Top 5 Reliable Taxi Services in Darjeeling for a Hassle-Free Trip

The role of Taxi Services in Darjeeling is immense in facilitating the tourists like any other travel destination. Although the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway has played an important role in Darjeeling since the British period, the needs of the people have changed over time.

People are now travelling to various off-beat places besides Darjeeling directly. So here are the various taxi services and their fares for travelling to Darjeeling today, although these fares change at different times of the year, so make sure to book the cab with the up-to-date fares at the time of travel.

Different Types of Taxi Services in Darjeeling

There are different types of taxi services in Darjeeling namely

1. Prepaid taxi services
2. Postpaid taxi services and
3. Shared taxi services

Prepaid taxi services in Darjeeling

Prepaid taxi services in Darjeeling services, a specific vehicle will take you to your destination as per the serial after pre-advancing the fixed fare to your desired destination in Darjeeling. Here there is no separate payment after reaching the destination. Prepaid taxi services usually have cars in good condition.

Postpaid Taxi Services in Darjeeling

Postpaid taxi services mean that you pay the fare after reaching the destination. Before getting into the taxi, you have to negotiate the fare. The fare has to be settled after reaching the destination.

Various online companies also provide this postpaid service through which you can book a cab. In that case, Payment can also be made through the app. Also, for the taxi that takes you to the destination, Payment can be made to him.

Shared Taxi services in Darjeeling

A very common taxi service in Darjeeling is the shared taxi. Here, the vehicle leaves for the destination with as many people as possible, according to its capacity for a fixed fare. If everyone goes to the same destination, everyone’s fare is the same.

Here, the cars often need to be in better condition. And travel comfort is also less in that case. But if you want to travel alone, you can travel to Darjeeling at a much lower cost in this shared car. Although these shared cars do not go everywhere in Darjeeling, some offbeat places require you to book a prepaid or postpaid taxi.

Also, there is a bus service. Share taxi fares are slightly higher than bus services. There are various smaller vehicles for prepaid taxis and 10-12 or 15-seater vehicles. Also, some areas of Darjeeling have British-era Land Rover vehicles.

Taxi Services from Bagdogra Airport to Darjeeling

People who come to Bagdogra airport are relatively rich so they don’t look for share cars. From Bagdogra to Darjeeling share cars are hardly available. But you can get prepaid and postpaid taxis from here.

Moreover, you can go to Darjeeling by booking a cab online. Bagdogra, New Jalpaiguri, and Siliguri all have fixed fares for prepaid taxi services. Although this rent is more or less at different times of the year, a fair idea can be obtained from the rate chart.

If travelling from Bagdogra to Darjeeling via prepaid taxi, definitely book the vehicle by looking at this rate chart. If you go from Bagdogra to Darjeeling by a small car like Maruti, Santro etc. then the fare will be Rs.2000 to Rs. 2500 . A big car like Bolero or Tata Sumo will cost between Rs. 3000 to Rs. 3500

Taxi Services from New Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling

The nearest railway stations to Darjeeling are New Jalpaiguri and Siliguri. And you can book a taxi from outside New Jalpaiguri station. Also, get a shared car from Darjeeling More.

Buses are available from the Tenzing Norgay bus stand but since our topic of discussion today is taxi services to reach Darjeeling, here we will try to give you an idea of how much a taxi might cost.

So check how to book prepaid, postpaid and shared taxis from New Jalpaiguri Railway Station to Darjeeling. The fare from New Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling’s Chowkbazar is Rs. 200. And if you book a small car, the fare will be Rs. 2000 to Rs. 2500 . And big cars like Mahindra Bolero, Tata Sumo etc will cost a bit more than Rs 3000. As mentioned earlier though, these fares fluctuate seasonally

Taxi Services from Siliguri to Darjeeling

From New Jalpaiguri, reach the Siliguri bus stand by a small shared car, the fare will be Rs. 3000. Share taxis that go to Darjeeling are available from Darjeeling More or near the bus stand in Siliguri. From here you will get a shared car for Rs. 200 to Rs. 250.

Which is much less fare than prepaid or postpaid cars. So for solo travellers, it is wise to take a shared vehicle from Darjeeling More to Darjeeling

Shared Taxi Services in Darjeeling

Just as shared cars are available from New Jalpaiguri and Siliguri to Darjeeling, you will also find many shared cars from Darjeeling bus stand or near Ghum station which take you to important places in Darjeeling like Tiger Hill, Batasia Loop, Japanese Peace Pagoda, Rock Garden, Mountaineering Institute and Himalayan Zoo, Ganga Maya Park can be easily visited

Taxi Services from Darjeeling to Kalimpong

There are Taxi services from Darjeeling to Kalimpong, which takes over two and a half hours via Teesta Bazar. From the Chawkbazar taxi stand, you will get a shared car to Kalimpong, the fare will be Rs. 200-250 per person.

Share taxi services are available from here from morning to noon. Each car can carry at least 10 people. The share car is available until noon so if you want to go to Kalimpong after that you have to book a car.

If you hire a car from Darjeeling to Kalimpong, the fare will be Rs.2000 to Rs.2500 per car. These fares may vary slightly from time to time

Taxi Service from Darjeeling to Gangtok

There are many types of vehicles from Darjeeling to Gangtok. This includes shared cars as well as prepaid and postpaid taxis. It takes four hours to reach Gangtok from Darjeeling
By hiring a taxi from the taxi stand near Chawkbazar, the fare for a car to reach Gangtok will be Rs. 3000 to Rs. 4000.

And Taxi Services in Darjeeling fare will cost Rs 300-400 per person to Gangtok. A similar mountain share car service is available till noon and up to 3.00 pm. So if someone wants to go to Gangtok afternoon, he has to hire a full car

Taxi Service from Darjeeling to Kurseong

From Darjeeling to Kurseong you will find many shared cars for Rs.60 to 80 and if you book a full car the fare will be Rs. 1000 . It takes one and a half hours to reach Kurseong from Darjeeling

Taxi Service from Darjeeling to Mirik

You can get Taxi Services from Darjeeling to Mirik cost Rs.100 to Rs.130 per person this service starts from morning till noon. There are also bus services from Darjeeling to Mirik though only two in number. If you book a car from Darjeeling to Mirik, the fare will be Rs. 2000. Darjeeling to Siliguri via Mirik taxi fare will be Rs. 2500

Taxi Service from Darjeeling to Manebhanjang

Shared Taxi Services in Darjeeling are also available from Darjeeling to Manebhanjan for a fare of Rs.60 per person. And if you rent a complete car, the rent for a small car will be Rs. 1000 and the rent for a big car will be Rs. 1500 . On the way to Manebhanjan from Darjeeling will be Sukia pokhri, the Simana View Point, Lepcha Jagat

Taxi Services in Darjeeling	Distance	Approx Cost
Darjeeling to Bagdogra Airport	70 km	Rs. 3000
Darjeeling to Jalpaiguri	110 km	Rs. 3200
Siliguri to Darjeeling	63 km	Rs. 3000
Kalimpong to Darjeeling	52 km	Rs. 2500
Darjeeling to Manebhanjang	25 km	Rs. 1500
Darjeeling to Gangtok	96 km	Rs. 4000
Darjeeling to Mirik	39 km	Rs. 2500
Darjeeling to Kurseong	30 km	Rs. 1000
Darjeeling to Kalimpong	51 km	Rs. 2500

Taxi Rates in Darjeeling

The rates of these Taxi Services in Darjeeling fluctuate at different times of the year, so if you go during peak times, you may have to pay more than what is written in the rate chart. Near New Jalpaiguri station you will find many travel agents who provide car services and you can also book a car from them. But their car rates are usually higher

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