Places You Would Want To Go Back To
(In Bangladesh; Ch1)
Cox's Bazar
Often termed as the world's longest beach,Cox's Bazar has yet to become a major tourist
destination in Asia.Cox's Bazar District has an area of 2491.86 square km. It is located at 21°35' N 92°01' E
Cox's Bazar is a town, a fishing port and district headquarters in Bangladesh. It is one of the world's longest uninterrupted natural sandy sea beaches, The beach in Cox's Bazar is an unbroken 125 km sandy sea beach with a gentle slope.
Located about 150 km south of Chittagong Metropolitan city, Cox's Bazar is connected both by air and road with the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka and the Prime Port city Chittagong.
Daily non-stop flights are available from Chittagong and Dhaka on United Airways or Regent. The journey by plane takes 60 minutes and the fare is BDT.6000.00 and 3500.00 one way from Dhaka & Chittagong respectively.
By bus it will take about 10-12 hours from Dhaka and 4-5 hours from
Chittagong. The private AC Bus line named 'Greenline', 'Soudia',
'Hanif','TR Travels' 'Shamoli' and 'Amader Baghdad' are available from
Dhaka and Chittagong. AC bus will take BDT 1400-1800 from Dhaka to
Cox'sbazar. Moreover, many Non-AC services are also available from Dhaka
and Chittagong costing from BD taka.350.00-750.00(from Dhaka) or BDT. 200.00-360.00 (from Chittagong).
The main bus terminal is a few kilometers east of the central town area,
about a 15-20 minute / BDT 100-120 by electric bike known as 'Easy Bike'
or CNG auto ride. Local buses head to Chittagong (BDT 120, 4 hours) and Teknaf (BDT 70, 3 hours).
The private bus companies have offices near 'Hotel Sea Queen' on the
main road, and also down in the Hotel Motel Zone.During the tourist
season bus tickets goes scarcity requires advance ticketing to avoid
delayed staying,better to book immediately on arrival.
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