Travel guide
সিলেট · Sylhet district, Sylhet Division
Take the direct Sylhet–Jaflong bus, then an auto to Zero Point and a local boat to Mayabi Jhorna. — ৳100-150
Reserve a CNG from Amborkhana for the whole day — Ratargul, Sada Pathor, Malnicherra and the shrine together. — ৳1,400-1,600
Get around the city by rickshaw or on foot.
Fares and prices change — confirm before travelling.
Dhaka (Sayedabad) → Sylhet
Buses from familiar operators including Hanif run this route for Tk 550-800 per person; buy at Sayedabad.
Dhaka → Sylhet
AC coaches including Green Line run the route for Tk 900-1,500 — more legroom and comfort at a higher fare.
Tip: Green Line costs a little more but is comparatively comfortable.
Dhaka (Kamalapur) → Sylhet
Shovan chair on the Jayantika, Upoban, Parabat and Kalni Express costs Tk 375-410.
Tip: Tickets open 10 days ahead at 8 am on the Rail Sheba app or Bangladesh Railway's site; one ID can book up to four.
Dhaka (Kamalapur) → Sylhet
Snigdha AC chair costs Tk 719-788; it costs more than Shovan, so book early.
Tip: Book the return ticket at the same time; tickets are hard to get at the last minute.
Sylhet (Subhanighat/Somonighat) → Jaflong
The direct bus costs Tk 100-150 and takes about 1.5-2 hours; counter and gate-lock buses charge differently.
Tip: Tell the driver early if you want to get off at Sreepur tea garden, or you will be taken further.
Sylhet → Tamabil/Jaflong/Lalakhal
A full-day reserve costs Tk 2,000-3,500; a bigger group brings the per-head cost down. Jaflong, Tamabil and Lalakhal can be covered together.
Tip: Agree the fare before setting off; it rises in season.
Sylhet (Amborkhana) → Ratargul → Sada Pathor
A full-day reserve costs Tk 1,400-1,600 and covers Ratargul, Sada Pathor, Malnicherra and the shrine together.
Tip: In season the ask can reach Tk 2,000 — bargain.
Ratargul Motorghat → inside the forest
A dinghi for five or six costs Tk 750-865 and takes one to one and a half hours through the forest.
Tip: Buy the ticket at the market in front of Motorghat; boats go by serial.
Bholaganj 10 Number Ghat → Sada Pathor
The boat is Tk 800; with eight aboard it is Tk 100 each. One or two people can also reserve the whole boat.
Tip: Keep the boatman's number for the return trip.
Jaflong → Mayabi Jhorna
The local boat costs Tk 100 per person and carries about 10-16 people.
Tip: The ticket is checked on the return leg, not on boarding — keep it.
About 55-65 km from Sylhet city. Zero Point has the clear Piain river, India's Khasi and Jaintia hills ahead, and a stone bed below the stairs where visitors gather.
Good to know: A rope marks the border — do not cross. A sign warns that crossing is a punishable offence.
Beside Jaflong. The flow is good in the monsoon but the falls are nearly dry in winter and the off-season, when there is little to see.
Good to know: Do not expect a waterfall in the dry season — go in the monsoon.
The country's only recognised freshwater swamp forest, 20-24 km from the city. For four to seven months in the monsoon most of the trees stay underwater; many call it the Amazon of Bengal.
Entry: ৳57.5 (per person)
At Companiganj, clear cold water runs over white and mixed-colour stones at the foot of the Meghalaya hills; the current strengthens in the monsoon.
Good to know: The stones are slippery — walk carefully. Non-swimmers should stay out of the deep water.
A bed of stones at Rustompur in Gowainghat, 39 km and 1.5-2 hours from the city; the last stretch runs by motorbike along the hills.
Four km from the city, described as the subcontinent's first and largest tea garden; sources disagree on the founding year, 1849 or 1854.
Reached by boat from Shari Ghat. In November-December the low water turns the river blue; if you are fewer than 8-10 people, share a boat with another group.
In the middle of the city, the shrine of the 14th-century Sufi saint Hazrat Shah Jalal — one of the country's major religious sites.
Seven km from the city, Shah Paran's shrine — Shah Jalal's nephew and one of the 360 auliya — stands on a hillock.
Good to know: Photography and video are not allowed at the shrine — respect the rule.
On small hills beside the Sylhet-Jaflong highway and a good place to watch Meghalaya's clouds in the monsoon. Tell the driver early, then walk to the far end of the garden.
A well-known breakfast stop near Humayun Chattar and the station: khichuri, parota, vegetables and special tea. Breakfast is Tk 50-60 per person.
About 30 kinds of bhorta; rice, chicken jhal fry, bhorta and greens came to Tk 360 for two, and Tk 200 also fills you up.
A budget lunch at the hotel beside Jaflong market costs Tk 100; there is also a place to change out of wet clothes.
Dargah Gate and Lalabazar have decent rooms for Tk 500-1,000, with mazar-side hotels starting around Tk 700-800. Amborkhana even has rooms at Tk 300 per person. Hotel Hilltown, Gulshan, Dorga Gate, Surma and Kaikobad are familiar names.
Fares and prices change — confirm before travelling.
Updated: October 19, 2026
