From Delhi :
- Travel by air to Bagdogra from Delhi.
- Travel by train (Rajdhani Express) to either
:
- Calcutta (Howrah) overnight and take the Darjeeling
Mail from Calcutta's Sealdah station or
- New Jalpaiguri on the Guwahati-bound train
and overnight at Siliguri before boarding the 'Toy Train'.
From Calcutta :
Your journey starts at from 8 at Calcutta's Sealdah Station by
Train 3143 'the Darjeeling Mail'. This leaves around 7pm for an
overnight journey to New Jalpaiguriarriving just after 8am.
From New Jalpaiguri :
The 'Toy Train', connecting with the 'Darjeeling Mail', leaves
at 9am, getting to Kurseong just before 2pm in the afternoon.
Ghoom is reached a little after 4:30pm, with arrival at Darjeeling
at around 6pm - just in time for evening dinner! An earlier train
leaves at 7:30am; take a taxi to join this train en-route.
The return trip normally leaves at 8:25am - enquire before leaving
for exact times.