From Kolkata to Mousuni Island it is a train, a van and a boat. The last leg is a ferry, so the tide matters — call +91 98325 15735 and we will tell you which train to take.
The last stop on land · Hujjaiter Kheya Ghat
Cars and bikes can’t cross the Chinai. Everything you need is on this side of the river, a few steps from the boat — also written Hujuter or Hujjuti Ghat.
The last stretch
From the turn at 7 Mile to the water
On the road, a short walk before the ghat
Indira Gandhi Car Parking Centre
Cars and bikes stay on this side of the Chinai. Leave yours at the Indira Gandhi Car Parking Centre, on the road a short walk before the ghat, and walk down to the boat.
At Hujjaiter Kheya Ghat
Penguin Beach Camp counter
Penguin Beach Camp has its own counter at the ghat. Turn up without a booking and we will sort out a tent or cottage there and then.
Leg by leg
From
Sealdah
To
Namkhana
The Namkhana Local runs from Sealdah South. Roughly three hours through the delta.
Takes
3 hrs
Step
01
From
Namkhana
To
Hujjaiter Ghat
A toto or auto from the station over the Namkhana Bridge, down the Bakkhali road to 7 Mile, then right to Hujjaiter Kheya Ghat. Car parking is just before the ghat; our booking counter is at the ghat.
Takes
35 min
Step
02
From
Hujjaiter Ghat
To
Mousuni Island
A country boat across the Chinai to Mousuni, landing by Kusumtala. Boats run with the tide, so tell us your train and we will time it for you.
Takes
15 min
Step
03
From
Mousuni Island
To
Penguin Beach Camp
A toto due west through Kusumtala, past the paddy and the betel groves, to the camp on the island's west shore. We meet you at the ghat if you let us know you are coming.
Takes
15 min
Step
04
The journey board
The route plays on the real delta. Point at a step to hold the map on that leg.
The whole trip
Bar lengths follow time on the move
Simulated trip · map: Natural Earth · positions approximate
Coming by road
Park at the ghat (₹100 per night), then take the boat across like everyone else.
Mind the tide
Boats run with the tide. Tell us your train and we will time the crossing for you.
Call +91 98325 15735Find us
Kusumtala, Mousuni Island, Namkhana, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal 743357
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Penguin Beach Camp
≈ 4h 05m on the move from Sealdah.
Before you set off
Bijoy Jana will time the boat and have someone at the ghat.