kolkata to bolpur bus

Bolpur is nearly 150 km north of Kolkata and is best known for its vicinity to Visva Bharati, the University set up by the Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore. Bolpur is famous for cultural festival.

Today I am discussing how you will reach bolpur (Shantiniketan) from Kolkata and what the options are.

Train: -

Train is the best option to reach Bolpur from Kolkata and 3 hours will take to reach from Howrah. Also, you can get train from Sealdah (SDAH) and Kolkata (KOAA). But the number of trains is more from Howrah.

If you are not getting reservation then take local train from Howrah to Burdwan and take another local for Bolpur. On an average four hours will take to reach.

Bus: -

Direct bus is not available from Kolkata but if you are still looking for a bus then I will share some information regarding the break journey. You may take tickets from red bus official site.

1. If you are from salt lake then, take an SBSTC for Burdwan and take a train for Bolpur. Minimum three and half hours will take. You may take a private public transportation bus but it will take excessive time.

2. Take an SBSTC from Dharmatala Bus Stand for Burdwan and take a train.

3. Take a Volvo bus from salt lake up to Panagarh. Within two hours you will reach Panagarh from salt lake. It is very fast. After reaching Panagarh, take a private public transportation bus for Bolpur. It will go through Illambazar.

4. From Dharmatala, take SBSTC for Natunhat and take a public bus for Bolpur.

5. Take SBSTC from Dharmatala for Suri and take ticket up to Illambazar. It will come after Panagarh. From Illambazar, you will get public bus for Bolpur. 30 to 45 min will take.

Best Option: -

Take a bus is not a significant plan. You can’t reduce the travel time and the bus ticket fare will be more comparing to train. So better take a train.