Jessore: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Jessore is a city of 243,987 people in Bangladesh (Khulna Division), 15 m (49 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), 97 km (60 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Jessore runs from about 10 h 45 min a day in late December to 13 h 36 min in late June (computed for 23.17° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Jessore is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), 97 km (60 mi) from the centre, whose 11,919-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Jessore Airport (JSR, 6 km).
Flights to Jessore: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Jessore · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Dhaka, 136 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Kolkata, 110 km (India) — buses · car rental · tours
- Chattogram, 284 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Gazipur, 154 km — flights · buses · tours
- Khulna, 54 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Jamshedpur, 313 km (India)
- Dhanbad, 292 km (India) — tours
- Ranchi, 399 km (India)
- Rangpur, 287 km
- Howrah, 113 km (India)
Common questions
Which airport serves Jessore?
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), 97 km (60 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Jessore?
About 243,987 people live in Jessore, across 26 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Jessore in?
Asia/Dhaka, currently UTC+6.
What currency is used in Jessore?
The Taka (BDT). Traffic drives on the left.
Which cities are near Jessore?
Dhaka (136 km), Kolkata (110 km), Chattogram (284 km), Gazipur (154 km), Khulna (54 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.