Calcutta, India - Kathmandu, Nepal - Comparison and Distance between
Distance: 650 km / 404 miles
Calcutta, India
You are looking at Calcutta in India. The city has a population of 15481589 residents. It is located on 88.40 degrees longitude, and 22.57 latitude.
Calcutta , General info:
6/10
New name is KOLKATA - that is closer how it used to be pronounced in the native language - Bengali.
Airport code is still the old code CCU for Calcutta. The airport is on northeast corner of metro - also also called Dum Dum from the local township name.
If going by train, try station names of HOWRAH or SEALDAH - the latter is a friendlier terminus, but less trains go there. Howrah is the traditional rail terminus - on other side of river Ganges.
Calcutta , Cheap stuff:
9/10
Great food - whether Mughlai or sweets, and most reasonable price among metro Indian cities.
'Get Well' Clinic is the best as well as very cheap PHYSIOTHERPY & ACUPRESSURE Centre. You can get really sincer and dedicated treatment here.
Calcutta , Different stuff:
8/10
Tough driving and narrow / slow roads.
Calcutta , Don't miss:
10/10
Victoria Memorial.
Darjeeling - a hill town about 600 km north.
Digha - a seaside resort - about 4 hours drive
Calcutta , Food:
10/10
Great food everywhere in this city
Calcutta , Hotels:
8/10
Quite a few 4 and 5 star hotels
Calcutta , Safety:
7/10
Safer than other towns - but beware of pickpocketing.
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Kathmandu, Nepal
You are looking at Kathmandu in Nepal. The city has a population of 1203100 residents. It is located on 85.32 degrees longitude, and 27.70 latitude.
Kathmandu , General info:
7/10
kathmandu is a beautiful city, nestled in the hills of nepal...
it has its mess, its chaos but it is amazing nevertheless. the main highlights are the temples and the durbar(palace) squares alongside the famous nepali products, be it clothes or handicrafts or food. most of all, it is home...for everyone!
Kathmandu , Cheap stuff:
8/10
if you're a nepali then nothing is cheap, absolutely nothing but if you're a foreigner, then EVERYTHING is cheap!!! everything ranges from 2 to 10 euros..now ain't that cool!?
Kathmandu , Different stuff:
8/10
collectors' haven....culture, clothes, food, everything!
Kathmandu , Don't miss:
8/10
the mountains, the hills, the plains...
everest region, annapurna circuit, pokhara, lumbini, chitwan and obviously, kathmandu!
Kathmandu , Food:
7/10
daal, bhat, tarkari and other ethnically unique dishes
Kathmandu , Hotels:
8/10
generally about 10 to 15 euros for top class hotels and guest houses
Kathmandu , Safety:
6/10
it is fairly safe..as long as you do not get caught up in one of those strike days.
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