After a five-year hiatus of direct China-India flights, India’s IndiGo Airlines has become the first carrier to announce resumption. Starting October 26, 2025, it will restart the Kolkata-Guangzhou route - the first resumed direct link between the two countries.
Here is the information about IndiGo's direct flights between China and India:
Kolkata (CCU) - Guangzhou (CAN)
Launch date: Starting October 26, 2025, with one daily flight.
Flight schedule:
Kolkata - Guangzhou: Flights from CCU to CAN operate once a week. All flights depart at 22:00. It operates as a daily direct flight with a one-way flight time of approximately 4.5 hours.
Guangzhou - Kolkata: The return flight operates on a synchronized schedule. Flights from CAN to CCU operate once a week. All flights depart at 05:35.