subject: Mumbai To Kolkata - Air, Rail Main Options [print this page] Mumbai is a combination of seven reclaimed islands. Mumbai, commercial capital of India, was known as Bombay till sometime ago. Mumbai houses several heritage sites, among them is the Gateway of India.
Other important sites in Mumbai are Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Vasai Fort, Flora Fountain, Essel World, Water Kingdom, Prince of Wales Museum, Nehru Planetarium, Jehangir Art Gallery, Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai Zoo, Taraporewala Aquarium, Chowpatty Beach, Juhu Beach, Vihar Lake, Hanging Gardens, Bandra-Worli Sea Link, Nariman Point, Marine Drive, Mahalaxmi Temple, Siddhivinayak Temple, Haji Ali Mosque, Film City, Kanheri Caves, Jogeshwari Caves, Mahalaxmi Race Course and Elephanta Island.
The distance from Mumbai to Kolkata is around 1960 km. Situated on the east bank of River Hooghly, Kolkata was the capital of India during the British rule. Administrator of the English East India Company, Job Charnock, was the official founder of Kolkata.
Victoria Memorial, designed by Sir William Emerson, is the most famous landmark of Kolkata. The city is also home to monuments, science museums and temples. Rabindra Sadan and Nandan are the theatre and music complexes. Among the other popular sightseeing destinations in Kolkata include Kalighat Temple, St. Pauls Cathedral, Nakhoda Mosque, Aquatica, Nicco Park, Kolkata Museum, Childrens Museum, Botanical garden and zoo.
Kolkata is well connected with Mumbai by air, rail and road. Major airlines like Air India, Indigo, JetLite, SpiceJet, Kingfisher, Air Deccan, Air India Express and JetAir have regular direct or stopover flights from Mumbai to Kolkata. Travel by air takes about two hours and 30 minutes.
Kolkata is well connected with Mumbai by rail. Among the daily direct trains from Mumbai to Kolkata are Mumbai CST-Howrah Gitanjali Express (No.12859), Mumbai-Howrah Mail (No.12809) and Mumbai-Howrah Mail (No.12322).
There are many trains which run on certain days of the week. They are (with the days of the operation of trains in brackets) Mumbai-Howrah Express No.12869 (Sundays), Lokmanya Tilak-Guwahati Karmabhoomi Express No.19611 (Wednesdays), Lokmanya Tilak-Howrah Jnaneswari Express No.12101 (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays) and Lokmanya Tilak-Howrah Samarsata Express No.12151 (Wednesdays and Thursdays).
There is a Duronto Express which runs on Tuesdays. This train takes only 24 hours to travel from Mumbai to Kolkata. The fare for A/c three-tier in this train is Rs.1755. Most other trains take more than 30 hours to travel from Mumbai to Kolkata.
The journey by road is also convenient. But very few passengers dare to travel such a long distance (nearly 2000 km) by road. It will take at least 35 hours to cover the distance by road and the journey will be tiresome for the travellers. There are no regular bus or taxi services from Mumbai to Kolkata. Only parties (marriage) or people shifting from Mumbai to Kolkata (or back) travel by road.
