HOW WE CAN TRAVEL SUNDARBAN FROM KOLKATA?

BY FLIGHT :

If you are arriving by flight for your Sundarban tour, then we will pick you from Netaji Subhas Bose International Airport (CCU) – which is the nearest airport from Sundarban (110 km). From there we will travel by road with your pre booked car and within 2hrs we will reach Godkhali, the hub to start your Sundarban Package Tour.

BY TRAIN :

If you want to reach sundarban by train, then you have to opt our Sundarban Tour from Canning. First you have to reach Canning Station which is in the South Division of the Sealdah Train Service. On every hour interval, the Canning Local departs from Sealdah Station and takes almost 1 hour and 15 minutes to cover 45 km journey to Canning. In between this train journey you will cover 18 stations. The journey is very scenic and comfortable if you catch early morning train and get a window seat. From Canning, your Sundarban Tour will start. The stations you will cover during Sundarban Package Tour from Canning are as following :

KOLKATA [SEALDAH] → BALLYGUNGE JN → DHAKURIA → JADAVPUR → BAGHA JATIN → GARIA → NARENDRAPUR HALT → SONARPUR JN → BIDYADHARPUR → KALIKAPUR → CHAMPAHATI → PIALI → GOURDAHA (HALT) → GHUTIARI SHARIF → BETHBERIA GHOLA → TALDI → CANNING

BEST TRAINS TO CATCH FOR SUNDARBAN TOUR FROM CANNING

BY ROAD :
By road also, you can reach Sundarban. This is the most convenient way to travel Sundarban from Kolkata. There are two different road ways that you choose for your Sundarban Tour. They are:

Road 1 : Via Baruipur – Canning Road [2 hr 59 min / 82.9 km]
Road 2 : Via Basanti Highway [3 hr 13 min / 86 km]

By Roadway: Visiting Sunderbans by roadway will enrich you with a pleasant long drive with many panoramic picturesque views. Though you can’t complete your full journey by road as you need to have both road and waterways for your Sundarban tour with hotel Sonar Bangla. There are two main ways to visit Sundarban via road, one, the Basanti State expressway and another Baruipur-canning highway. In terms of your safety and comfort, the Basanti expressway will be the best to pick. You need to travel to Godkhali, the famous ferry ghat to reach Sundarbans which will take 2.5 hours and you can park your car here with a parking facility of Rs.100 per day. On the way to your journey, you can have some tea or snacks by the roadside.