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| Seaside of Bakkhali |
By Bus WBSTC has regular bus service from Dharmatala to Bakkhali. One starts at 7AM in the morning from Dharmatala and reaches Bakkhali at around 11:30AM and leaves from Bakkhali after half an hour for Kolkata(Dharmatala). Another starts at 8AM from Dharmatala following buses is at 1:45 PM on Fridays and other days as well but it gets cancelled sometimes and Night bus on weekends at 9:45.Please reach 15 mins ahead of time.A regular afternoon bus service has been launched by the SBSTC which is at 2 P.M from esplanade through t the week.The same buses returns from Bakkhali after half an hour forty five minutes. So the bottom-line is that there are two round trips from Kolkata to Bakkhali provided by WBSTC. This schedule is subject to change and one must confirm it from Dharmatala Bus Stand before venturing out from Kolkata. The route of the bus is Dharmatala- Alipore-Chiriakhana-Taratala-Diamond Harbour-Kakdwip-Namkahana-Bakkhali, the fare is RS 85. The return fare from Bakkhali to Kolkata is Rs 70. Thus a break journey can be more confortable. There are plenty of local buses up to Namkhana from Dharmatala and again from Namkhana to Bakkhali.
Bus Schedule : First bus at 4 AM from Dharmatala, then frequent BUS till 5:40 PM
By Train The nearest rail station is at Namkhana. There are regular trains from Sealdah via Lakshmikantapur and Kakdwip to Namkhana. Check the time table in erail.in. The first train starts at around 4 AM from Sealdah. Then at around 4.40AM then 7.15AM and next to this one is at a long gap at 9:08 A.M. from Sealdaha. Train fare is around Rs 25 and the journey takes around 3 hrs. From Namkhana station you will get a van rickshaw to reach the place from where you need to cross a narrow creek in a small boat. Van fare is Rs 5 per head or Rs 30 if you reserve a van and for crossing the creek you need to pay Rs 1. Then from the bus stand one can get buses for Bakkhali which take around 45mins to 1hr and their fare is Rs 13. The Bakkhali bus stand is very close to all the hotels and just a 5 min walk from the beach.
