There are 7 ways to get from Karaikal to Kolkata by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Trichy International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Karaikal to Tiruchchirapalitrain
- Fly from Trichy International Airport (TRZ) to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)plane TRZ - CCU
10h 4m₹10,687–23,862Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Karaikal to Villupuram Jntrain
- Take the train from Villupuram Jn to Howrah Jntrain
- Take the ferry from Howrah Jetty to Fairlieferry
36h 41m₹921–7,268Bus
- Take the bus from Nagore to Chennai Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminusbus
- Take the bus from Chennai to Kolkatabus redbusIndia_A/C Seater / Sleeper / ...
42h 5mDrive 1,914.5 km
- Drive from Karaikal to Kolkatacar 1,914.5 km
28h 31m₹21,435–30,961Train to Chennai International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Karaikal to Tambaramtrain
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)plane MAA - CCU
9h 39m₹6,342–15,516Train to Pondicherry, fly
- Take the train from Tirunallaru to Cuddalore Port Jn.train
- Fly from Pondicherry (PNY) to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)plane PNY - CCU
10h 15m₹11,723–21,853Taxi to Madurai, fly
- Take the taxi from Karaikal to Madurai-Airport-IXMtaxi
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)plane IXM - CCU
8h 59m₹16,275–23,058
Trichy International Airport (TRZ) to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Karaikal to Kolkata is to train and ferry which costs ₹900 - ₹7,500 and takes 36h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Karaikal to Kolkata is to taxi and fly which takes 8h 59m and costs ₹16,000 - ₹24,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Karaikal to Kolkata. However, there are services departing from Nagore and arriving at Kolkata via M.G.R. Koyambedu and Chennai. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 5m.
The distance between Karaikal and Kolkata is 1854 km. The road distance is 1914.5 km.
The best way to get from Karaikal to Kolkata without a car is to train and ferry which takes 36h 41m and costs ₹900 - ₹7,500.
It takes approximately 10h 4m to get from Karaikal to Kolkata, including transfers.
Karaikal to Kolkata bus services, operated by SETC, depart from Nagore station.
Karaikal to Kolkata bus services, operated by SETC, arrive at Chennai Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karaikal to Kolkata is 1914 km. It takes approximately 28h 31m to drive from Karaikal to Kolkata.
There are 1083+ hotels available in Kolkata.
What companies run services between Karaikal, India and Kolkata, India?
You can take a vehicle from Karaikal to Kolkata via Nagore, Chennai Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus, M.G.R. Koyambedu, Hotel Everest, and Chennai in around 42h 5m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–22,000
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–22,000
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–22,000
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–22,000
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–22,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹6,000–11,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹6,000–11,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Bhubaneswar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹6,000–11,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Visakhapatnam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹6,000–11,000
Flights from Pondicherry to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–20,000
Flights from Pondicherry to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–20,000
Flights from Madurai to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–18,000
Flights from Madurai to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–18,000
Flights from Madurai to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–18,000
Flights from Madurai to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–18,000
Flights from Madurai to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–18,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹8,000–22,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹6,000–13,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Karaikal to Tiruchchirapali
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹160–1,300
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹160–190
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹440–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹600–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹950–1,300
Train from Karaikal to Villupuram Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹160–1,300
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹160–200
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹450–600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹600–800
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,000–1,300
Train from Villupuram Jn to Howrah Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹750–6,000
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹750–950
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,900–2,400
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,800–3,500
- First Class (1A)
- ₹4,700–6,000
Train from Karaikal to Tambaram
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹210–1,700
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹210–260
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹550–750
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹750–1,000
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,300–1,700
Train from Tirunallaru to Cuddalore Port Jn.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹140–1,200
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹140–170
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹400–500
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹550–700
- First Class (1A)
- ₹850–1,200
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- TNSTC
Bus from Nagore to Chennai Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹240–800
- Website
- TNSTC
- Sleeper/ Seater
- ₹260–550
- slgtbus@gmail.com
- Website
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Chennai to Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
- Phone
- +918697733391
- onlinebookingctc@gmail.com
- Website
- WBTC
Ferry from Howrah Jetty to Fairlie
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹6–9
- Website
- WBTC
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Estimated price
- ₹4,200–5,000
KKL Taxi Travels
- Phone
- +91 94 44 91 90 90
- Website
- kkltaxi.business.site
Siva Cabs
- Phone
- +91 98 65 89 24 31
- Website
- sivacabs.business.site
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