Family trips in West Bengal
Destinations that work well with children and older relatives.
- Chandannagar: A former French colony on the Hooghly. (about 40 km from Kolkata, nearest station Chandannagar)
- Bandel & Chinsurah: A Portuguese church, a grand imambara and a Dutch town. (about 50 km from Kolkata, nearest station Bandel Junction)
- The Sundarbans: The world's largest mangrove forest, shared with Bangladesh. (about 100 km from Kolkata, nearest station Canning)
- Kamarpukur & Jayrambati: The birthplaces of Sri Ramakrishna and Sarada Devi. (about 100 km from Kolkata, nearest station Goghat or Tarakeswar, then by bus)
- Bardhaman: A royal town famous for two sweets. (about 100 km from Kolkata, nearest station Bardhaman Junction)
- Mayapur & Nabadwip: The birthplace of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. (about 130 km from Kolkata, nearest station Nabadwip Dham or Krishnanagar City)
- Bethuadahari Forest: A small deer forest beside the highway. (about 135 km from Kolkata, nearest station Bethuadahari)
- Shantiniketan: Rabindranath Tagore's university town. (about 160 km from Kolkata, nearest station Bolpur Shantiniketan)
- Digha: Bengal's most popular seaside town. (about 185 km from Kolkata, nearest station Digha)
- Kurseong: The quieter hill town below Darjeeling. (about 590 km from Kolkata, nearest station New Jalpaiguri)
- Mirik: A lake, tea gardens and pine forest slopes. (about 600 km from Kolkata, nearest station New Jalpaiguri)
- Darjeeling: Tea, toy train and Kangchenjunga at sunrise. (about 620 km from Kolkata, nearest station New Jalpaiguri)
- Gorumara National Park: Rhinos, elephants and forest watchtowers near the Murti river. (about 620 km from Kolkata, nearest station New Mal Junction)
- Kalimpong: A quieter hill town of monasteries, orchids and nurseries. (about 630 km from Kolkata, nearest station New Jalpaiguri)
- Jaldapara National Park: Home to the Indian one-horned rhinoceros. (about 680 km from Kolkata, nearest station Hasimara or Madarihat)
- Kolkata: The City of Joy: colonial grandeur, adda, books and food.
Distances are approximate road figures from central Kolkata.