• The nearest major railway station is Sealdah.
• From there, take a train to Kakdwip or Namkhana.
• You can take battery-operated rickshaws to go from Kakdwip station to Lot No-8 ferry ghat. The distance is about 6 km.
• Otherwise, you can take battery-operated rickshaws to go from Namkhana station to Namkhana ferry ghat. The distance is about 4 km.
• There are several jetty ghats for public transportation.

• Take Diamond Harbour Road from Kolkata and drive around 90 km to reach the Harwood ferry point near Kakdwip.
• If you are using a private car, take a left turn to catch the bypass road from Shirakol. On that road at Usthi Bazar, take a right turn and again just after 100 meters take the left turn, which leads up to Hotuganj. By catching this road you can bypass Dimond harbor city and save a 10 km journey and save at least an hour.
• This road will lead to Harwood point, also called Lot No.8. There are several jetty ghats for public transportation.

• The nearest major airport is Kolkata Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), around 142 km from Ganga Sagar.
• From the airport, take a cab or bus to Kakdwip, which is about 35.5 km away from Gangasagar, and complete the rest of the journey by ferry.

Transportation towards Island:
From Lot-8 take a ferry to Kachuberia Ghat of Gangasagar Island. From Namkhana take a ferry to Benuban/Chemaguri Ghat of Gangasagar Island.

Transportation Inside Island:
Travelling on sagar island is not a problem.buses private taxis , and small share cars are easy to find to reach kapil muni ashram.