get there and around
Road
From Calcutta,Take V.I.P Road (Najrul Islam Sarani) off Ultadanga (V.I.P.Crossing) to reach Airport Gate No. 1 and take right to Jessore Road (National Highway 34).Barasat is 8 kilometres straight drive from this crossing.
Barasat is a major roadway junction. The NH 34 (initially under the name Krishnanagar Road) goes towards north ultimately to the North Bengal and is the major link between Calcutta and the North-East India.
The Jessore Road (NH 35) leads to Bongaon and ultimately to the Bangladesh border at Petrapole.
The Taki Road leads to Basirhat, Hasnabad and Taki via Berachampa.
The Barrackpore Road links National Highway 35 at Barasat with Kalyani Expressway and Barrackpore.
Rail
Barasat Junction is the railway station, on Bongaon line of Sealdah Station (North Section). This junction is where Bongaon line and Hasnabad-Basirhat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway get separated.
The Barasat - Basirhat Railway line was originally run by Martin's Light Railways. Now it is a section under Sealdah division of Eastern Railways.
Air
Dumdum Airport ( Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport ) is 15 kilometres from Barasat.
