Delhi to Darjeeling: Flights, Trains, Road-map Everything in One Place

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Delhi to Darjeeling: Flights, Trains, Road-map Everything in One Place

The Queen of the hills, Darjeeling is in the state of West Bengal, and it is approximately 500 km away from Delhi, one of the most important cities and the capital city of India. From the bank of the river Yamuna to the Teesta River, there are several ways which are as follows:

Delhi 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 Delhi, as it received the status of a major airport recently.

The average fare ranges between INR 4800 to INR 5700 per person, and a direct flight takes around 2 hour and 5 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.

Delhi-to-Darjeeling-air — Delhi to Darjeeling Air ticket options in Cleartrip

Delhi to Darjeeling: Through Train

There is no major rail-station in Darjeeling with direct rail connectivity with Delhi. 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. You can see the beautiful mountains and forest along the way with tea gardens.

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 Delhi to New Jalpaiguri:

Train No.	Train Name	Days of departure	Station of Departure	Arr.	Dep.	Travel Time
15484	Sikkim Mahananda Express	Daily	Delhi	06:35	14:35	32:00
12506	North-East Express	Daily	Anand Vihar Terminal	06:45	08:30	25:45
15910	Avadh Assam Express	Daily	Delhi	07:50	17:45	33:55
12524	NDLS-NJP Bi-Weekly Express	Wed, Sun	New Delhi	15:05	18:35	27:30
20506	NDLS-DBRT Rajdhani Express	Thu, Sun	New Delhi	09:25	11:55	26:30
12424	Rajdhani Express	Daily	New Delhi	16:10	13:20	21:10
14056	Brahmaputra Mail	Daily	Delhi	23:40	05:00	29:20
19601	UDZ NJP Express	Sat	Delhi	15:05	18:35	27:30

Delhi to Darjeeling: Through Road

Delhi-to-Darjeeling-road — Delhi to Darjeeling road map

These two places are very far in term of road distance and it takes a lot of time. If you really want to try for this great road trip, it would take around 26 hours by car and approx. 1500 km distance. For this route, you can take a break for the nights in Lucknow, Patna and New Jalpaiguri on the way.

So, hopefully, you got everything that wanted to know about how to go to Darjeeling from Delhi.

Here are a few great options to stay at Darjeeling. You will not find them everywhere.

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Bamboo-resort-hill-station-near-kolkata — **Chongtong Bamboo Resort**

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