From Darjeeling to Siliguri, buses are available (3 hour, Rs 58 ). Gangtok is 4 hour by share jeep (Rs 110). The major railway station is New Jaipalguri near Siliguri. The diesel toy train leaves Darjeeling at 9.15 am for NJP (Rs 42, II class, 7 hour) via Ghoom (50 min), Kurseong (3 hour) and Siliguri. It is an exhausting travel on this route by toy train.

For Kathmandu, one has to go from Siliguri to Panitanki (Rs 15, 1 hour). Cross the border by cycle rickshaw (Rs 7) to Kakarbhitta in Nepal. Kathmandu is 13 hour travel by bus (Nepali Rs 520). Buses leave the station from 3.30 to 6 am.

From Kolkata's Howrah station, Mithila Express leaves daily at 4 pm and arriving at Raxaul Bazaar at 9.10 am in the following morning (Rs 276, II sleeper). Rs 10 by auto rickshaw to the Nepal border and another Rs 10 to Birganj. Kathmandu is 8 hour by bus (Nepali Rs 200 to 450).

The train journey from Kolkata to New Jalpaiguri (6 km from Siliguri) takes about 10 hours.