Fly from Pune to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata. Allow roughly 6–8 hours door to door for getting to Pune airport, check-in and security, the flight, baggage collection and your transfer into the city; the actual schedule depends on your booking, so check whether your flight is nonstop or has a connection. From the airport, a prepaid taxi or app cab to a Park Street or Esplanade hotel usually takes around 45–90 minutes, depending on traffic. Once you arrive, give your family 1–2 hours to check in, freshen up and settle in.
Head to New Market in Esplanade for an unhurried browse—an hour is plenty after a travel day. Its shops generally trade during the day and into the evening, but hours vary by shop, so check locally and don’t leave the visit too late. From the market, take a cab or a short ride to Mocambo on Park Street for dinner. This Kolkata institution serves Continental favourites alongside Indian dishes; budget about ₹700–1,500 per person, and consider calling ahead to check current hours and whether a table is available. The hotel areas and both stops are busy, so a cab is the easiest way to keep the evening comfortable.
Start around 10:00 a.m. at Victoria Memorial on the Maidan; its galleries are generally open Tuesday–Sunday, but check the official notice for current hours and any gallery closures. Give yourselves 2–2½ hours for the exhibits, entry queue and gardens. Budget roughly ₹30–₹50 per Indian adult for the museum and garden tickets combined; rates and ticket categories can change. From there, it’s a short walk to St. Paul’s Cathedral. Allow 30–45 minutes to admire the Gothic interior and stained glass, but be respectful of worshippers and expect access to be limited during services.
Take a taxi or app cab to the Indian Museum on Chowringhee—usually a 10–20-minute ride, depending on traffic. Spend 1½–2 hours choosing a few highlights rather than trying to cover the whole collection; it is generally open on Fridays, but confirm current hours and gallery access before setting out. Then head to Flurys on Park Street for tea, cakes or a light meal. Allow ₹400–₹900 per person, and expect a possible wait at this popular tearoom.
Finish at Eden Gardens in B.B.D. Bagh, about 20–30 minutes from Park Street by cab in typical traffic. Plan around 30 minutes for an exterior look; this is not a guaranteed stadium visit, and match days or other events can affect access and traffic nearby. Keep some flexibility in the afternoon—Kolkata’s traffic can make these short-looking cross-city hops take longer than expected.
Leave your hotel around 5:30–6:00 a.m. for Mallick Ghat Flower Market, below Howrah Bridge. Go early: the wholesale trade is busiest in the morning, and the narrow lanes are lively, crowded and often wet underfoot. Allow about an hour; there’s usually no entry fee, but carry small notes if you buy flowers. From there, take a taxi or app cab north to Kumartuli (roughly 20–30 minutes, depending on traffic). Give the clay-image workshops 1–1½ hours; access depends on whether artisans are working and happy to welcome visitors, so ask before entering and be considerate about photographs.
Continue by cab to Jorasanko Thakur Bari, Rabindranath Tagore’s ancestral home and museum. Plan for about 1½ hours, and check the museum’s current opening hours, entry fee and any visitor restrictions before setting out; access arrangements can change. Afterward, head to College Street for an easy wander among the bookstalls and university-area lanes. Individual shops keep their own hours, so browsing is best late morning or early afternoon; leave about an hour and pick up lunch nearby if you’re hungry.
Settle in at Indian Coffee House on College Street for coffee and a snack, or a leisurely light meal—the high-ceilinged room and unhurried service are part of the appeal. Budget roughly ₹150–400 per person. Keep some slack in the schedule: North Kolkata’s traffic can make short rides unpredictable, and workshop or museum visits may take longer than expected.
Start around 8:30 a.m. at Eco Park in New Town and give the family about two hours for a relaxed walk among the gardens and lakes. The park is large, so pick a section or two rather than trying to cover it all; check the current Sunday opening time, entry fee and activity schedule before you go. From there, take a short cab ride to Mother’s Wax Museum in the Biswa Bangla Gate area. Allow about an hour, and confirm its opening arrangements and ticket prices before setting out.
Head back to Cafe Ekante, inside Eco Park, for an early lunch; budget roughly ₹500–1,000 per person and check availability or reserve if possible. Then make your brief stop at Biswa Bangla Gate, allowing 30–45 minutes to see the landmark and its surroundings. Keep the schedule flexible: New Town distances can look short on a map, but transfers and entry queues take time.
From New Town, take a cab to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. Allow roughly 30–60 minutes for the road journey, depending on traffic, plus your airline’s recommended check-in and security time; with a family, luggage and a domestic flight, leave a generous buffer and work backward from your booked departure time. Your overall transfer-and-flight journey to Pune depends on the actual flight schedule and any connection, so confirm the itinerary rather than assuming a nonstop service.
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