Matigara (community development block)

• Get aroundThere are electric rickshaws (locally known as totos), shared vans, an efficient public bus service, and rental cars.
• Get aroundShared e-rickshaws and vans run on established routes: Standard fare: ₹20 per person (₹10 for short routes, ₹30 for long ones) - as of 2025.
• Go nextDarjeeling — one of the oldest hill stations in India with interesting sites as well as trekking opportunities.
• Go next₹400 for shared taxi from Tenzing Norgay bus station (a little more from NJP Station).
• Go nextShared and private jeeps also ply the route from the same locations - approx ₹300 and ₹2,800/₹3,000 respectively.
• Go nextFrom there, it is 1.7 km to the Nepalese border town of Kakarbhitta (rickshaws available).

From Wikivoyage: Siliguri, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.