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Its food, especially its sweets, is famous across India.\r\n\r\nEach autumn, Durga Puja, on UNESCO's intangible heritage list, transforms the city. Three days is right.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in from the airport | Metro or Uber\r\nGetting around | Metro, taxi and Uber\r\nLanguage | Bengali. English widely spoken\r\nTipping | 10% in restaurants\r\nTap water | Not safe to drink\r\nHow long to stay | Three days","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Stay around Park Street or Sudder Street, the traditional backpacker area.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Park Street | First-timers | Restaurants and bars. | 22.5530 | 88.3520 |  | \nSudder Street | Budget | The backpacker area. | 22.5590 | 88.3500 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would take, in the order we would take them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Kolkata","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Kolkata, the capital of British India until 1911, is India's cultural capital: a city of colonial grandeur, Bengali literature, art, football and food.\r\n\r\nThe Victoria Memorial, a white marble monument to Queen Victoria set in gardens, holds a museum of the city's history. The Howrah Bridge, a huge cantilever bridge over the Hooghly, carries tens of thousands of people a day; see it at dawn from the flower market at Mullick Ghat beneath it.\r\n\r\nKumartuli is the potters' quarter, where artisans sculpt clay idols of gods for festivals. Durga Puja, in September or October, UNESCO-listed in 2021, transforms the city with thousands of elaborate pandals, temporary shrines.\r\n\r\nCollege Street is lined with second-hand bookstalls, and the Indian Coffee House, above them, is a historic meeting place. The Mother House holds the tomb of Mother Teresa.\r\n\r\nTake the metro under the Hooghly, India's first underwater metro, or a ferry across the river. The yellow Ambassador taxis and hand-pulled rickshaws are disappearing but still seen.\r\n\r\nThe Sundarbans, the mangrove delta home to Bengal tigers, is a multi-day trip.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Victoria Memorial | White marble and museum\r\nHowrah Bridge | At dawn from the flower market\r\nKumartuli | Clay idol makers\r\nDurga Puja | September or October","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Kolkata","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Kolkata","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The Maidan, the Victoria Memorial's gardens and the Howrah Bridge are free, and so is the flower market at Mullick Ghat.\r\n\r\nKumartuli, College Street and the ghats along the Hooghly are free to wander. The Mother House is free.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Maidan | Free\r\nFlower market | Free\r\nCollege Street | Bookstalls\r\nMother House | Free","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Kolkata","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Kolkata","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Bengali food is subtle and fish-loving: macher jhol, fish curry, and shorshe ilish, hilsa fish in mustard sauce, are classics. Kolkata is the home of the kathi roll, flatbread wrapped around kebabs, and puchka, crisp shells with tamarind water.\r\n\r\nThe city's sweets are famous: rosogolla, sandesh and mishti doi, sweet yoghurt. A meal is \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac6.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Kathi roll | Invented here\r\nShorshe ilish | Hilsa in mustard\r\nRosogolla | Sweets\r\nA meal | \u20ac1.50\u20136","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Kolkata","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Kolkata","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Park Street has Kolkata's bars and restaurants, some with live jazz and a long history. Clubs are in hotels and south Kolkata.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac3 to \u20ac5.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Park Street | Live jazz\r\nHotels | Clubs\r\nSouth Kolkata | Bars\r\nA beer | \u20ac3\u20135","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Kolkata","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Kolkata","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport is about 45 minutes from the centre. Trains from Howrah and Sealdah stations reach Delhi, Varanasi and the Darjeeling hills.\r\n\r\nThe metro covers the centre, including the line under the river. Uber, Ola and yellow taxis cover the rest; trams still run on a few routes.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Airport | About 45 minutes\r\nUnderwater metro | Under the Hooghly\r\nTrams | A few routes\r\nTo Darjeeling | Overnight train","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Kolkata","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Kolkata costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Kolkata is cheap. Dorms start around \u20ac6 and a careful day is \u20ac18 to \u20ac28.\r\n\r\nThe Victoria Memorial is a few euros, and a ferry across the Hooghly pennies.\r\n\r\nThe currency is the rupee (INR), at roughly 95 to 100 rupees to the euro; prices here are euro equivalents. UPI phone payments are everywhere, and some apps now accept foreign cards; carry cash for small shops, autos and markets.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | From about \u20ac6\r\nA day | \u20ac18\u201328\r\nVictoria Memorial | A few euros\r\nFerry | Pennies","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Kolkata","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Kolkata","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Kolkata is generally safe. Crowds during Durga Puja are enormous; watch your belongings.\r\n\r\nThe monsoon, from June to September, brings heavy rain and flooding.\r\n\r\nWomen travellers often face staring and comments, and sometimes groping in crowds; dress conservatively, use women's carriages on metros and trains, and book cabs through apps. Drink only bottled or filtered water, and be wary of raw salads and ice; stomach upsets are common.\r\n\r\nMost visitors need an Indian e-Visa, applied for online before travel. Since 1 April 2026, all foreign nationals flying in must also submit the free e-Arrival Card online within 72 hours before landing; screenshot or download the QR code, as it cannot be retrieved later.\r\n\r\nEmergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Durga Puja crowds | Watch belongings\r\nMonsoon | Flooding\r\nWater | Bottled only\r\nEmergency | 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Kolkata","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Kolkata","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"The delta and the hills.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Sundarbans | About 3 hours | Tour | Mangrove forests and tigers. |  | 1305723\nChandannagar | About 1.5 hours | Train | A former French colony. |  | 1305719\nDarjeeling | Overnight | Train | The hill station. |  | 1305720","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Kolkata","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"October to March. Durga Puja is in September or October.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. Summers are hot and very humid.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 26 | 4 | Book Fair\r\nFebruary | 30 | 4 | Good\r\nMarch | 34 | 3 | Warming\r\nApril | 36 | 2 | Hot\r\nMay | 36 | 2 | Hot\r\nJune | 34 | 2 | Monsoon\r\nJuly | 32 | 2 | Monsoon\r\nAugust | 32 | 2 | Monsoon\r\nSeptember | 32 | 3 | Durga Puja\r\nOctober | 32 | 5 | Durga Puja\r\nNovember | 30 | 4 | Good\r\nDecember | 27 | 4 | Christmas on Park Street","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"Durga Puja is the city's great festival.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Kolkata","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/asia\/india\/kolkata\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Durga Puja | September or October | Citywide | Five days of pandals, lights and crowds. |  | \nKolkata Book Fair | January or February | Kolkata | One of the world's largest book fairs. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Prices are in rupees locally; these are euro equivalents.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3\r\nMiddle of the road | 14 | 10 | 4 | 8\r\nComfortable | 28 | 20 | 8 | 15","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Kolkata","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"The top-rated places to stay in Kolkata right now, live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Kolkata","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/asia\/india\/kolkata\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Kolkata travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"When is Durga Puja? | In September or October; the city fills with thousands of pandals.\r\nWhat is Kumartuli? | The potters' quarter, where clay idols are made for festivals.\r\nWhat should I eat? | Kathi rolls, puchka and Bengali sweets.\r\nIs there really an underwater metro? | Yes, under the Hooghly, India's first.\r\nHow many days do you need? | Three.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit? | October to February.\r\nHow do I get to Darjeeling? | By overnight train to New Jalpaiguri, then a jeep or the toy train.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Kolkata hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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