A Dream Sea Beach Cox's Bazar How To Go 21
Daily non-stop flights are available from Chittagong and Dhaka on United Airways [1] or Regent [2]. The journey by plane takes 60 minutes and the fare is BD taka.6000.00 and 3500.00 one way from Dhaka & Chittagong respectievly.
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 BD taka 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 / Tk 100-120 by electric bike known as 'Easy Bike' or CNG auto ride. Local buses head to Chittagong (Tk 120, 4 hours) and Teknaf (Tk 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. Surfing Cox's Bazar town though a small one, yet the same is a town of heritage. The sailor 'Captain Cox' explored the locality to name it on his own name. The local people both domiciled Burmese and Chittagonian lives in harmony. The major people are moderate Muslims but 'Buddhists' also live there. Be aware that at the local Buddhist temple, local non-Buddhist Bangladeshis will follow you around giving you a 'tour,' then demand money. This money of course goes in their pocket and not to the temple in any way.
Source : http://wikitravel.org/en/Cox%27s_Bazar
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