The main mode of public transport is the rickshaw, city auto and city Bus by NBSTC. Amongst personal transport, people use bicycles and other two-wheelers. Use of four-wheelers is also catching up slowly.
Bus
There are several bus stands.
NBSTC depot. Govt. Buses are available from here.
Kadamtala Bus Terminus. Private buses to Siliguri are available from here.
Super Bus Stand. near the Railway Station - Super (or nonstop) bus services to Siliguri are available from here.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Private Bus Terminus Netaji Para - Buses to the Dooars region, Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, Mathabhanga, Malbazar etc. are available from here.
Haldibari Bus Stand at the Bow Bajar - Bus services to Haldibari are available from here
Simanacharya Tours and Travels operates in all modes of transport. The town is very well connected to Siliguri (45 km away), Kolkata and all neighbouring towns and districts.
City Buses has also started functioning regularly from 8 am to 8 pm, at minimal rates.
Train
Jalpaiguri lies in the Northeast Frontier Railway zone of the Indian Railways. There are Railway links to the rest of the country directly and via Kolkata as well. The major railway junction is New Jalpaiguri (Code:NJP) is just 40 km from the town. The other stations servicing the town directly are Jalpaiguri Road (Code: JPE) and Jalpaiguri (Code:JPG). Nearly the whole country is connected via the stations of New Jalpaiguri and Jalpaiguri Road. Also all the trains headed towards North-Eastern India pass through Jalpaiguri Road; and many have stops here
