By Air : The city is serviced by 10 international airlines from both the East and the West, apart from Air India and the country’s domestic airlines.

Domestic: Indian Airlines operate air services between Kolkata and Agartala, Ahmedabad, Bagdogra, Bangalore, Chennai (Madras), Delhi, Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Imphal, Mumbai (Bombay), as well as Bangkok,  Dhaka, Kathmandu, Singapore, Yangon. Air India operates service between Kolkata and Mumbai. Services are operated by Alliance Airlines (between Kolkata and Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Delhi, Dimapur, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jorhat, Lucknow, Jaipur, Patna, Port Blair, Silchar, Tezpur, Visakhapatnam), Jet Airways (between Kolkata and Nagpur, Bangalore, Chennai, Bagdogra, Delhi, Imphal, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jorhat, Mumbai), Sahara Airlines (between Kolkata and Lucknow, Mumbai, Patna, Vishakhapatnam).

• Al Air India
• CD Alliance Airlines
• IC Indian Airlines
• 9W Jet Airways
• S2 Sahara Airlines

International Air Services are operated by Air India, Biman Bangladesh, British Airways, Druk Air, Royal Brunei Airlines, Royal Dutch Airlines, Royal Jordanian Airlines, Royal Nepal Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways International.

• AI Air India
• BA British Airways
• BG Biman Bangladesh
• BI Royal Brunei Airlines
• KB Druk Air
• KL Royal Dutch Airlines
• RA Royal Nepal Airlines
• RJ Royal Jordanian Airlines
• SQ Singapore Airlines
• SU Aeroflot
• TG Thai Airways International

By Rail : Kolkata is a major railhead and is linked to all parts of the country by an extensive network of trains. The two important stations are Howrah and Sealdah. Local trains are best for connecting to nearby places.

Enquiries: For information of running of E.R. & S.E.R. trains, please dial 2204025 (manual; Fairlie Place), 6603535 (computerised; Howrah), Howrah Station: 660-2581/3542/7412 (manual); Bidhan Nagar: 1311 (manual); Dum Dum Junction, 1312 (manual). In addition, dial 1310 (manual) & 1331 (recorded Information) for train running. Train service enquiry at Sealdah : 3503535/37. Public Information Centre (Sealdah): 3503536/6825/8828/8836/8876/9736. Public Information Centre (Howrah New Complex; SE Railway): 6602217. Central Enquiry (Kolkata; manual): 1310; Central Enquiry Kolkata; recorded announcement):1331. For information about reservations on Eastern Railway and South-Eastern Railway trains, dial 138, the computerised interactive voice response system (48 lines). Timings: 8 am to 8 pm on weekdays and 8 am to 2 pm on Sundays and gazetted holidays.   

Foreigners can buy Indrail passes for half day to 90 days and a validity of 1 year. They are also entitled to reserve berth from the special quota meant for them. For details contact 220 2789.

Road: Kolkata is connected by road with all the major cities of India.