Dhaka Kolkata Travel routes are mainly by bus, air, and train. Benapole border is the main immigration point in Bangladesh side.
is required for visiting India.
Kolkata tourist attractions are very important to the Bengali historians. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and Kolkata (Calcutta) is the capital of West Bengal in India.
Now we can start the journey for Dhaka Kolkata Travel. There are three options.
By Air
Journey by plane is a simple. From Dhaka Airport to Kolkata airport, it takes maximum 45 min. There ar many airline services in this route.
- Bangladesh Biman
- Air India
- Jet Airline
Train
Direct Dhaka Kolkata Maytree Train Service is available for the traveler. From Dhaka, it starts from Kamlapur Railway Station and from Kolkata it starts from Kolkata Station in Chitpur area.
By Bus
Bus service is most common transportation for traveling to India. Many bus companies provide service direct service among them BRTC is well known. It runs direct services from Kolkata to Dhaka. Its head office is at Komlapure in Dhaka and 21/A Mirza Ghalib St, Salt Lake City, Kolkata. Other bus services are available; they operate daily, they are Shohag, GreenLine, Shamoli etc.
Direct Bus Route from Dhaka-Kolkata
From Dhaka Bus route is
- Dhaka
- Aricha
- Doulodia
- Faritpur
- Magura
- Jessore
- Benapole
- Petropole
- Bangaon
- Shialda - Kolkata
Immigration Borders
- Benapole-Petropole (Horidaspur) border - Jessore
- Burimari-Chengrabandha Rangpur
- Tomabil-Dauki border
- Akhaura -Comilla
- Godagari- Rajshahi
- Hili border
In Benapole-Petropole (Horidaspur) border area
Most of the passenger use Benapole border when they travel Kolkata (Calcutta) and they have to cross Benapole - Petropole (Horidaspur) border. Normally bus starts from Dhaka at night and reaches early in the morning before 7 am to Benapole border. In border area, there is some broker in local language they have been called Dallal. They offer you for help and assist to cross the immigration and custom.
It is not wise to listen them. It is better to proceed oneself. Present time immigration does not harass the traveler but custom people want to check the baggage, sometimes it is unnecessary. So it is better to read custom baggage rules before travel. The border of Bangladesh part known as Benapole and West Bengal part is known as Petropole (Horidaspur).
This Railway Junction Station is known as Sealdah-Bangaon (77km) line and Ranaghat-Bangaon(33km) line. It is located in North 24 Parganas WB. Latitude: 23°1'46.07" and Longitude: 88°50'0.67"
Now Start for Kolkata
From Horidaspur take an auto, it will cost RS20/- to Bangaon Railway Junction. It may take 30 minutes. From Bangaon Railway Station do a local train ticket, it may cost RS20/- to Sealdah and Shialda is one of the popular Railway Junction is Kolkata and it is also the center of Kolkata.
