Holiday Inn Express Kolkata Airport
Holiday Inn Express Kolkata Airport is the one hotel at CCU you can walk to. The 125 rooms stand on Jessore Road directly across from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, 800 metres from the departure gates, with free breakfast, a 24-hour gym and free parking. No Kolkata airport hotel offers a free shuttle, so a hotel you can reach on foot with a suitcase matters more here than at most airports, and the six-hour stay package covers a long connection.
Guest Rooms
The rooms are compact and new-generation Holiday Inn Express: a Queen Standard or Two Single Beds Standard of 20 square metres, and a slightly larger Queen Standard with a bath and shower combination of 24 square metres for families who want a tub. Every room has a walk-in shower or bath, a work desk, a flat-screen TV, a hairdryer, blackout curtains and free high-speed Wi-Fi. Interconnecting rooms can be requested for families travelling with children, and the hotel organises children’s activities. The rooms face the hotel’s lawns or Jessore Road; ask for a lawn-side room if you are a light sleeper, since the road carries airport traffic through the night.
Standard room amenities include:
- Air conditioning
- Free high-speed Wi-Fi
- Work desk
- Flat-screen TV
- Walk-in shower or bath
- Hairdryer
- Tea and coffee making facilities
- Blackout curtains
Breakfast and Dining
The Express Start breakfast is included in every rate and served in the Great Room from 6:30 am to 10:30 am, with hot dishes, bakery items, fruit and coffee. For a flight that leaves before the buffet opens, the Grab and Go option packs bakery items and coffee to take with you; arrange it at the desk the evening before. The Express Café and Bar in the lobby serves finger food and drinks through the day, and 24-hour room service covers the gap between the two, with a menu that runs from sandwiches and salads to curries and Chinese starters. Both breakfast venues are open to children at no charge.
Facilities and Services
The fitness centre is open 24 hours, with treadmills, an elliptical machine, a stationary bicycle and free weights. There is no pool. Two open-air lawns of 930 and 1,208 square metres host weddings and events, and two small meeting rooms seat nine and 15 people with 40-inch and 65-inch screens. Self-service surface parking is free for guests. A doctor is on call, laundry is available, and the front desk is staffed around the clock. Check-in is from 2:00 pm and check-out at noon; early check-in and late check-out depend on availability, and for a long daytime connection the hotel’s six-hour stay package, booked directly, is the better answer.
Day Stays and Connections
The hotel sells a six-hour stay package for travellers with a gap between flights. It is booked directly with the hotel (reservations@hiexkolkataairport.com or +91 33 6815 1234), not through booking sites, and it comes with the same free breakfast if the hours overlap. With the terminal 800 metres away, the practical minimum is a five-hour gap for a domestic connection and seven hours for an international one, since international arrivals must clear immigration to reach the hotel and re-clear security to fly on. Our day rooms guide compares this package with the airport’s own retiring rooms.
Location and Transportation
The hotel’s address is 28 Jessore Road, NSCBI Airport, Dum Dum, Kolkata 700052, on the airport’s western boundary. From the terminal it is 800 metres to the departure gates: leave the arrivals hall, follow Jessore Road past Gate 1 and cross at the signal. With hand luggage the walk takes about ten minutes; with a family and checked bags, the hotel’s airport car (about ₹500 per vehicle each way, available 24 hours, book at the desk) or an app cab from the designated pickup zone takes five. Jai Hind metro station, the airport’s Yellow Line terminus, is a short walk away, with trains to Noapara for the Blue Line into the city. Rajarhat and New Town are a 20-minute drive, Sector V and Ecospace about 10 km, and central Kolkata 13 km, or 45 to 60 minutes by cab in normal traffic. Our airport to city guide covers the metro, prepaid taxis and app cabs.
Nearby Alternatives
The full-service Holiday Inn Kolkata Airport is the sister hotel 4.7 km away in Rajarhat, with a rooftop pool and two restaurants. The Howard Johnson by Wyndham Kolkata Airport in New Town Square is a cheaper full-service option with a 24-hour coffee shop, and the Novotel Kolkata in New Town has the biggest pool and serviced apartments for a family stopping longer.
Frequently Asked Questions
How far is the Holiday Inn Express from Kolkata Airport?
It is across Jessore Road from the airport, 800 metres from the departure gates: a walk of about ten minutes with hand luggage, or five minutes in the hotel's paid airport car or an app cab. No Kolkata airport hotel runs a free shuttle; this is the one you can reach on foot.
Is breakfast included at the Holiday Inn Express Kolkata Airport?
Yes. The Express Start buffet breakfast is served in the Great Room from 6:30 am to 10:30 am and is included in every rate. If your flight leaves before that, ask the desk the night before for the Grab and Go bag of bakery items and coffee.
Can I book the Holiday Inn Express Kolkata Airport for a few hours?
Yes. The hotel sells a six-hour stay package for travellers between flights, booked directly with the hotel by email or phone rather than through booking sites. It is the only hotel in this guide with a published short-stay rate.
Does the Holiday Inn Express Kolkata Airport have a pool?
No. The hotel has a 24-hour fitness centre and two open-air lawns but no swimming pool. For a pool near the airport, the Holiday Inn Kolkata Airport in Rajarhat, 4.7 km away, has a rooftop pool, and the New Town hotels in this guide all have one.
Information last verified: September 17, 2026