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City of joy, trams and adda
Why this weekend?
The day-by-day plan
Day 1 · The colonial city
- Victoria Memorial
- Cathedral walk
- Maidan hour
- Howrah crossing
Day 2 · The lanes
- College street
- Kumortuli walk
- Market food
- Hooghly evening
Day 3 · The edge
- Garden city
- River bank
- Museum hours
- Return
Geography & terrain
Kolkata lies in the Kolkata district of West Bengal on the Hooghly river, 570 km from Delhi and 1,300 km from Mumbai — the cultural capital of the region, its colonial streets, the Howrah bridge and the food set on the river's east bank.
History & culture
The city's story runs with the colonial founding and the freedom era — the East India Company's city of 1690 and the capital of the British India till 1911, with the city's Victoria Memorial, the Howrah bridge and the writers' buildings; the city's history of the Bengal renaissance, the arts and the football-and-food culture, gives Kolkata its cultural-capital character.
Where to stay
Budget
₹1,500–3,500/night
Mid-range
₹3,500–7,000/night
Comfort
₹7,000+/night
Things to do
- Victoria Memorial
- Howrah bridge
- Old cathedrals
- Book lanes
- River walks
Eat & drink
- Kosha mangsho
- Macher jhol (fish curry)
- Sorshe ilish
- Sandesh
- Rasgulla
Getting there
- Fly
- Kolkata (CCU) / Bagdogra (IXB)
- Train
- Howrah & Sealdah junctions
- Road from Kolkata
- varies by district — 50–600 km
- Getting around
- Metro (Kolkata), autos, buses
Budget snapshot
- Total
- ₹9,500–24,000 (3 days)
- Per day · Stay
- ₹1,500–7,000/night
- Per day · Food
- ₹600–1,000
- Per day · Transport
- ₹600–1,000
- Per day · Activities
- ₹1,000–1,400
Month by month
- Jan · Best
- 9–27°C · None rain
- Feb · Good
- 12–31°C · None rain
- Mar · Hot
- 17–36°C · None rain
- Apr · Hot
- 23–41°C · None rain
- May · Hot
- 26–42°C · None rain
- Jun · Monsoon
- 27–38°C · Heavy rain
- Jul · Monsoon
- 25–32°C · Heavy rain
- Aug · Monsoon
- 25–31°C · Heavy rain
- Sep · Monsoon tail
- 24–33°C · Moderate rain
- Oct · Good
- 18–32°C · Light rain
- Nov · Best
- 12–29°C · None rain
- Dec · Best
- 9–26°C · None rain
Practical info
- Language: Bengali (English understood in tourist spots)
- Best window: Oct–Mar
- Connectivity: good 4G in towns
- UPI/cards widely accepted; keep small cash for hill and market stops
Practical tips
- The season (Oct–Mar) holds the city's clear days
- The walks ask the morning hours
- Pairs with the Sundarbans for the delta circuit
Frequently asked questions
What is Kolkata?
The cultural capital of the Bengal.
What is there to do?
The memorials, the lanes and the food.
How long is the visit?
Three days.
City of joy, trams and adda
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