Reaching IISER-K

IISER Kolkata is currently having its campus at Mohanpur, 8 kilometers from Kachrapara town by road. IISER Kolkata is easily accessible by air, rail and road. The closest city is Kolkata, located 50 kms away from the campus. For reaching IISER , one has the following options available from Kolkata :

By train from Kolkata:

  1. From Sealdah Stn.: take any local train which goes to Santipur, Krishnanagar, Kalyani Simanta, Ranaghat local.
  2. Get down at Kanchrapara Stn. and take Bus no. 22 to Baro Jaguli. Get down at Gate No. 2 of BCKV.
By bus from Kolkata:
  1. Take any bus that goes to North Bengal and get down at Bara Jaguli.
  2. Take Bus no. 22 from Baro Jaguli to Kanchrapara and get down at Gate No. 2 of BCKV.
By Air :

From Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport: take a cab/bus from Airport Gate No.1 towards Jaguli , along the National Highway. Again its just 10 mins walking distance from Jaguli. Getting to IISER Kolkata from the airport (which may take not more than 80 minutes) will cost around Rs.650-700 in a pre-paid taxi available at the airport. There is also an extensive network of city bus service.