Thursday, June 6, 2013

How to Reach Darjeeling

| Thursday, June 6, 2013 | 2 comments

Darjeeling is the most popular hill station in the world today. Snuggled at the foothills of the eastern Himalayas at an altitude of 6710 feet, Darjeeling is the most sought after holiday destination in North East India.

Though Darjeeling is located in the state of West Bengal, some 89 kms from the plains of Siliguri, it is quite easier to reach here. But as most of the tourist face lots of problem in order to make to the town of Darjeeling, here is the information on how to Reach Darjeeling, which I am sure is going to help if not many, few tourists for sure.

By Road: Once you reach Siliguri, NJP or Bagdogra, from here you have the option to reach Darjeeling by road. You can either hire private vehicle or shared taxis to reach Darjeeling which is connected by Pankhabari Road or recently constructed international standard Rohini Road. NH 55 which earlier connected Darjeeling with rest of India is not operating as near Tindharia certain portion of the land is washed away by massive landslide.

By Air: There is no option to reach Darjeeling directly by air. The nearest airport is Bagdogra and from there you have to hire private vehicle or you can come to Siliguri and hire shared taxis, which are available in plenty.

By Rail: Earlier it was quite interesting to reach Darjeeling by Toy Train. But few year back, a massive landslide near Tindharia has put a halt of the toy train journey which was earlier operational from Siliguri Junction to Darjeeling railway station.

Once you reach NJP which is the nearest railway station, you can hire shared taxis from there or you can come to Siliguri which is just 20 minutes from NJP. From Siliguri you will find many shared taxis to Darjeeling.

2 comments:

Herry Smith said...

Darjeeling is such a beautiful place for everyone. Please help me to get details about Darjeeling Tour Packages.

Herry Smith said...

Great post. Thanks for your posts! Darjeeling Tour. Darjeeling Tour

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