seven in the morning
Night came on . The train passed on at full speed , in the midst of the roaring of the tigers , bears and wolves which fled before the locomotive . The marvels of Bengal , Golconda , ruined Gour , Murshedabad , the ancient capital , Burdwan , Hugly and the French town of Chandernagor , where Passepartout would have been proud to see his country 's flag flying , were hidden from their view in the darkness . Calcutta was reached at seven in the morning , and the packet left for Hong Kong at noon ; so that Phileas Fogg had five hours before him . According to his journal , he was due at Calcutta on the 25th of October , and that was the exact date of his actual arrival . He was therefore neither behind nor ahead of time . The two days gained between London and Bombay had been lost , as has been seen , in the journey across India .