Digha, Midnapore, West Bengal India

The Southern West Bengal is endowed with the most beautiful beach on the eastern coast of India – Digha. The beach town of Digha is famous for flat, hard beaches. The beauty of this place was discovered in the days of Warren Hastings. Digha was known as Beercool at that time. The Digha beach is girdled with casuarinas plantations along the coast.

Digha is easily accessible by road from Kolkata, Asansol, Bardhaman, Durgapur, Suri, Bankura and Jamshedpur and partly by rail (up to Kharagpur). The last part of the trip – between Kharagpur and Digha, 123 km has to be taken by bus or by car. Bus Services: Frequent bus services, available from morning to evening. Digha is 174 km by road from Kolkata. By Road: Only 4-hour drive by car from Kolkata. By Train: Direct train up to New Digha (from Shalimar Station of Howrah).