How To Reach :
Well reaching this place, needs few breakjourneys. Also you have to start early and be on time, to make it to Mousuni Island accordingly.
- First you need to take a local train to Namkhana. Don’t believe the online train timings / the boards at Sealdah in this case. Those are completely ourdated and that there are various trains to Namkhana.
- From Namkhana Railway Station, take a motorized van / toto to reach the Jetty. [Rs. 10/- per head]
- From Jetty you need to cross the Hatania – Doania River by ferry. Ferry’s leave every few minutes. [Rs. 2/- per head]
- From there you may walk / take a motorized van to Bus Stand from where Bakkhali bound buses leave. [Rs. 7/- per head]
- From there you need to take a Tata Magic to Durgapur Ghat. [Rs. 15/- per head] Ferry’s leave every one hour starting from 7 AM. The last ferry leaves at 1:10 PM before going for lunch break. The same resumes again at 3 PM with the last one being at 10 PM.
- Cross by ferry and get down at Bagdanga (the last stop). [Rs. 4/- per head] From Bagdanga ferry’s leaves every one hour starting from 6:30 AM upto 10:30 and then at 11:40 and 12:40 respectively before going for lunch break. The ferry service resumes again at 2:30 PM till 9:30 PM.
- From there you can hire a van / have your pickup pre-arranged to Baliara Beach Tent, Mousuni Island. [Rs. 200/- one way, can accommodate upto 8 pax with luggage]
For those who are wondering, yes you can go by Bike. However people planning to go by car, please avoid, as you although you can reach Bakkhali by car, however here you have to cross 2 ferry’s. And on the 2nd Ferry Service i.e. for Durgapur Ghat – Bagdanga, we didn’t notice any scope for transporting the vehicle.