3 Days in Kolkata: The Perfect Itinerary

3‑day balanced itinerary in Kolkata covering major sights, local cuisine and relaxed evenings.

Day 1 — Arrival & Central Kolkata

09:00 — Check‑in (The LaLiT Great Eastern Hotel, 14/1, Chowringhee Road, Kolkata)
09:30 — Refresh & settle (The LaLiT Great Eastern Hotel)
10:00 — Victoria Memorial & Gardens (Victoria Memorial, 1, Queensway, Kolkata)
11:30 — Travel to lunch spot (From Victoria Memorial to Flurys)
12:00 — Lunch – Continental & Bengali breakfast items (Flurys, 2, Park Street, Kolkata)
13:00 — Travel to Indian Museum (Park Street → Indian Museum)
13:30 — Indian Museum (selected galleries) (Indian Museum, 27, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata)
15:00 — Coffee break (Indian Coffee House, 2, College Street, Kolkata)
15:30 — Travel to Howrah Bridge (College Street → Howrah Bridge)
16:00 — Howrah Bridge & view of Hooghly River (Howrah Bridge, Howrah, West Bengal)
16:45 — Return to hotel (Howrah Bridge → Hotel)
19:00 — Dinner – Bengali Thali (6 Ballygunge Place, Ballygunge, Kolkata)
20:30 — Evening walk & light snack (Park Street – street lights & cafés)

08:00 — Breakfast (Hotel – continental buffet)
08:30 — Travel to Marble Palace (Hotel → Marble Palace, Jatindra Mohan Avenue)
09:00 — Marble Palace (exterior & garden) (Marble Palace, 46, Jatindra Mohan Avenue, Kolkata)
10:00 — Travel to Kalighat Temple (Marble Palace → Kalighat Temple)
10:30 — Kalighat Kali Temple (pilgrimage visit) (Kalighat Temple, 1/1, Kalighat, Kolkata)
11:30 — Travel to lunch spot (Kalighat → Nizam’s)
12:00 — Lunch – Traditional Bengali cuisine (Nizam’s, 12, Hazra Road, Kolkata)
13:15 — Travel to College Street Book Market (Nizam’s → College Street)
13:45 — Book browsing & tea at Indian Coffee House (College Street, Kolkata)
15:00 — Travel to Jorasanko Thakur Bari (College Street → Jorasanko)
15:30 — Rashbehari Ghosh’s House (Rabi Rashbehari) – museum (Jorasanko Thakur Bari, 6/1, Jorasanko, Kolkata)
16:30 — Return to hotel (Jorasanko → Hotel)
19:00 — Dinner – Modern Indian (Bhojohori Manna, 3, Park Street, Kolkata)
20:30 — Leisure walk on Park Street (Park Street, Kolkata)

08:00 — Breakfast (Hotel – continental buffet)
08:30 — Check‑out & luggage storage (The LaLiT Great Eastern Hotel)
09:00 — Travel to Alipore Zoo (Hotel → Alipore Zoo)
09:30 — Alipore Zoological Garden (quick visit) (Alipore Zoological Garden, 8A, Alipore, Kolkata)
11:00 — Travel to lunch spot (Alipore Zoo → 6 Ballygunge Place)

This itinerary covers Kolkata in 3 days — see the full day-by-day plan above.