Bangalore to Darjeeling: Flights, Trains, Road-map Everything in One Place
The Silicon Valley of India, Bangalore is a city of professionals and hardworking individuals. Darjeeling, the queen of the Hills in West Bengal is a perfect spot for them to take a break from the routine and recharge the brain cells. Darjeeling lies approximately 2464 km driving distance away from Bangalore. From this city of Karnataka, there are several ways to reach the beautiful place, which are as follows:
Bangalore to Darjeeling: Through Air
There is no airport in proper Darjeeling. The nearest airport is in Bagdogra (Airport code: IXB), which is 67.5 km from Darjeeling, and it takes around 3 hours to reach by car from the airport. There are a number of flights that connect Bagdogra to Bangalore, as it received the status of a major airport recently.
The average fare ranges between INR 4500 to INR 5,700 per person, and a direct flight takes around 2 hours 50 minutes to reach the airport. For an approximate idea of the fare and timing, the important flight details are given below, after 3 months from the date of booking.
Bangalore to Darjeeling: Through Train
There is no major rail-station in Darjeeling with direct rail connectivity with Bangalore.
However, you can take a train to New Jalpaiguri, which is a major station, and then take a car to reach Darjeeling in 4-5 hours. The road is beautiful, with an amazing mountain experience.
If you want a very unique experience and have time, opt for the Darjeeling-Himalayan railway that is the UNESCO-World heritage site from New Jalpaiguri Jn. to Darjeeling (Starts at 08:30 from NJP station and reached Darjeeling at 15:35 every day.)
Major Train leaving from Bangalore to New Jalpaiguri:
| Train No. | Train Name | Days of departure | Station of Departure | Arr. | Dep. | Travel Time |
| 22501 | SBC- NTSK Superfast Express | Tue | KSR Bengaluru` | 03:10 | 23:40 | 44:30 |
| 12551 | YPR-KYQ AC Express | Sat | Yasvantpur Jn. | 08:30 | 05:30 | 45:00 |
| 12503 | BNC-AGTL Humsafar Express | Tue, Fri | Bangalore Cant. | 10:15 | 04:20 | 42:05 |
| 12509 | SBC-GHY Express | Wed, Thurs, Fri | Bangalore Cant. | 23:40 | 21:25 | 45:45 |
Bangalore to Darjeeling: Through Road
Bengaluru city is one of the major city in the south, and it is really a long distance away from Darjeeling. The road trip would be tiring but has its own charms. If you want to take this trip, you can take it by three major routes.
Route 1: is the most scenic and has the marine touch to before going to the hills. It covers the length of 2464 km. and follows NH-16 along the east coast of India. In this route, the total time needed is 50 hour. For this journey, the night stay options are in Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Puri, Kolkata, and New Jalpaiguri.
For Route 2, the road follows NH-53 and 2644 km in a 51-hour journey, by Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharastra, Chattishgarh, Odisha, Bihar, and Jharkhand before reaching West Bengal. In this route, you can stay for the night in Hyderabad, Nagpur, Sambalpur, Ranchi, and New Jalpaiguri respectively.
The Route 3 is a branch of Route 2 from Nagpur which passes through Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand, Here the night stay options would be in Rewa /Varanasi, Patna, and New Jalpaiguri respectively.
So, hopefully, you got everything that wanted to know about how to go to Darjeeling from Bangalore.
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