Nearest airport is Bagdogra, Siliguri and nearest railway station is Jalpaiguri. You can take a sharing taxi or a private taxi to reach to Gangtok that will be easily available outside airport or railway station. The drive is will take approx 5 hours but the journey is scenic and you can enjoy the view.

Local city tour of Gangtok can be covered in 2 days.One day you can cover local sight seeing and another day travel to Tsongmo lake and Baba Mandir. You can start your day from MG Marg where you can do shopping and most importantly to take the photographs or photocopy of national ID which is required to take permit to travel to North Sikkim or Tsongmo lake and Baba Mandir. Adhar card will not work for Indian tourist. So, its better to carry voter ID or driving license or passport. Places in restricted area are controlled by military so the roads are amazing and drive is very beautiful.Share taxi are easily available in Gangtok city to travel.

Mahatma Gandhi Marg is the central point of the city which offers variety of restaurants, shopping complex and tourist government information centre to make a better travel plan . As we are aware that most of the places in Sikkim require prior approval , MG Marg is hub of agents that will help getting those approval and help your travel hassle free. Outside of MG Marg there is a TAXI stand where you can hire taxi for local sight-scene . Market is closed on Tuesday. Timings : 8 AM to 7 PM

Ganesh Tok , is a small temple of Lord Ganesha with a viewpoint situated at an altitude of 6500m .The circular balcony around the temple provide a panoramic view of entire Gangtok and magnificent view of Kanchenjunga Mountains .

Tashi viewpoint is located at a distance of 8 km from Gangtok. The place is famous for beautiful sunrise and sunset views where changing colours of Kanchenjunga mountains can be seen. This is a peaceful place away from bustling crowd amid of sounds of birds and cool breeze.

Plant conservatory provides an endless list of flora that grow in Sikkim region.This place is surrounded with beautiful bridges ,greenery and provides a picturesque view. One can see medicinal plants with a high medicinal value in Ayurveda .

Rumtek monastery, is the Largest monastery in Sikkim which is 24 Km from Gangtok .It is surrounded with majestic hills and beautiful waterfall where one can get amazing view of whole Gangtok .To reach the main entrance of the monastery there is steep uphill walk and on the way , you will find a stalls selling souvenir and gift items . It opens daily from 9:00 AM to 6 :00 PM .Both Shared and private taxi services are easily available from Gangtok.