DARJEELING GUIDE

Tourist Information Centres Darjeeling

Gorkha Hill Council Tourism Office - Silver Fir Building, Opposite Hotel Alice Villa, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. Tel. - +(91)-0354-54214
West Bengal Tourist Office - Bellevue Hotel, Chowrasta, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India . Tel. - +(91)-0354-54050.
Indian Tourism Office - 'Embassy', 4 Shakespeare Sarani, Calcutta, West Bengal, India Tel. - +(91)-033-2421402, 2421475, 2425813; Fax - +(91)-033-2423521
Indian Tourism Office - 88, Janpath, New Delhi - 110 001 India Tel. - +(91)-011-3320342, 3320005, 3320109, 3320008, 3320266; Fax. - +(91)-011-3320342

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WEATHER INFORMATION DARJEELING

Annual Mean Max. Temperature 14.9 Degree Celsius

Annual Mean Min. Temperature 8.9 Degree Celsius

Altitude >> 6710 Feet

Average Annual Rainfall >>3092 mm

Best Season for Visit >>March to mid June October to December.

Clothing required Light woolens and tropical in summer (umbrellas and raincoats are useful) and heavy woollens in winter.

Language spoken>>Hindi, Gorkha, Bengali, Nepali, Tibetan and English.

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HOW TO REACH DARJEELING

Air
The closest airport to Darjeeling is the Bagdogra airport. Bagdogra is 10 km from Siliguri and about 55 km from Mirik is an important military installation. From Bagdogra one can take a bus or taxi to Darjeeling.The major trains connecting the place with all the major places in India come to Jalpaiguri or New Jalpaiguri. From here again you have to take the toy train or a bus or taxi to Darjeeling. The place is well connected by roads due to uneven terrain and frequent occurring landslides. The state transports run buses from Calcutta and other nearby places. The private operators also have their buses and the fair does not vary much in the state or in the private buses.

Rail
You can take the famous toy train, which is a meter gauge train operating over breath taking scenery. The journey takes approximately seven and half hours.New Jalpaiguri/Siliguri Junction stations at the base of the Darjeeling Hill areas have direct railway connections with Calcutta, Mumbai, Guwahati, Madras, Lucknow, and Delhi.Some Important train services connecting New Jalpaiguri/Siliguri with major cities.Nearest rail-heads are Ghoom-41 km, Darjeeling-49km and Siliguri-52km

From Calcutta

Darjeeling Mail

Kamroop Exp.

New Jalpaiguri

Teesta Torsa

Kunchanjunga Express

From New Delhi

North East

From Mumbai

Bombay Mail

From Madras

Howrah Mail

From Guwahati

Assam Mail

Road
Connected to Darjeeling, Siliguri and Kurseong by road on the following routes:
1. Mirik-Hilay-Bhanjang-Pashupati Fatak-Simana-Sukhiapokhri-Ghoom-Darjeeling-49 km.
2. Mirik-Soureni-Phuguri-T.E.-Gaya-baree T.E. – Dudey Garidhura-Khaprail-Siliguri-52 km.
3. Mirik-Garidhura-Longview T.E. – Makaibari T.E. Kurseong-46 km (jeepable)

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