Digha is West Bengal's most popular sea resort. Originally known as Beerkul, it is mentioned as the "Brighton of the East" in one of Warren Hasting's letters (1780 AD) to his wife. Digha is a small but the most popular seaside resort town in the state of West Bengal, India. It lies in East Midnapore district and at the northern end of the Bay of Bengal. It is located just 183 km from Kolkata/Howrah via Mecheda and 234 km via Kharagpur; this proximity to the metropolis has made this small hamlet a popular weekend getaway. Digha is connected to Kolkata/Howrah by a highway and a rail-link via Contai. A new beach has been developed at New Digha which is about 2 km from the old beach. This new beach is not only bigger than the old one, but might be considered a better one. It is clean and well-maintained and is not surrounded by a congested locality like the older beach. There are new and better hotels a walking distance from the beach at New Digha and the locality itself seems to be better planned.. .

Directions: Road: Frequent Bus services to Digha available daily, every half an hour, from from Kolkata. Buses leave from the Shahid Minar and Howrah bus terminus in central Calcutta. The average travel time on direct bus services from Calcutta to Digha is five hours. Local Transport: Un-metered taxis, auto-rickshaws, and rickshaws are easily available for local transport. Shalimar-Digha Express (2867) starts from Shalimar at 07:55 AM and comes to Santragachi at 08:05 am. For Sundays there are 2867A Up and 2868A Dn trains which originate from and terminate at Howrah station. The Dn train arrives Howrah (189 km) at 17.00 hrs.