Cheap flight deals to Kolkata

If you want to experience a city full of life, culture, and incredible history, then Kolkata is a place you should visit. Kolkata is the commercial and cultural center of the eastern part of India, and is the third most populous metropolitan city in India!

When to visit Kolkata?

The best time to visit Kolkata is from October to February, when the weather is pleasant and ideal for exploring. January, November and December are considered to be the high season months, which are the most expensive months to fly to Kolkata. On the other hand, the cheapest month to fly to Kolkata is March.

Which airlines provide flights to Kolkata?

There are many airlines that operate flights to Kolkata. Among the main ones:
 

• SpiceJet
• Air India
• Delta
• IndiGo
• Emirates
• Jet Airways

What are the airports in Kolkata?

The main international airport in Kolkata is the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, which is one of the busiest airports in India and South Asia.

How to reach the city center?

If you land at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose airport, one of the most important in the country, you'll be 13 kilometers from the city center. You can reach the city center in several ways: a taxy will get you to the center of Kolkata quickly and at a fixed rate; it will take about 50 minutes. Or you can take one of the various buses that depart from the airport, as well as trains and subways.

What to see in Kolkata?

✓ The Marble Palace: built by a Bengali merchant, this building is made up of 26 varieties of Italian marbles. This mansion is one of the most elegant and best conserved houses in Kolkata;
✓ Shaheed Minar: the tall, white tower of Shaheed Minar is hard to miss. Shaheed Minar was initially built as a tribute for Major General Sir David Ochterlony in 1804, however, it was rededicated in the memory of the martyrs of the Indian freedom movement in 1969;
✓ Science City: one of the finest and largest science centres in India, established by the National Council of Science Museum. Science City encourages learning in the most entertaining manner.

What to do in Kolkata?

✓ Terreti Morning Market: tucked away in a picturesque corner of Kolkata is the Terreti Market. The market is a hidden treasure of Kolkata, and is best known for its extraordinary street food, in particular its Chinese dishes;
✓ Kumortuli: Kumortuli is an incredible destination for the artistically and culturally inclined. Traditionally Kolkata’s pottery district, today the craft still thrives, with the area not only providing the majority of the clay idols depicting Hindu gods and goddesses to the surrounding areas, but also to numerous countries around the world.

Other useful information

Kolkata is just one of the beautiful destinations to visit in India and it is well connected with the other cities of the country: renting a car you can visit India freely, stopping to admire the wonders of places like Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai and many others.

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