Cheap Flights to Kolkata India from £387

Unfortunately our system is not showing any non stop flights to Kolkata from any UK airport. This huge Bengal city is linked with London via Doha with Qatar Airways (14 hrs. 45 mins) and Emirates via Dubai (12 hrs. 35 mins), these airlines do have some really cheap flights most times of the year. Alternatively Jet Airways & Air India have flights via Mumbai or Delhi daily from Heathrow, these take about 13 hours 45 mins. The shortest flying time to Kolkata is with Lufthansa via Frankfurt (11 hours 25 mins), these leave Heathrow early morning and arrive late the same day.
Kolkata is one of India's four great cities, situated in the northeast corner close to Bangladesh. Kolkata's airport lies 12 miles northeast of the city.

London Heathrow or Gatwick To Kolkata Flights from £387
Manchester To Kolkata Flights from £497

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Best Prices to Calcutta by Month

February	from	£391
March	from	£387
April	from	£481
May	from	£471

June	from	£492
July	from	£484
August	from	£510

Travelling and Transfers from Calcutta / Kolkata Airport (CCU), India

Kolkata's 'Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose' International (Dum Dum) airport is a small airport with 2 terminals, located 12 miles northeast of the city. This is a destination for reaching the north-eastern states of India, Sikkim, Bhutan and Nepal. Boats also sail to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands from here.
Taxi	The prepaid airport taxi booth is recommended for booking journeys straight to your destination. These booths are also found at railway stations.
Bus	Recently, reasonably priced air-conditioned Volvo airport buses have been introduced to connect the airport with the main points in the city, such as Esplanade and Howrah Station. Frequent coaches run to the Indian Airlines city office and major hotels. Long distance buses depart from the Esplanade Bus Terminus in the heart of Kolkata, from Babu Ghat (near Eden Gardens), from Howrah Station and from the Ultadanga terminus. Direct buses to Dhaka leave from Karunamoyee (Bidhan Nagar/ Salt Lake).
Train	The nearest 'Dum Dum' Metro station is about 3 miles from the airport by cheap bus shuttle, underground trains run from here to Tollygunge in the city centre in about 30 minutes. Howrah and Sealdah are the two major railway stations, with rail services to many regional destinations: Asansol, Rourkela, Lalgola, Dhanbad, Danapur, Bhubaneshwar, Guwahati, Shantiniketan, Puri, Haldibari, New Coochbehar. Long distance destinations are: New Delhi, Patna, Cochin, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jodhpur, Darjeeling and others.

Pick of the sights

Victoria Memorial - Dramatic white marble colonial building with colonial memorabilia exhibition.
Howrah Bridge - The world's busiest bridge is quite an experience.
Indian Museum - The oldest and largest in India, it has fine Buddhist art, temple pieces, natural history etc.
Park Street Cemetery - Fascinating grave monuments and grave sites of many British worthies.
St. Paul's Cathedral - Gothic 1840's church with many well-preserved memorials of imperialists.
Botanic Gardens - Beautiful gardens with many exotic birds, orchids, ferns and more.
Nakhoda Mosque - This huge red mosque is the principal Muslim place of worship.
New Market - The city's premier bargain shopping.
Mother Theresa - The famous Catholic missionary nun founded many homes for the poor and destitute.
Durga Puja Festival - Kolkata's most lavish 2-week festival in October.
Indian Premier League - India's main club cricket league takes place in April/May.

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