Fares
Bagdogra to Gangtok, by vehicle
One way from Bagdogra arrivals to your Gangtok hotel, in a reserved car with nobody else in it, not a shared jeep seat. It costs the same as a pickup from NJP station.
| Vehicle | One way | Round trip | Per extra km | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedan — Dzire / Etios4+1 · 2 bags | On request | On request | On request | On request |
| Innova Crysta6+1 · 4 bags | On request | On request | On request | On request |
| Tempo Traveller 12 / 1712+1 · 14 bags | On request | On request | On request | On request |
Flying out of Bagdogra from Gangtok? Same fares apply.
Fuel, driver and tolls included · GST extra. Send the date and we quote it.
The drive
Bagdogra to Gangtok, stop by stop
Through Siliguri to Sevoke, up the Teesta gorge to Rangpo, then the climb to Gangtok. About 125 km in four and a half hours.
0 km · 00:00
Bagdogra Airport
The driver meets you at arrivals with a name board.
Departure
30 km · 01:00
Sevoke & Coronation Bridge
Past Siliguri, the plains end and the Teesta gorge begins.
Adds 10 min
60 km · 02:00
Teesta Bazaar
Tea and momos by the river, and the turn-off for Kalimpong.
Adds 20 min
90 km · 03:00
Rangpo checkpost
The Sikkim border. ID check for Indians, Restricted Area Permit for foreign nationals.
Adds 10–30 min
105 km · 03:40
Singtam
The last town before the climb, with places to eat.
Optional stop
125 km · 04:30
Gangtok
Dropped at your hotel. MG Marg is car-free, so we stop at the nearest point.
Arrival
Road & drive detail
What the drive is like
Road condition
Good, until it isn't
Siliguri traffic, then NH-10 along the Teesta, broken by slide zones.
Latest landing
About noon
Land later and we suggest a night in Siliguri over a night drive.
Mobile coverage
Patchy in the gorge
Gaps between Sevoke and Rangpo. Fine again in Sikkim.
Fuel stops
Siliguri, Rangpo
Drivers fill in Siliguri. Sikkim fuel is usually cheaper.
Bagdogra is the airport for Gangtok. The drive is about 125 km: out through Siliguri, into the Teesta gorge at Sevoke, then NH-10 to Rangpo and the climb to Gangtok. Siliguri traffic is the one part we can't plan around, so allow the full four and a half hours.
When NH-10 is closed by slides, usually in the monsoon, we go round through Kalimpong or Lava, which adds two to three hours. We check the road the evening before your flight and again in the morning.
If your flight lands after about noon, we suggest a night in Siliguri and an early start. The Teesta road is not one we drive after dark.
Vehicles on this route
Reserved, from arrivals to your hotel
Sedan — Dzire / Etios
Two people and two cabin-plus-check-in bags.
Innova Crysta
The usual pick for families after a flight. Room for everyone's bags.
Tempo Traveller 12 / 17
A group off the same flight, with the luggage on the roof.
Entering Sikkim at Rangpo
Indian travellers need only photo ID for Gangtok. Foreign nationals need a Restricted Area Permit.
Indian travellers
Original photo ID for each traveller, shown at Rangpo.
No permit for Gangtok, Pelling, Namchi or Ravangla.
Tsomgo, Nathu La and North Sikkim need a permit, filed in Gangtok.
Foreign nationals
Restricted Area Permit, issued at Rangpo or filed in advance.
Passport and visa copies, and two photos each.
Nathu La is closed to foreign passports.
What this car can't do
It is West Bengal-registered, so it stops at Gangtok.
Tsomgo, Nathu La and North Sikkim take a Sikkim-registered vehicle.
We book that one too and time the handover.
No hidden charges
What's included, what's extra
Included in the quoted fare
- Fuel for the quoted route
- Driver, and the driver's allowance
- Night halt for the driver on multi-day trips
- Tolls and state entry taxes on the quoted route
- GST, shown on the invoice
Charged extra, at actuals
- Night charge for pickups or drops after 10PM
- Permits and ILP where the route needs them
- Parking and entry fees at airports, parks and city lots
- Off-route detours and extra kilometres beyond the quoted block
- Airport parking at Bagdogra and the Sikkim entry fee at Rangpo, where it applies
Travel agent or tour operator?
Get net rates and white-label vouchers. We never contact your client.
Get a fare
Get the Bagdogra–Gangtok fare
Dates and pax. We reply on WhatsApp with the fare, the vehicle we would send, and anything that is extra.
FAQ
Bagdogra to Gangtok, asked most
About 125 km by road, which takes four to four and a half hours. Siliguri traffic and the monsoon can add more.
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