Getting there & away
Land
Bus
A daytime bus trip between Dhaka and Sylhet is an interesting journey through varied countryside. All the luxury bus companies have offices on the road leading to the shrine of Hazrat Shah Jalal.
Greenline have a luxury bus for Dhaka (Tk 450, five hours) at 12.30am, but other companies offer more sensible departure times.
Buses to Chittagong (Tk 650, 10 hours) generally set sail in the evening only.
Buses to Sunamganj (Tk 50 to Tk 75, 2½ hours, every 20 minutes between 6am and 8.30pm) leave from the Sunamganj bus station a few kilometres northwest of town, along Amberhkana Rd.
Buses northeast to Jaintiapur (Tk 40, three hours, between 6.45am and 5.35pm) and Tamabil (Tk 75, 2½ hours) leave from the small Jaintiapur bus station (Jaintiapur Rd), several kilometres east of the town centre.
Train
The train station (83968) is on the south side of town. There are three daily express trains for Dhaka (1st/sulob class Tk 270/150, between 7½ and nine hours, depart at 7.30am, 2.45pm and 10.15pm). The night train also has a sleeping car (air-con/fan Tk 610/425).
Trains to Chittagong (1st/sulob class Tk 320/190, 10 hours, depart 10am and 10.40pm) also stop at Comilla (1st/sulob class Tk 195/120, 6½ hours).
Most of these trains also stop at Srimangal (1st/sulob class Tk 90/50, two hours).
Air
Both United Airways (which also has an office at the airport) and GMG Airlines (721 225; Feroz Centre, Manikpur Rd) have frequent daily flights to Dhaka (Tk 3720).
Sylhet
- Sylhet Overview
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Getting there & around
