Cheap Flights to Bagdogra (IXB) from UK Airports

Bagdogra is one of India’s newest gateways to the Himalayas and other parts of India

Although the small Indian town of Bagdogra in West Bengal is famous for its green tea gardens, the South Asian destination offers more than green tea. With the Himalayas as its backdrop, Bagdogra is a popular tourist destination for those who want to enjoy the serenity of the small municipality.

The town is more recognised as a gateway, though, because flights to the town’s airport are usually connecting flights going to New Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati or Mumbai. The area still gets its share of tourists, especially flights carrying people who are on their way to hill station towns such as Mirik, Kalimpong and Kurseong.

The airport has greatly improved over the years and now has an aerodrome that accommodates helicopter flights going to Sikkim’s main city.

Airlines that operate flights in this location include Air India, Kingfisher Airlines and Jet Airways, each with flights to Delhi, Guwahati, and Kolkata, Druk Air with flights going to Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Kathmandu and Paro, GoAir with flights going to Bangalore, Guwahati and Delhi, and SpiceJet with flights going to Delhi, Guwahati, Kolkata and Chennai.

For those who are interested in stopping by this small municipality, trekking is a wonderful activity. One can trek from Bagdogra to Gangto, going to Martam and Tashiding. In fact, trekking enthusiasts can trek for 20 days around the Darjeeling area going to Sikkim. If stopping in this small town to trek to either Sikkim or Delhi is not enough of an adventure, there are off beaten trails suggested by Indian trekkers.