Pune to Kharagpur

Traveling from Pune to Kharagpur covers a distance of over 1700 kilometers with several transport options available including flight, bus, train, and cab. The fastest and recommended way to reach Kharagpur from Pune is by combining a flight to Kolkata followed by a bus ride, taking approximately 9 hours in total. The cheapest travel option is a direct train journey lasting about 30 hours, which also offers direct train connectivity. Kharagpur is a significant industrial city in West Bengal and hosts the prestigious IIT Kharagpur, India's oldest and largest Indian Institute of Technology. The city is notable for its vast railway workshops and the Kharagpur Junction, which boasts the fourth longest railway platform in the world. Visitors to Kharagpur can experience its blend of industrial heritage and educational prominence in a semi-planned urban setting. Generally, the best time to travel from Pune to Kharagpur is during the cooler months when weather conditions are more comfortable and travel is more pleasant.