Cheap flights from Dublin to Kolkata

February is the month to aim for, since the price calendar puts it at the bottom of the fare range alongside a second dip in May. Winter makes up everything in between: October, November, December and January all carry prices, with the year-end holidays usually the expensive stretch. Kolkata's most humid season, the summer monsoon, falls outside the listed months entirely. Around major Indian festivals, travel inside India surges, so leave slack if your dates touch one. If your days flex, set a midweek departure next to a weekend one on the calendar and take the lighter fare, and don't bank on a February bargain waiting around.

Qatar Airways is the carrier most itineraries here lean on, joining Ireland's capital with Kolkata through its Doha hub, and Etihad Airways offers the same shape via Abu Dhabi. Turkish Airlines adds Istanbul as a one-stop option, while KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Air France and British Airways connect through Amsterdam, Paris and London. Egyptair routes via Cairo, and the smaller names — BA CityFlyer, Emerald Airlines and Helvetic Airways — tend to appear on the short European legs that feed a longer connection. None of these are budget carriers, so checked baggage and in-flight meals normally come with the fare; what separates them is layover length and how much slack your connection carries.

Subhas Chandra Bose International is a large airport in eastern India, and that shows on arrival: long walks between gates, a real queue at immigration and bags that take their time. The airport sits well north of central Kolkata, so getting into town means a road transfer — prepaid taxi desks operate just beyond customs, and app-based cabs collect passengers at marked zones outside the terminal. Traffic across the city can crawl at rush hour, so give any onward plan generous padding. Keep your visa approval and accommodation address at hand for the immigration desk.

Currency

INR (₹)

Power sockets

Type C, D, G · 230 V

Language

English, Hindi

Emergency number

112, 100, 101

Calling code

+91

Internet domain

.in, .بھارت

Population of Kolkata

4.5 M (2011)

Time zone

UTC+05:30 (Asia/Kolkata)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check whether your connection is one ticket or two, since separate tickets leave you rebooking and repaying after a missed first leg.
• Compare baggage allowances on every leg, because the regional feeder and the long-haul carrier can differ.
• Arrange the visa India asks of Irish visitors early and carry the approval with your passport.
• Set February beside the winter months on the price calendar, since this route prices its months apart.
• Watch the year-end holidays and Indian festivals, when seats tend to tighten and fares climb.
• Dublin flies from one airport, so the timing worth verifying is your layover, not your departure point.