CCU flights or the long train north, then houseboats, old Srinagar, Pahalgam and Gulmarg over six days.
For travellers from Bengal who want old Srinagar, the Mughal gardens and a proper Wazwan as much as the gondola photo. Our Srinagar team starts the trip at the airport with a private car and plans each day around how you actually arrive.
Couples and honeymooners get the same route at a slower pace: a houseboat night, a Shikara at dusk and a night by the river in Pahalgam. Families can use it too. Other themes are on our Kashmir tour packages hub.
As of October 2026, IndiGo lists a nonstop Kolkata–Srinagar flight in some schedules, but the operating days and timings differ between sources. Check the live schedule on the airline site when you book. If there is no nonstop on your date, the usual plan is a morning flight to Delhi and a connection to Srinagar, which adds a few hours.
Some guests prefer the train to Jammu Tawi, a long journey of well over a day, and then the road or train up to Srinagar. If you come this way, add a day at each end. We do not include air or rail tickets unless you ask us to; the package starts at Srinagar. For the full set of routes, see how to reach Kashmir.
For a honeymoon from Kolkata we change three things: the first night is on a houseboat with a Shikara at sunset, Pahalgam becomes an overnight stay by the Lidder instead of a day trip, and the Gulmarg day starts early to get ahead of the gondola queue. The Kashmir honeymoon package starts from ₹33,000 per person, twin share, and the Pahalgam couples package is the quieter option if you want more time by the river. Our honeymoon by season guide explains which months suit which kind of trip.
October, around Durga Puja, is one of the best times: clear skies, cool nights and the chinars turning red and gold. It is also a busy holiday window, so book early. Spring brings the gardens and the tulips, and winter brings snow in Gulmarg. Our best time to visit Kashmir guide goes month by month.
Arrive by air or after the train and road journey. Check into a heritage houseboat and take a Shikara on Dal Lake in the evening light.
A walking day in downtown Srinagar: the wooden pillars of Jamia Masjid and the papier-mâché of Khanqah-e-Moula (Shah-e-Hamdan).
Nishat Bagh and Shalimar Bagh, with their terraced charbagh layout and fountains. See our Mughal gardens guide.
Drive to Pahalgam, stopping at the Awantipora temple ruins on the way. Evening by the Lidder. Couples usually stay the night here.
Drive to Gulmarg and take the gondola if the weather allows. Our gondola booking guide explains tickets and phases.
A last Kashmiri Wazwan lunch, with rogan josh and gushtaba, before the transfer to the airport.
Flight information checked on 2 October 2026. Airline schedules change; confirm on the airline website before booking.
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