Air:
The nearest airport Bagdogra is primarily for Darjeeling hill areas. Bagdogra is 90 kms (56 miles) from Darjeeling. Journey Time - about 3 hours.

Indian Airlines, Jet Airways operate regular services to Kolkata, Delhi & Guwahati & Patna.

Helicopter service from Bagdogra to Gangtok.

Indian Airlines N.E.P.C. Skyline Jet Airways operate regular Services to Kolkata, Delhi and Guwahati.

Airline Offices:
1. Indian Airlines Office Chowrasta, Darjeeling
Tel : 2254230, 2254231
2. Clubside Tours & Travel J.P. Sharma Road
Tel : 2254646-47, 2255123

Rail:
Apart from Darjeeling Railway Station the two closest railway stations are Siliguri (80 kms) and New Jalpaiguri (88 kms) from Darjeeling. These railway stations have direct railway connections with Kolkata, Delhi, Guwahati, Varanasi and other major cities of India.

Some Direct Train services from New Jalpaiguri.

Train	Destination	Time (approx.)
Darjeeling Mail	Kolkata (Sealdah)	12 hrs.
Kamrup Express	Kolkata (Howrah)	14 hrs.
Kanchanjunga Exp.	Kolkata (Sealdah)	11 hrs.
Teesta Torsa Exp.	Kolkata (Sealdah)	16 hrs.
Saraighat Express	Kolkata (Howrah)	13 hrs.
Mahananda Express	Delhi	30 hrs.
Brahmaputra Mail	Delhi Guwahati	30 hrs. 10 hrs.
North-East Exp.	Delhi Guwahati	29 hrs. 9 hrs.
Avadh Assam Exp.	Delhi Guwahati	25 hrs. 10 hrs.
Rajdhani Express	Delhi Guwahati	22 hrs. 6 hrs.
Trivandrum Express	Trivandrum Guwahati	52 hrs. 13 hrs.
Guwahati Dadar	Bombay Guwahati	52 hrs. 10 hrs.
Lohit Express	Jammu Tawai Guwahati	50 hrs. 20 hrs.
Guwahati Bangalore	Bangalore Guwahati	49 hrs. 12 hrs.
Dooars Express	Guwahati Guwahati	12 hrs. 10 hrs.