Flight : Fly down to Bagdogra, the nearest airport which is 94 km from Darjeeling town and take a private taxi. Shared taxis and buses are not available here. It takes about 3.5 hours to reach Darjeeling from Bagdogra airport.

Train : NJP (New Jalpaiguri) is the nearest major railway junction. Darjeeling is 88kms from here. You will get ample taxis and shared jeeps from NJP to reach Darjeeling in about 3.5 hours along the main highway NH-55 (also known as Hill Cart Road). You will also get plenty of shared jeeps, taxis and buses at Siliguri.

A Heritage ride : You can even take a toy train ride from either NJP or Siliguri through scenic mountain route that takes about 7.5 hrs to reach Darjeeling. Declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1999, the Darjeeling toy train is the second railway to have this honor bestowed upon it, the first one being Semmering Railway of Austria in 1998. The train track runs parallel and next to the Hill Cart Road for most part.