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College Street

Kolkata · Kolkata & Bengal · India

★★☆☆☆   Shopping & dining

What it costs a family of four

Free

No admission charge for anyone. Parking or transport may still cost.

What to know

FREE. Reputedly the largest second-hand book market in the world - a mile and a half of stalls. The Indian Coffee House upstairs has been the city's argument venue since the 1940s.

Closed on Sunday. Plan around it — this is the single most common wasted morning.

The details

Adult ticketFree entry
Child ticketFree entry
Typical visit1.5 hours
Opening hoursShops daytime; CLOSED Sundays
Indoors or outOutdoors
RegionEast India, India
Prices quoted inINR

When to go

The planner warns of extreme heat in May; and hot in April, June, July; and wet in August. Outside those months it says nothing, which is the point — a warning that fires every day is one nobody reads.

Plan a trip around it

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The planner prices a whole day for your exact party, warns about closures and drive times, and totals the trip in your own currency.

Official page: https://wbtourism.gov.in/

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