next week, and wanted to organize a guide to show me around the city, maybe to see some of the markets-Any suggestions of companies that offer these services?

Hi, could anybody give me some information where to book the train ticket from Calcutta to Siliguri and how much does it cost? Also need tips on budget/cheap hotel in Calcutta. How much does the taxi cost from the airport to the center of the city?

Does somebody know the best way to go from Kolkata to Varanasi?
Thought train was ok, but a friend of mine did the train from Delhi to Varanasi and he was quite hellish.
Thanks,

Dear Friend,

I'll arrive Kolkata on 6th December and want to leave for Agra on the same day. But I've heard that it is quite difficult to get rail ticket on same date on December.

I've tried to book ticket online, but as I don't have any Indian Bank Account and Indian Address, I couldn't book ticket.

Can anyone suggest me how to book a rail ticket from abroad? Is there anyone/travel agency who can book rail ticket for me?

Plz reply
reazbd@gmail.com

does anybody know anything about this hotel out near the airport? would like to book a night before my flight and it seems to be the only decent hotel in that area? thanx...

I understand that air flight from Yangon [Rangoon] to India is expensive. I will be arriving from backpacking tours of China; Vietnam; Thailand and Myanmar in mid November. Is there a more inexpensive way to arrive in India, such as by sea ~ a ship from Yangon to say Kolkata? I understand that land routes are also closed.

I will be in Calcutta for a couple of days and may only have a small window for sightseeing and pictures. If you had only one place to go and take pictures in Calcutta, where would it be? Brad

How easy is it (does any-one know) to get a train from Calcutta - Mumbia - Goa, and then back again. I have looked on the net and it looks quite difficult to board a train in India without having made reservations quite a long time in advance.

I will be going to kolkata very soon but I do not seem to find a very clean but not expensive hotel to stay in for acouple of months...At this point maybe I am thinking of renting an apartment for these months....any suggestions? I would like to volunteer at Nirmal Hriday, Kalighat: Home for the Dying and Destitute 251, Kalighat Rd...Has anyone had any experience there? And also want to continue my intense yoga practice...does anyone know of a good yoga center or teacher I am mostly interested in Hatha and Raja yoga. Any info on hotels, apartments, yoga and volunteer in kolkata is really helpful as at the moment I have no clue!! THANKS!

Hi!
I plan to drive down to Bhuvaneswar from Kolkata with my family. How are the roads from the Bengal Border onwards? Any idea of the toll charges? How long should it take from Kolkata? Should I take a break in Balasore? What are the things to avoid? In case anybody has taken this route, 1st hand experience sharing would be welcome.

Based in Bhubaneswar I want to go to Puri, Koanrk, chilka, etc. Where can I get a good itenary?. I have 7 days.
Thanks.

I would like to stay one-or two days in Jalpaiguri. Is there any good hotel.
How is Ralmkrishna mission guest house and how far it is from Siliguri.
Thanks

Hi! What is the best way to travel from Jaipur to Calcatta, bus/ train/ flight?
I plan to go to CALCATTA in November, is the weather pleasant? At what time is the sunset/ sunrise?
Is it safe to travel around India, alone?
Thanks!

Hi i m very greatful if i got info to go dhaka from kolkata by bus.I have following doubts.
1.Is Bus transportation is available from kol to dhaka(I prefer this due to low cost)
2.how much time it will take & cost of ticket.plz Suggest good travel agents
3.Is bangladesh embassy is there in kolkata to issue visa,where it is located
Thank u so much
Anybody please give me reply

We will be spending 3 nights in Kolkata soon. Our budget is around 800-1000 a night. Can anyone suggest any where to stay with A.C Preferably. We had a really bad experience back in Mumbai with www.benazeerhotelmumbai.com, the room that we had was nothing like the website at all(seriously. Don't want to repeat the experience. Any ideas? Thanks

Hi - I'll be in Calcutta on 3/7, 3/8, and 3/9, and I'm looking for nightclub/lounge recommendations. I'll most likely be by myself or with a couple of other guys, so I'm looking for clubs where they won't turn away (white American) guys at the door. Any recommendations? Thanks!

Can anyone suggest a good, safe and very cheap accomodation which is centrally located in calcutta? Wanna check out the city during a few days stopover

I have an inconvenient layover at the Kolkata airport, from 5:15pm until 1:45am the following morning. Is the airport close enough - and the city safe enough - for an excursion into the city for a few hours that night? Any ideas what to see?

Last year, i took a room at the Fairlawn hotel. I wanted to go back again this year but I just recieved a mail from them saying that they have no free rooms anymore.....

So, i'm looking for another hotel in the same old style or something unique like the Fairlawn....and same budget....

Thanks for help. Mary