Shantiniketan

Shantiniketan is a town near Bolpur in the Birbhum district of West Bengal, India. It was established by Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, and later expanded by his son Rabindranath Tagore whose vision became what is now a university town, Visva-Bharati University

From Kolkata Shantiniketan is 136 km:

By Rail: By train from Howrah to Bolpur. Shantiniketan is 2 km from Bolpur Railway Station.

By Road: 211 km from Kolkata. Direct bus services are available from all major bus stops in Kolkata.