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Howrah Bridge and Mallick Ghat sit on the Hooghly river in Kolkata, where the iconic cantilever bridge meets a historic riverside ghat. The spot is alive with flower sellers, bathers and constant river traffic.
Ordered by walking time, then star rating and guest score. Times are estimates from each hotel's map position (straight-line distance plus a quarter for streets, at 5 km/h); check the route before you go.
Hotel Meghdoot is the closest of the listed hotels to Howrah Bridge and Mallick Ghat, just 630 m or a 9-minute walk away. Its 3-star rating and Kolkata location make it a straightforward base for an early sunrise visit to the flower market and the bridge, with the shortest possible walk back after a long morning.
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OYO Rooms Howrah Station Dobson Lane sits 660 m from the bridge and market, a 10-minute walk. This 3-star hotel in Kolkata is well placed if you want to reach Mallick Ghat before first light and still be back within a few minutes of setting out.
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Hotel Shivam is a 2-star hotel 730 m from Howrah Bridge and Mallick Ghat, an 11-minute walk. With a guest score of 3.5 from 167 reviews, it offers a convenient Kolkata base for the early morning flower market and bridge walk without a long return trip.
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OYO Ashoka Regency is 710 m from the landmark, an 11-minute walk. The 2-star hotel in Kolkata has a guest score of 3.1 from 210 reviews and keeps you close enough to reach the bridge and Mallick Ghat at sunrise and be back shortly after.
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The Banquet is 830 m from Howrah Bridge and Mallick Ghat, a 12-minute walk, with a guest score of 3.6 from 852 reviews. The 2-star Kolkata hotel suits early risers who want the flower market and the quiet bridge deck within a short walk.
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Durga Ashirwad Guest House is 830 m from the landmark, a 12-minute walk. The 2-star guest house in Kolkata puts the bridge and the marigold market at Mallick Ghat within easy reach for an early morning visit, with no need for a vehicle at that hour.
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Hotel Akash is 810 m from Howrah Bridge and Mallick Ghat, a 12-minute walk. This 2-star Kolkata hotel is close enough to reach the flower market before first light and the bridge while the deck is still cool and quiet.
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Spot On Sonar Bangla Lodge is 940 m from the landmark, a 14-minute walk. The 2-star hotel in Kolkata is a simple base for guests who plan the sunrise walk to Mallick Ghat and Howrah Bridge and want to be back within a quarter of an hour.
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Hotel Ops is 1.1 km from Howrah Bridge and Mallick Ghat, a 16-minute walk. The 2-star Kolkata hotel works for guests who are happy to walk to the flower market at dawn and return at their own pace after the bridge crossing.
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FabHotel Sivalika Inn Near Howrah Station is 1.1 km from the landmark, a 17-minute walk. The 3-star Kolkata hotel has a guest score of 3.5 from 155 reviews and suits guests who want the sunrise flower market and bridge walk with a short return afterwards.
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Staying on the Kolkata side puts the Burrabazar landing, the flower market and the bridge within a short walk or ride. The closest options include Hotel Meghdoot at 630 m (9 minutes on foot) and OYO Rooms Howrah Station Dobson Lane at 660 m (10 minutes). Hotel Shivam is 730 m away (11 minutes). From here you can reach Mallick Ghat before first light and cross the bridge while the deck is still quiet.
Distances from the listed hotels are short. Hotel Meghdoot is 630 m from the bridge and market, a 9-minute walk, and OYO Rooms Howrah Station Dobson Lane is 660 m, 10 minutes. Hotel Shivam (730 m, 11 minutes) and OYO Ashoka Regency (710 m, 11 minutes) are also easy on foot. From The Banquet, Durga Ashirwad Guest House and Hotel Akash, all between 810 m and 830 m, the walk takes 12 minutes. Spot On Sonar Bangla Lodge (940 m, 14 minutes) and Hotel Ops (1.1 km, 16 minutes) are still walkable. FabHotel Sivalika Inn Near Howrah Station and OYO Krishna Guest Lines Bagri Market, both 1.1 km, are 17 minutes on foot; Sun India Guest House and Goroomgo Dev Guest House Howrah Kolkata, 1.2 km, take 18 minutes; OYO Flagship 19330 Hotel Aria Executive Bara Bazar (1.3 km, 19 minutes) and Hotel Kiaan Inn (1.3 km, 20 minutes) are a short ride or a longer walk. No hotel in the list is more than 1.3 km from the landmark.
Howrah Bridge and Mallick Ghat form one of Haora and Kolkata's most atmospheric early morning walks. The cantilever bridge, opened in 1943 and renamed Rabindra Setu in 1965, spans the Hooghly between Howrah station and the Burrabazar wholesale district. Its riveted steelwork carries some of the busiest road traffic of any bridge in the world. Under the Kolkata landing, Mallick Ghat is a wholesale and retail flower market where marigold garlands and loose blooms are sold in heaps from before dawn. Sunrise is the hour that makes the visit: porters unload, stringers thread garlands, and buyers move between the stalls while the bridge deck is still quiet and cool. The two sights sit a few minutes apart on foot, so one walk of one to two hours covers both without a change of plan. The market is free to walk through, and the bridge gives a moving view of the river, the ghats and the boats below.
Hotel Meghdoot is the closest hotel we list, about 9 min walk · 630 m from Howrah Bridge and Mallick Ghat in a straight line, in Kolkata.
Yes: 8 of the hotels we list are within 1 km of Howrah Bridge and Mallick Ghat, about a 15-minute walk, and 0 are within 500 m. The closest is Hotel Meghdoot, 630 m away.
None of the hotels on this list mentions parking on its own page; check each hotel page or ask the hotel before you go.
Hotel White House has the best guest score of the hotels near Howrah Bridge and Mallick Ghat: 3.8/5 from 1,206 reviews, 1.5 km away.
None of the hotels we list near Howrah Bridge and Mallick Ghat has 4 or 5 stars.
Sunrise drives the timing. The flower market works hardest in the dark hour before first light and the hour after it, when porters unload, stringers thread garlands and buyers move between the stalls. The bridge is also at its quietest then, with far fewer vehicles and a cooler deck. By mid-morning the market has thinned and the carriageway is loud.
The two sights sit a few minutes apart on foot, so a single early morning covers both without a change of plan. The visit makes one early morning walk of one to two hours. The market is free to walk through, and the bridge deck gives a moving view of the river, the ghats and the boats below.
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