By train
Trains run to Dhaka, Sylhet and other cities. The main route out of Chittagong runs north to Comilla and Akhaura, from where the routes to Dhaka and Sylhet diverge. The train station is on Station Road just west of Jubilee Rd. Chittagong is a terminal station on the metre gauge eastern section of the Bangladesh Railway. The headquarters of this railway are located here. Train journeys are, in general, cheaper than bus journeys.
BIWTC
has an office and launches its ferries from Sadarghat, about 1km south of the train station down Sadarghat Rd. Barisal is the main destination, from where you can continue to Dhaka.
By bus
There are 2 spots in the city where the major private companies operate from and have offices - just to the south of GEC Circle on CDA Ave, and on Station Rd near Hotel Golden Inn. Greenline, Silkline and Shohag are the nicest and have frequent services to Dhaka 6 hours and Cox's Bazar 3 hours. Greenline also offers the only direct bus to Sylhet Tk 550, 6 hours.
Local buses to Cox's Bazar Tk 140, 3 hours run frequently throughout the day from Cinema Palace Bus Station, about 1km north of the Station Rd area.
Chittagong Bus Depot
+031 683423. Schedule and fares