Digha, Shankarpur, Tajpur & Mandarmoni are most popular sea beaches for resident of Bengal,very well connected by Train & bus . You may also reach this place by your own car by 4 hrs drive from Kolkata.
Digha is only 187 Kms from Kolkata by Road , & very well connected by train from Howrah Station with convenient timings for all types of tourists. At Digha you will find hotels from budgeted class to Luxury Hotels with all modern facilities.
Local sight seeing places from Digha - Udaypur Beach, Amarabati Park & other three nearby beaches of Bay of Bengal Shankarpur, Tajpur & Mandarmoni, although Mandarmani is slightly far away from Digha, but local transports are available to visit all these places.
Shankarpur: It's just 5 kms from Chaulkhola on Digha Kanthi high way, Less crowded beach then Digha to enjoy with your family. Good quality hotels are also available for overnight stay.
Tajpur: It's also well connected from Digha or one can reach directly by road/ Train from Kolkata via Contai. Tajpur is still unexplored beach of Bay of Bengal , one can enjoy a lot as it's less crowded & plenty of food outlets are available on the beach to enjoy the perfect beach side weekend holidays near Kolkata.
Mandarmani: It's only 180 kms from Kolkata by road & by train you have to get down at Contai & then go by local transport via chaulkhola which is 14 kms only.13 kms long motor able beach, plenty of water sports equipment available to have fun on the beach
Moushuni Island , Junput, Bakhali, Ganga Sagar,Kapilmuni Ashram - Also well connected by road/Train from Kolkata, for short weekend tour .