There are 7 ways to get from Howrah to Barkul by train, car, ferry, bus, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, drive
best- Take the train from Sealdah to Lalgolatrain 13103
- Drive from Lalgola to Barkulcar
8h 20m$18–40Ferry, bus, drive
cheapest- Take the ferry from Howrah Jetty to Fairlieferry
- Take the bus from Esplanade to Maldabus
- Drive from Malda to Barkulcar
9h 44m$9–19Drive 340.2 km
- Drive from Howrah to Barkulcar 340.2 km
5h 42m$41–58Fly to Shah Makhdum Airport, taxi
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH)plane CCU - RJH
- Take the taxi from Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH) to Barkultaxi
9h 51m$176–330Train, drive via Belgachia station
- Take the train from Kolkata to Lalgolatrain 13113 / ...
- Drive from Lalgola to Barkulcar
8h 22m$18–40Fly to Shahjalal International Airport, train
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Shahjalal International Airport (DAC)plane CCU - DAC
- Take the train from Biman Bandar to Chapai Nawabganjtrain
9h 23m$93–193Fly to Purnea Airport, train, drive
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Purnea Airport (PXN)plane CCU - PXN
- Take the train from Katihar Jn to Gour Maldatrain
- Drive from Gour Malda to Barkulcar
8h 50m$95–373
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Howrah to Barkul is to ferry and bus and drive which costs $9 - $20 and takes 9h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Howrah to Barkul is to drive which takes 5h 42m and costs $40 - $60.
The distance between Howrah and Barkul is 384 km. The road distance is 340.2 km.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Howrah to Barkul, including transfers.
Barkul is 30 min ahead of Howrah. It is currently 6:23 PM in Howrah and 6:53 PM in Barkul.
Yes, the driving distance between Howrah to Barkul is 340 km. It takes approximately 5h 42m to drive from Howrah to Barkul.
What companies run services between Howrah, India and Barkul, Bangladesh?
There is no direct connection from Howrah to Barkul. However, you can take the subway to Seldah, walk to Sealdah, take the train to Lalgola, then drive to Barkul. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Howrah Jetty to Barkul via Fairlie, Esplanade, and Malda in around 9h 44m.
- Website
- usbair.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Shah Makhdum Airport via Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–340
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–250
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Purnea Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- Website
- biman-airlines.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- starair.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Purnea Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Sealdah to Lalgola
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–16
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $5–7
- Second AC (2A)
- $7–10
- First Class (1A)
- $12–16
Train from Kolkata to Lalgola
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–16
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $5–7
- Second AC (2A)
- $7–10
- First Class (1A)
- $12–16
Train from Katihar Jn to Gour Malda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–12
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $4–6
- Second AC (2A)
- $5–8
- First Class (1A)
- $9–12
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
Train from Biman Bandar to Chapai Nawabganj
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2–15
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $2–3
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $2–4
- Snigdha
- $4–8
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $5–8
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $7–8
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $10–15
- S_Chair
- $5
- AC_S
- $10
- Phone
- 0353-2514920
- [email protected]
- Website
- North Bengal State Transport
Bus from Esplanade to Malda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- North Bengal State Transport
- Seater
- $2–7
- Phone
- +918697733391
- [email protected]
- Website
- WBTC
Ferry from Howrah Jetty to Fairlie
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- WBTC
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Estimated price
- $16–20
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