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Travel to Bangladesh

Flying to Bangladesh

Flights to Bangladesh are serviced by the national airline is Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BG) (www.biman-airlines.com).

Flight times:

From London to Dhaka is 12 hours, and from New York is 23 hours.

Departure tax:

BDT800-2,500 depending on destination, included in the price of the air ticket.

Travel by rail

A direct, twice-weekly Kolkata to Dhaka service was reintroduced in 2008 – the distance covered is 538 km and the service is called Maitree (Friendship) Express, it is run by both the Indian and Bangladeshi railways. For other non-direct rail connections, cycle-rickshaw, bus or porter services provide the cross-border connections.

Getting to Bangladesh by boat

The main seaport is Chittagong. Currently, there no international passenger routes to and from Bangladesh.

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