Kolkata to New Jalpaiguri train tickets
The gateway to the hills: Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Sikkim and the Dooars all start at New Jalpaiguri. For Kolkata it's the classic holiday train — and the one where half the city seems to want the same night in the same weeks.
- Distance
- about 570 km
- Journey
- roughly 8–12 hours
- From
- Howrah (HWH)
- To
- New Jalpaiguri (NJP)
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Who travels Kolkata to New Jalpaiguri, and when
Peaks in the summer holidays from April to June, when Kolkata heads for the hills, and again in the Puja break and over Christmas and New Year. Tea-garden and Sikkim business travel runs steadily underneath. Sleeper and 3A go first.
The overnight trains from Sealdah are the most contested in summer. The Vande Bharat from Howrah is a daytime chair-car run worth checking when the night trains are waitlisted. Howrah and Sealdah trains carry separate quotas, so a waitlist at one terminal says nothing about the other — we check both for your date.
Stations on this route
- Boarding in Kolkata
- Howrah (HWH), Sealdah (SDAH)
- Arriving in New Jalpaiguri
- New Jalpaiguri (NJP), Siliguri Junction (SGUJ)
Booking Kolkata–New Jalpaiguri without getting caught out
- The toy train to Darjeeling is booked separately and sells out on its own schedule. Tell us if you want it and we'll plan around it.
- Going on to Sikkim? The rest of the journey from NJP is by road — pick a train that arrives early enough to reach Gangtok in daylight.
- Heading for the Dooars — Jaldapara or Gorumara? A station beyond NJP is often closer. Ask before you book.
Why book New Jalpaiguri through us rather than an app
We read the quota
An app shows you a number. We tell you whether that number will actually clear on this route.
We work the Tatkal window
Agents at the terminal for 10:00 AC and 11:00 Sleeper, every day — not on request.
Confirmed or refunded
You approve the plan and pay. If we can't confirm you, you get 100% back.
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What our customers say
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Kolkata to New Jalpaiguri, answered
Howrah or Sealdah for NJP?+
Sealdah has several of the overnight favourites; Howrah has the Vande Bharat and the trains running on to Assam. They're separate quotas, so we check both for your date.
When should I book for the summer holidays?+
The day the window opens — 60 days before travel. April to June is the peak, and the overnight trains go first.