Gangtok is a beautiful city in the North Eastern part of India. It is the capital city of Sikkim and is famous for housing a large number of monasteries. The city has a mild temperate climate with neither too hot summers nor too cold winters. It is a landlocked city situated at the lower Himalayas and offers enormous scope for sight seeing. We at Touristplacesinindia.com provide you with complete information on all that you want to know about transportation and access to Gangtok.

There are a large number of tourist attractions which attract tourist from all over the World in this beautiful city of India. Some of them are Enchey Monastery Do-Drul Chorten stupa, Handloom and Handicrafts centre, Namgyal Institute of Tibetology Sa-Ngor-Chotshog Centre and the Ganesh Tok. Othhers include the Pemayangtse Monastery, Sanga-Choling Monastery, Khecheopalri Lake, Tashiding Monastery Yumthang, Guru-Dongmar Lake, Temi Tea Garden and the Menam Hill. We at Touristplacesinindia.com provide you with complete information on all that you want to know about transportation to Gangtok.

Gangtok covers a total area of about 954 square km and is located at the eastern part of the state of Sikkim. The city has a well developed transportation network and is connected by railways, road and air.

Air:
Bagdogra Airport near Siliguri is the nearest airport which is located about 117 km from the city. This airport is connected with regular air traffic services from the Netaji Subhas International Airport at Kolkata. Major flight operators operate from different cities in India to this International Airport at Kolkata.

Railways:
New Jalpaiguri is the nearest railhead and is situated about 117 km from Gangtok. There are overnight trains from Kolkata to this station. Moreover Howrah Railway Station at Kolkata is connected with daily trains from all over India.

Roads:
Private taxis and buses are available from the New Jalpaiguri Railway Station and the Bagdogra Airport. Moreover there Sikkim National Transport operates bus services from the Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus to Gangtok.

Distances of nearby cities from Gangtok which will give you and idea about transportation and access to the city are:

Distance from Nagpur: 1522 km

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