Sundarbans - How to reach from Kolkata | Kolkata to Sundarbans


Air: The nearest airport is the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport at Kolkata (112 kms). It takes around 3 hours of road journey and 2 hours of boat ride to reach Sundarbans.

Rail: Local trains to Canning are available from Sealdah (South) at regular intervals and takes about 1 and ½ hours. Local shared vans are available from Canning to Godhkhali Jetty, the starting point of your boat journey to the Sundabans. 

Road: Sundarbans is about 110 kms from Kolkata. Road transportation is also available from Kolkata for Namkhana (105 km), Sonakhali (100 km), Raidighi (76 km), Canning (64 km), and Najat (92 km), which are all near the Sunderbans and have access to the riverine waterways. India Beacons arranges vehicles as part of their package tours to pick and drop tourists from Kolkata to Godhkhali Jetty, the starting point of your boat journey to the Sundabans.