What do you need in Kolkata?
- Layover duration
Four to six usable city hours supports one lane, one cultural anchor, and a proper meal; traffic can erase the second district.
- Currency
INR. Keep INR as the source price; live display conversion is handled by the guide currency tooling.
- Language
Bengali and English; Hindi is also widely understood in many settings.
- Time vs Dubai
GST +1 hour 30 minutes year-round.
- Best / difficult conditions
Winter mornings are easiest; hot humid months and monsoon rain require shorter routes, shade, and more road margin.
- Airport
- Plug
Type C/D/M, 230 V; carry a universal adapter.
- Tap water
Use sealed or properly treated water.
- Tipping
Modest tipping is common; check for an included service charge.
- Connectivity
Check existing roaming first; otherwise use the approved provider path only after a current coverage refresh.
Set your actual accommodation as origin. Keep the route city-scale and protect all airline-required reporting and return time.
- Use official prepaid/radio taxi or an authorized live app pickup from CCU; match registration and driver.
- Do not promise direct airport metro service until the official airport/rail journey planner confirms operation and hours on the day.
- Metro is useful where the route aligns; road traffic remains a major variable.
- Foreign visitors cannot assume access to every QR-payment system; carry small INR notes and a backup card.
- Heat, monsoon waterlogging, and air quality can remove outdoor segments.
Use working roaming first. Otherwise check current plans through Airalo India. A local SIM is rarely worth a separate errand on a short layover. Exact packages and prices stay provider-driven.
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