--- title: "Paltan to Kolkata – 3 ways by car, plane, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Paltan to Kolkata 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/paltan-to-kolkata" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/paltan-to-kolkata.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Sandesh_-_Oberoi_Grand_-_Kolkata_2013-05-23_8046.JPG/1920px-Sandesh_-_Oberoi_Grand_-_Kolkata_2013-05-23_8046.JPG" --- ![Kolkata](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Sandesh_-_Oberoi_Grand_-_Kolkata_2013-05-23_8046.JPG/1920px-Sandesh_-_Oberoi_Grand_-_Kolkata_2013-05-23_8046.JPG) # How to get from Paltan to Kolkata [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Paltan&to=Kolkata) [Kolkata to Paltan](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kolkata-to-paltan) Biswarup Ganguly (CC BY 3.0) **Fastest:** –\ \ **Cheapest:** –\ \ **Distance:** 247 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 1\ 3 ways, Wed 28 Oct\ ## 3 ways to travel 247 km apart. Times are the timetables for Wed 28 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 25 min quicker than flying and ৳5,800 cheaper. - [**Drive** best 4h 51m৳970–1,290 Estimated Visa likely needed for India 299 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Paltan&to=Kolkata) - [**Fly** 5h 17m৳5,130–8,770 Estimated Visa likely needed for India DAC → CCU · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Paltan&to=Kolkata) - [**Taxi** 4h 51m৳6,450–9,700 Estimated Visa likely needed for India one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Paltan&to=Kolkata) 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 Bangladesh; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Visa likely needed for India** · Bangladesh passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/india/entry-requirements) - **Visa likely needed for India** · Bangladesh passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/india/entry-requirements) - **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) - **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) 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. [08:12 → 12:59 5h 17m · direct৳5,130–8,770](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Paltan&to=Kolkata&date=2026-10-28&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 Paltan to Kolkata? The fastest way is by car: about 4h 51m door to door. The straight-line distance is 247 km. What is the cheapest way from Paltan to Kolkata? Drive is the cheapest, from ৳970. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How long is the flight from Paltan to Kolkata? About 59 min in the air (DAC → CCU), about 5h 17m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run ৳5,130–8,770; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Kolkata from Paltan by road? About 299 km, roughly 4h 51m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around ৳970–1,290; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Kolkata Capital of West Bengal, India Kolkata, also known as Calcutta, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, 80 km (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary financial and commercial centre of eastern India and one of the gateways to northeastern India. Kolkata is the seventh most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 4.5 million while its metropolitan region Kolkata Metropolitan Area is the third most populous metropolitan region of India with a metro population of over 15 million. 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