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Door-to-door dog and cat relocation from Kolkata to anywhere in India and to 60+ countries, by air, escorted train or dedicated road van.
The short answer
Aigan moves pets from Kolkata across India and abroad, with air departures from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (CCU) and escorted rail from Howrah and Sealdah. Kolkata is also our staging point for North-East India relocations. Domestic moves from Kolkata typically run ₹15,000–₹46,000 door to door.
Dog transportation from Kolkata is defined by two things: exceptional rail connectivity and violent pre-monsoon evening storms. Howrah and Sealdah give this city the best long-haul train options in India, which genuinely matters for large or flat-faced dogs that should not fly. Between April and June we book morning flights only. A Nor'wester grounds an evening departure with almost no warning.
How dog relocation worksCat relocation from Kolkata covers the city and, in practice, the whole of eastern and north-eastern India, since Kolkata is where North-East moves stage through. Cats travel in smaller crates at lower cost, and on the Bengaluru sector the journey is under three hours. Persians get the brachycephalic caution, and Kolkata's summer humidity makes it a firmer one.
How cat transport worksA domestic pet relocation from Kolkata costs ₹15,000–₹46,000 door to door. Bhubaneswar and Guwahati sit at the bottom. Bengaluru, Chennai and Kochi sit at the top on a long sector.
| Type of move | Typical cost | Door-to-door time |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic pet relocation from Kolkata | ₹15,000 – ₹46,000 | Same day by air; 1–2 days by rail or road |
| International pet relocation from Kolkata | ₹85,000 – ₹4,50,000 | 2–7 months of preparation |
| Doorstep pickup within Kolkata | Included in every quote | 75 min buffer to CCU |
| IATA crate, vet certificate & permits | Itemised separately, never bundled | Arranged 7–14 days ahead |
The biggest single cost driver is not your pet's body weight. It is the volumetric weight of the crate, which is why we measure your pet at home rather than estimating from a breed chart.
See the full cost breakdownWe pick the mode for your pet's breed, size, age and the season, not for our convenience. Here is what each one actually looks like from Kolkata.
Live animals are accepted at the Kolkata Air Cargo Complex at Dum Dum, 4 hours before departure. Morning sectors are the rule between April and June, because Kolkata's pre-monsoon Nor'westers arrive fast and ground evening departures.
Air transport in detailThe strongest rail option in the country. Howrah and Sealdah have long-haul connectivity nothing else matches, in a first-class coupé booked for exclusive use with one of our handlers travelling throughout. For a Pug, a senior dog or an animal that should not fly at all, this is the answer.
Train transport in detailVans run across West Bengal and, critically, into the North-East. Guwahati, Shillong, Agartala, Imphal and Itanagar are all served from here. Very few operators run that region properly.
Road transport in detailTwo ways to buy a pet relocation, and the difference is who does the driving and the paperwork. Here is what each one means in Kolkata specifically.
A handler collects from Salt Lake, New Town, Ballygunge or Behala and drives to the Dum Dum cargo complex. In the older parts of the city this is not a convenience but a necessity. Ballygunge and Alipore lifts are frequently too small for a large IATA crate, and we plan a ground-floor handover rather than discovering the problem on the day.
You bring your pet to the Kolkata Air Cargo Complex and collect at the far end. It saves ₹4,000–₹7,000. It also assumes you can get a loaded crate out of your building and into a vehicle, which in the older neighbourhoods is exactly the part people underestimate.
The corridors Kolkata families move on most, with real timings, real modes and real starting prices.
AQCS Kolkata at Narayanpur is one of the four original quarantine stations and serves all of eastern and north-eastern India. If you are moving abroad from anywhere in the East, including Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya or Manipur, your export certification runs through Kolkata, and your pet travels here first. We coordinate that from this end rather than leaving you to manage it at distance.
Moving abroad from Kolkata?Nothing here is optional, and nothing here is quick. This is the chain, and where Kolkata sits in it.
AQCS Kolkata at Narayanpur is one of the four original quarantine stations and certifies exports for the whole of eastern and north-eastern India. If you are leaving the country from Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya or Manipur, your pet travels here first and the paperwork runs through this office. We coordinate that from the Kolkata end rather than leaving you to manage a quarantine inspection from another state.
Documentation & NOC in full| Document | When | Domestic / international |
|---|---|---|
| ISO 15-digit microchip | Before rabies vaccination | International |
| Rabies vaccination | Within 12 months, after microchip | Both |
| Rabies titre (FAVN) test | 21+ days after vaccination | International |
| Fitness-to-fly certificate | Within 10 days of travel | Both |
| AQCS export health certificate | 24–48 hrs before departure | International |
| Destination import permit | Varies by country, 1–6 months | International |
The order matters more than the list. A titre test drawn before the microchip was fitted does not count, and redoing it costs three weeks.
Three things go wrong on Kolkata moves more than anything else. None of them are difficult to avoid, and all of them are easier to fix three weeks out than three days out.
Nor'westers are sudden violent thunderstorms that ground departures with very little warning. An evening slot in a Kolkata pre-monsoon is a coin toss, and a crated animal already accepted into cargo is the worst possible place to absorb one.
Ballygunge, Alipore and Park Street buildings often have lifts too small for a large IATA crate, and some Behala and Garia lanes will not take a van to the door. Knowing a day early lets us plan a ground-floor handover instead.
There is no quarantine station anywhere in the North-East. For an international move your pet comes to Kolkata first. That is a real cost and time item and it belongs in week one, not week ten.
Kolkata's summer humidity puts snub-nosed breeds in the same bracket as Mumbai's, and the pre-monsoon Nor'westers add an unpredictability that a flat-faced animal absorbs badly. The compensation is the best long-haul rail network in the country: Howrah and Sealdah give a Pug or Persian cat genuinely good options that simply do not exist from most Indian cities.
Read the full brachycephalic guideAirlines stop accepting live animals above roughly 28–29°C on the ground. These are the windows that actually close in Kolkata.
What bites: Nor'westers: sudden, violent evening thunderstorms that ground departures with very little notice.
What we do: We book morning sectors through these months. An evening slot in a Kolkata pre-monsoon is a coin toss and we do not gamble with a crated animal.
What bites: Monsoon proper, plus humidity that makes crate ventilation a real concern.
What we do: Contingency dates as standard, and extra water provision in the crate for any sector over two hours.
The specifics we plan a Kolkata move around. Generic advice is what gets pets turned away at counters.
Kolkata Air Cargo Complex, Dum Dum. Live animals are accepted 4 hours before departure for manifest cargo.
17 km from most addresses. We build 75 minutes of buffer into every pickup before the acceptance clock starts.
AQCS Kolkata, Narayanpur. One of the four original quarantine stations. It serves all of eastern and north-eastern India, so a Guwahati or Agartala export still certifies here.
Salt Lake, New Town and Rajarhat are planned, tower-based and straightforward. Gate pass and lift slot a day ahead. Ballygunge, Alipore and Park Street are older buildings where the lift is often too small for a large crate, and Behala and Garia have lanes a van cannot always reach. We check the building before the day rather than discovering it with a crate in hand.
For anyone moving out of the North-East, the health certificate still has to satisfy AQCS Kolkata. We coordinate that from here rather than leaving a client in Shillong or Agartala to work it out at distance.
Escorted rail departs from Howrah / Sealdah. We recommend it for snub-nosed breeds, senior pets and anxious animals regardless of what is fastest.
Three things that are true here specifically, not three things every pet transport company in India claims.
We are one of very few operators who run the North-East properly, with road coverage to Shillong, Agartala, Imphal and Itanagar staged through Kolkata.
We use the best long-haul rail network in the country rather than defaulting to air, which for flat-faced and senior dogs is a materially better journey.
AQCS Narayanpur certification coordinated from this end for clients anywhere in eastern and north-eastern India.
Not a courier drop-off point. A handler comes to your address, at a time that suits your pet's routine.
Domestic moves from Kolkata run ₹15,000–₹46,000 door to door. Bhubaneswar and Guwahati sit at the bottom of that band; Bengaluru, Chennai and Kochi sit at the top on the long sectors. International relocation from CCU runs ₹85,000–₹4,50,000 depending on destination, crate size and titre requirements.
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