Patenga Sea Beach is one of the most beautiful and popular beaches in Bangladesh. Located just 14 km away from Chittagong, this beach is easily accessible and its popularity among tourists is increasing day by day. Besides, several schemes are being implemented to make this beach more attractive. Work is underway to develop the 5 km long Patenga beach as a modern and world-class tourist center. The beautiful decoration that has already been completed has caught everyone’s attention.
Located at the estuary of Karnaphuli River and Sea, Patenga has a very beautiful sunrise or sunset view. Especially afternoon, sunset and evening time will be good. Rows of small and big ships waiting for Chittagong port bring a difference in the atmosphere here. Patenga has speedboats to explore the sea. There are sea bikes and horses to explore the beach. There is a Burmese market for shopping. There are all kinds of delicious street food to eat.
Shah Amanat International Airport, Bangladesh Navy Base, many jetties of Chittagong Port, and Butterfly Park are close to Patenga Beach. Since these places are close, you can visit them together. This Patenga beach in Chittagong district is a beautiful place to spend good time with friends or family.
How to go
If you want to go to Patenga, you have to come to Chittagong first. From Chittagong, you can go to Patenga Beach in different ways.
Dhaka to Chittagong: Chittagong can be reached from Dhaka by road, rail, and air. From Dhaka Sayedabad Bus Terminal Saudia, Unique, TR Travels, Green Line, Hanif Enterprise, Shyamoli, Sohag, S. AC-Non AC buses of various means of transport like Alam, Modern Line, etc leave for Chittagong. Depending on the class, the bus fares range from Tk 900 to Tk 2500 per seat.
If you want to travel to Chittagong by train from Dhaka, you can travel by Tourist Express, Cox’s Bazar Express, Sonar Bangla, Suborn Express, Trina-Nishitha, Mahanagar Prabhati/Godhuli, Chittagong Mail from Kamalapur or Airport Railway Station. The train fare will be Tk 405 to Tk 1398 depending on the class. Besides, several airlines operate direct flights from Dhaka to Chittagong.