Getting In and Around Balasore
Balasore is connected by road and rail. You can come to this town from Kolkata or the capital city of Orissa, Bhubaneshwar, by taking either the NH-5 road or by catching direct trains on the Chennai-Howrah main line. There are buses that ply from Bhubaneshwar, Kolkata, Cuttack and Baripada that you can take advantage of. The closest airport to Balasore is the one at Bhubaneshwar, 500 kilometers from this place. The duration of the journey to go the airport is nearly 3 and half hours.
Balasore Railway Station comes in the way of the main line that connects Kolkata to Chennai. Apart from National Highway5, there is also the National Highway-60 that connect Balasore to Kolkata in a 4 lane express way.
Let us find out how you can reach the most prominent landmark of Balasore, the Chandipur Beach. The closest railway station of Balasore is located 17 kilometers away from the place. Hiring a car to the place may cost you Rs. 200-300. From Bhubaneswar, Balasore is located at a distance of 207 km and from Howrah, the distance is 236 km.
Some of the train that halt at Balasore Station include Howrah Bhubaneswar Janashatabdi (no train on Sunday), Howrah Chennai Mail, Howrah Puri Express, Howrah Puri Sri Jagannath Express, Faluknama Express, Howrah Bhubaneswar Dhauli Express, East Coast Express, Muzaffarpur Yeshvantpur Express (weekly), Gurudev Expreess, Howrah Yeshvantpur Express, Kanyakumari Express (weekly), Guwahati Bangalore Express, Guwahati Trivandrum Express, Guwahati Chennai Egmore Express, Howrah Tiruchirapalli Express, Howrah Yeshwantpur Express, Gurudev Express and Ernakulam Express.
Let's say you are in Kolkata and want to drive to Kolkata, you have to follow the Kona Expressway by taking the Second Hooghly Bridge. You will come to the Bombay Road, from which you have to take a left. As you follow the Bombay Road, you may cut a divergence at the A1 Plaza and go left. Then you have to head straight till you cross the bridge of the Rupnayaran River. Once you cross the river, you will reach the Kolaghat Thermal Power Station to the left.
After the Power Station is the Haldia Junction, you have to go straight to the Kharagpur Junction. Continue going straight to the NH60, a 4-lane concrete road. This is a fairly peaceful road compared to the NH5. Though the road is wide, you should still drive carefully, there are speed breakers in various phases of construction.
You will reach Jaleswar town after which the next destination is Balasore town. You have to take a left turn under the bridge and head straight, where you should see a bus-stand. Go ahead towards the flyover and after crossing it, take a right turn in the next junction. Lo, you have come to Balasore!