Guwahati to Kolkata Trains

About Guwahati City

Set in the pristine environs of Assam in the north-eastern part of India, Guwahati is the commercial capital of the state. Well connected to the rest of the country with regular flights and trains, Guwahati is visited by tourists and business travellers alike. While air travel is much quicker, Indian Railways also allows for online reservations making it equally convenient to travel to Guwahati by train. The main attractions in the city are of course the Brahmaputra River and the much revered Kamakhya Devi Temple. With the terrain and weather being favourable, Guwahati also serves as a starting base for trips to various places within Meghalaya, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. Inter state bus services are quite good and bus tickets as well as accommodation at various destinations can be easily booked. Most cheap holiday packages from Guwahati include train or bus bookings along with a range of hotels from budget to luxury properties.

Any trip to Guwahati includes Assam�s capital city Dispur, just 6 km away. Guwahati is an excellent base to cover major destinations of north east region of India. During Guwahati tour, pay a visit to Manas National Park (175 km) and Kaziranga National Park (215 km), and see one horned rhinos with several other faunal and floral species. Shillong (100 km), Orang National Park (115 km) and Tezpur (170 km) are other closeby destinations. Indian Railways serves Guwahati with trains from all over the country. From Guwahati you can visit nearby places by passenger or express trains. For rail journey, make reservations after enquiring about train availability, train tickets and ticket reservation.

About Kolkata City

Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, is known as the City of Joy and considered to be the cultural capital of India. Also a major port of call, Kolkata serves a large portion of India�s maritime cargo needs. The city is easily accessible from all over India, with a bus air travel sector with thousands of daily international and domestic flights, offered by major airlines, some of which offer budget and discounted tickets. Kolkata is also a major hub of the Indian Railways, and offers many trains to the rest of the country. These tickets can also be purchased through online reservations and enquiries systems. There are also numerous bus services offered by government and private operators, many of whom offer the advantage of cheap bus tickets as well as online bus bookings. Accommodation in Kolkata is famous for its sheer variety, with everything from budget to luxury hotels available, and many hotels offer cheap flight plus hotel packages.

Kolkata is very well-connected city that offers daily flights and numerous bus services and trains to various places across the country, as well as to nearby getaway destinations. These destinations are diverse and accessible, giving visitors the chance to take a weekend break from the City of Joy: Mandarmoni (180 km), Digha (187 km), the Sunderbans, Shantiniketan (172 km), Vishnupur (132 km), as well as Darjeeling (654 km), and many more. The Indian Railways offers customers the convenience of making their train reservations online, and now, many private and government bus operators also provide bus tickets via online bus bookings systems.