Domestic route · Jaipur → Siliguri

Send a parcel from Jaipur to Siliguri. We pick up free.

Roughly 1,950 kilometres across India — Jaipur to the Mumbai hub, on to Kolkata, then up to Siliguri (or air via Bagdogra on express). Surface 5 working days; express 3. Siliguri is the chicken-neck access to Sikkim, Bhutan and the rest of North-East India. Pickup from your Jaipur address is free for parcels of 5 kg or more.

Distance~1,950 km
Surface transit5 working days
Express transit3 working days (via Bagdogra)
Origin pickupFree at 5 kg+
02 — How this lane runs

Pickup in Jaipur, Mumbai-Kolkata routing, delivery in Siliguri.

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Pickup, Jaipur.

Within 60–90 minutes of your call. We bring tape, bubble wrap and a luggage scale; the parcel is sealed at your address before it leaves.

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Mumbai hub.

Same-evening handover to DTDC Jaipur, then road movement to the Mumbai gateway hub. This is the entry point for the cross-country leg east.

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Kolkata sortation.

Surface routing moves Mumbai → Kolkata by road and rail; express is air via Bagdogra airport. Kolkata is the eastern sortation point for North Bengal and NE India consignments.

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Siliguri delivery.

Last-mile to Sevoke Road, Bidhan Market, Hill Cart Road, NJP — wherever your recipient is. Surface is typically working day five; express is day three.

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POD on WhatsApp.

Once delivered, we forward the proof of delivery (signature image and stamp) on WhatsApp the same hour.

03 — Rate band on this lane

Starting rates, Jaipur → Siliguri.

Final price depends on actual or volumetric weight (whichever is greater) plus the fuel surcharge in force on your booking date. GST is extra.

  • Standard parcel (surface) from ₹120 / kg 5 working days. Min billable 5 kg.
  • Express parcel (air) from ₹180 / kg 3 working days via Bagdogra. Door delivery.
  • Bulk consignment (35 kg+) from ₹120 / kg Min 35 kg. Surface routing.

Pickup is free in Jaipur on this lane for parcels 5 kg and above. Volumetric formula: (L × W × H cm) ÷ 5000.

04 — What goes Jaipur → Siliguri

NE-India transit gateway, dry-tea B2B, Marwari wholesale.

NE-India transit gateway

Siliguri is the chicken-neck access to Sikkim, Bhutan and the rest of North-East India. Plenty of consignments are addressed to Siliguri itself, but a meaningful share are bound onward — DTDC's Siliguri hub forwards to Gangtok, Bagdogra cantonment, Phuentsholing border, Kalimpong, Darjeeling and beyond via last-mile partners. Siliguri itself is also a major destination on this lane.

Gem-trade (non-precious) to Siliguri Marwari merchants

Standard cross-country B2B — Pink-City gem-cutters supplying Sevoke Road / Bidhan Market Marwari trading families. Non-precious decorative stones, kundan-finish pieces, gem-look findings; declared invoice value, KYC on file. Plan ahead given the 3–5 day transit.

Dry tea-trade B2B

Siliguri is the wholesale gateway for the Darjeeling-Siliguri tea trade. Sealed dry tea samples ship freely as commercial cargo (commercial invoice + KYC, declared value). Tea oils and fresh leaves are NOT permitted — see restricted list.

University of North Bengal students

University of North Bengal and the cluster of Siliguri colleges — care kits from family in Jaipur. Books, kitchen kits, clothes, monthly snacks. Surface is fine for non-urgent kits; urgent material rides express.

Marwari business families (Sevoke Road / Bidhan Market)

Sevoke Road and Bidhan Market wholesale traders — strong Marwari presence in Siliguri's commercial belt with kin in Jaipur. Gift parcels, festival sweets (dry only), wedding-prep pieces, business documents, signed contracts.

Bengali-Marwari weddings & retiree parcels

Cross-country Bengali-Marwari weddings — saafa cloth, gift trays, decor returns to vendors. Plan ahead: 5 days surface or 3 express; book early in the week so it doesn't catch a weekend stall. Plus quiet, recurring retiree traffic — older residents receiving medicines (with prescription), dry groceries and gifts from family in Jaipur.

05 — What you cannot send

A short, real list.

DTDC (and every air-network courier) prohibits these. Items most often misjudged on the Jaipur → Siliguri lane:

Banned outright

  • Liquids of any kind — perfumes, attars, oils, gels, hand sanitiser
  • Aerosols and pressurised cans
  • Cosmetics, nail polish, fragrance samples
  • Flammable solids and matches
  • Currency notes and gold/silver bullion
  • Lithium batteries above 100 Wh on the air leg

Common Jaipur → Siliguri misjudgements

  • Tea-oil samples — banned. Dry sealed tea samples are fine; tea oils, essential-oil tea derivatives and tea-infused liquids cannot ship.
  • Fresh tea leaves — perishable on a 3–5 day transit. Dry processed tea only.
  • Liquor / wine — banned by courier on this lane (and all DTDC lanes), regardless of the gift context.
  • Aerosol mehendi cones / spray paints — pressurised; banned on the air leg and avoided on surface.
06 — Tracking & proof of delivery

AWB on WhatsApp. Track on dtdc.in. POD when it lands.

The moment the parcel is booked into DTDC, we send you the AWB number on WhatsApp. Type it into the public tracker at dtdc.in any time. When delivery happens we forward the POD — signed slip or photo — within the hour.

07 — Three questions about this lane

Specific to Jaipur → Siliguri.

What's the realistic transit on this lane — surface and express?

Surface is 5 working days, express 3. The honest version: surface goes Jaipur → Mumbai hub → Kolkata sortation → Siliguri last-mile by road and rail; express adds the Bagdogra air leg in place of the Kolkata-Siliguri ground move. Weather (monsoon especially), Kolkata-region strikes and festival weeks can stretch surface by a day or two; express is more stable. For anything time-sensitive — exam papers, signed contracts, wedding-day pieces — book express and book early in the week.

How does dry-tea B2B sampling actually work?

Dry sealed tea (Darjeeling, Assam, Nilgiri samples) ships as commercial cargo, not personal courier. Commercial invoice describing contents and declared value, KYC for sender and consignee, and packaging that survives 3–5 days transit. Sealed factory pouches inside a corrugated outer carton are standard. We don't carry tea oils, essential-oil tea derivatives or fresh leaves on this lane. For recurring B2B sampling we can hold a fixed Pink-City pickup slot — call us with the volume and we'll work it out.

Do you transit-deliver to Sikkim, Bhutan or Bagdogra cantonment from Siliguri?

Yes — Siliguri is the gateway. DTDC's Siliguri hub forwards consignments to Gangtok, Bagdogra cantonment, Phuentsholing border, Kalimpong and Darjeeling via last-mile partners; Bhutan inbound has its own customs handling. Add roughly 1–2 days on top of the Siliguri transit for these onward addresses, longer for remote NE addresses. For specifics on each onward destination, see the individual lane pages — we'll point you to the right one if you tell us where exactly the parcel is going.

08 — Quick quote, this lane

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