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Kolkata to Mayapur, by car

ISKCON's grand home on the Ganga — a day of peace, door to door.

Car hire with driver — AC sedan, SUV & Innova Crysta · written fare on WhatsApp

↔ 130 km via NH12 via Ranaghat & Krishnanagar ◔ 3–3.5 hrs ₹ Tolls ~₹180, extra ✓ Fares cover both ways — one-way drops too

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AC SedanDzire · Etios 👤 4 · 🧳 2 ₹4,680

AC SUVErtiga · Rumion 👤 6 · 🧳 4 ₹5,720*

Innova CrystaCaptain seats 👤 7 · 🧳 5 ₹6,760*

Estimated fare

₹4,680

≈ ₹4,914 with GST · GST invoice available

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✓Included — fuel · driver · AC car · both ways (~260 km)₹At actuals — tolls · parking · permits · night halt ₹800/night

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The honest comparison

Is a car worth it for Mayapur?

The train is cheaper — but it stops at Nabadwip, a ferry and a toto short of the temple gates, which is no small thing with prasadam queues, elderly devotees and evening return crowds. By car you're at the gates in three hours, the car waits through darshan and prasadam, and you're home by evening aarti.

Train

A ferry and a toto short.

The train stops at Nabadwip — the temple gates are a river away.

Bus

Closer, but rigid.

Fixed timings, and nothing to move you around the vast campus.

★ Best for families & groups

This car

₹4,680 ÷ 4 ≈ ₹1,170 per head, door to door.

The in-between legs — home → station, station → hotel, and back — simply don't exist. Local roaming just adds kilometres at your rate, and the car stays yours after you reach.

🧓Elderly devoteesGates, not ghats — no ferry, no toto, no queues between

👨‍👩‍👧Family day tripDarshan and prasadam, home by evening aarti

👥Group visitSplit ₹1,170 a head, doorstep to temple gates

🌙Festival daysGaura Purnima crowds — the car waits, you don't

And the part no fare table shows: you're on holiday. One WhatsApp message, one car, nothing to arrange between legs — the trip starts at your doorstep, not at the station.

Tell us your pickup area, dates and trip type — Siddharth confirms the car, driver and written fare on WhatsApp.

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Plan it on the map

Your route — and what's worth a detour

The yellow pins are stops our regulars love — on the way in, on the way back, and after you reach (hotel runs, beaches, markets). Tap to add one; it simply adds its kilometres at your car's rate — no sightseeing "packages". Plan it here or decide on the road: you're never locked in.

Via NH12 via Ranaghat & Krishnanagar — your driver runs this road weekly

Kolkata

Barasat

Ranaghat

Krishnanagar

Mayapur

Krishnanagar Rajbari & sweets+~8 km · +45 min

Sarbhaja and sarpuria from the source — 20 minutes before Mayapur

On the way in

Ballal Dhipi ruins+~12 km · +45 min

An 8th-century mound most visitors drive straight past

From your stay

Nabadwip ghat & ferry+~25 km · +1.5 hr

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's birthplace across the river

From your stay

FAQ

Kolkata to Mayapur — asked often

What is the taxi fare from Kolkata to Mayapur?

A same-day round trip works out around ₹4,700 + GST by AC sedan (₹18/km garage-to-garage, waiting included; tolls at actuals) — the gentlest fare on our list. Larger groups take an SUV or Tempo Traveller; estimates update in the planner above. SUV and Innova Crysta rates shown on this page are close estimates being finalised — the written quote prevails.

Is Mayapur doable in a day?

Comfortably: leave 6–7 am, darshan and prasadam by early afternoon, home by evening. The car waits throughout — waiting costs nothing extra on a day trip.

Can we cover Nabadwip too?

Yes — add the Nabadwip ghat stop and take the short ferry across; the car meets your plan on either side.

Which route do you take?

NH12 via Barasat, Ranaghat and Krishnanagar — 3 to 3.5 easy hours, with a sweets stop at Krishnanagar if you're wise.

Siddharth's tips for the Mayapur road?

The main temple closes roughly 1–4 pm — aim to arrive by 10:30 for a full morning darshan. Buy prasadam coupons as soon as you arrive; the queue only grows. Gaura Purnima (Feb–Mar) is spectacular and packed — book both car and rooms well ahead.