--- title: "Kolkata to Paltan – 3 ways by car, plane, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Kolkata to Paltan is 247 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kolkata-to-paltan" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kolkata-to-paltan.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Kolkata to Paltan [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kolkata&to=Paltan) [Paltan to Kolkata](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/paltan-to-kolkata) **Fastest:** –\ \ **Cheapest:** –\ \ **Distance:** 247 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 1\ 3 ways, Tue 27 Oct\ ## 3 ways to travel 247 km apart. Times are the timetables for Tue 27 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 30 min quicker than flying and ₹3,000 cheaper. - [**Drive** best 4h 45m₹1,940–2,430 Estimated Visa likely needed for Bangladesh 299 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kolkata&to=Paltan) - [**Fly** 5h 15m₹3,830–6,490 Estimated Visa likely needed for Bangladesh CCU → DAC · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kolkata&to=Paltan) - [**Taxi** 4h 45m₹5,700–8,050 Estimated Visa likely needed for Bangladesh one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kolkata&to=Paltan) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from India; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Visa likely needed for Bangladesh** · India passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/bangladesh/entry-requirements) - **Visa likely needed for Bangladesh** · India passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/bangladesh/entry-requirements) - **Parts of India are advised against, not on this route** [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/india/warnings-and-insurance) [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.ind.html) - **Parts of Bangladesh are advised against, not on this route** [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/bangladesh/warnings-and-insurance) [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.bgd.html) Travel advice: UK FCDO (Open Government Licence v3.0), US State Department. Visa rules: [Passport Index data](https://github.com/imorte/passport-index-data) (MIT, 17 Feb 2026); always check the official entry rules. ## Departures today 1. [08:05 → 13:50 5h 15m · direct₹3,830–6,490](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Kolkata&to=Paltan&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=fly) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Kolkata to Paltan? The fastest way is by car: about 4h 45m door to door. The straight-line distance is 247 km. What is the cheapest way from Kolkata to Paltan? Drive is the cheapest, from ₹1,940. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How long is the flight from Kolkata to Paltan? About 59 min in the air (CCU → DAC), about 5h 15m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run ₹3,830–6,490; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Paltan from Kolkata by road? About 299 km, roughly 4h 45m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around ₹1,940–2,430; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Paltan Thana in Dhaka South City Corporation, Bangladesh Paltan is a thana (precinct) of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is often said to be the center of Dhaka, dividing "Old Dhaka" and "New Dhaka". Paltan was made a thana in 2005 by then Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia. Paltan Thana was formed on 27 June 2005 comprising part of Motijheel thana. 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