Sundarban is the pride of West Bengal which is situated in the borderline of India and Bangladesh. The distance between Sundarban and Kolkata is about 135 Km. It is well connected by road and train with Kolkata. So that there are many ways are available to reach Sundarban from Kolkata. Buses are available at esplanade, Kolkata to reach at Canning. Canning is a town of south 24 parganas, West Bengal and situated on the western bank of Malta river which a the nearest town to Sundarban. The Canning railway station is the nearest railway station to the Sundarban. From there you can travel by private auto or magic to Gosaba . Apart from this, you can travel by houseboat to Gosaba. There are too many private vehicles are available at Dumdum airport, Sealdah, and Howrah railway station. You can hire a private vehicle to travel sundarban easily.

If you are from outstation Kolkata then you should set your mind to reach at Kolkata first because Kolkata is well known in the world. Everybody from any corner of the world can reach Kolkata easily due to the availability of airways. Most of the people in the world are familiar with Kolkata. After reaching in Kolkata you can travel to canning by private vehicle or rail. You can reach Sealdah railway station or Howrah railway station easily by a rented car or bus because these two railway stations are well known in West Bengal and are connected from every corner in Kolkata with a standard transport system. Travel by water van in the Ganga from Kolkata to Canning is also running for testing purposes. So that we hope, water route will be available soon to reach at Sundarban from Kolkata.

If you want to make a Sundarban tour with your family from Kolkata, then I would share my knowledge you should contact a sundarban tour operator because many sundarban tour operators are giving facility to pick up their customers from home also. Maximum tour operators pick up their customers from some specific pickup point in Kolkata by an AC and non-AC vehicle. They make many sundarban tour packages for their customers for making the Sundarban tour. They include a pick-up facility in their sundarban tour package. Normally, they give pick-up facility from Park street and Science city by AC and non-AC vehicles. They serve breakfast and tea to their customers on the way. So I think, it will be headache-free travel to the Sundarban with the family along with luggage. If you are from outstation Kolkata then talk to your Sundarban tour operator freely before booking your sundarban tour package. They can provide a pick-up facility from your drop-out point. Because many Sundarban tour operators give facility to make a customized sundarban tour package for their customers as per their budget. If you are a young person and want to travel alone from Kolkata to Sundarban, then you can travel by train from Sealdah to Canning and then Canning to Gosaba. But sure think a lot and make up your mind before starting your journey to Sundarban. You should keep the scenario of journey details in your mind clearly. If the scenario of the journey will be in your mind clearly then your journey will be smooth with hassle free.