--- title: "Paltan to Sylhet – 3 ways by car, taxi, plane | Mixroutes" description: "Paltan to Sylhet is 196 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/paltan-to-sylhet" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/paltan-to-sylhet.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Paltan to Sylhet [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Paltan&to=Sylhet) [Sylhet to Paltan](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/sylhet-to-paltan) **Fastest:** –\ \ **Cheapest:** –\ \ **Distance:** 196 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 1\ 3 ways, Thu 29 Oct\ ## 3 ways to travel 196 km apart. Times are the timetables for Thu 29 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best৳5,600 cheaper than a cab and about as quick. - [**Drive** best 3h 37m৳780–1,040 Estimated **Avoid** · Chittagong 240 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Paltan&to=Sylhet) - [**Taxi** 3h 37m৳5,200–7,800 Estimated **Avoid** · Chittagong one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Paltan&to=Sylhet) - [**Fly** 7h 42m৳8,900–13,650 Estimated BZL → ZYL · one stop via DAC · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Paltan&to=Sylhet) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Bangladesh; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Avoid all but essential travel to Chittagong** [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/bangladesh/warnings-and-insurance) - **Parts of Bangladesh are advised against, not on this route** [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/bangladesh/warnings-and-insurance) [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.bgd.html) Travel advice: UK FCDO (Open Government Licence v3.0), US State Department. ## Departures today 1. [08:01 → 15:43 7h 42m · 1 change৳8,900–13,650](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Paltan&to=Sylhet&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=fly) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Paltan to Sylhet? The fastest way is by car: about 3h 37m door to door. The straight-line distance is 196 km. What is the cheapest way from Paltan to Sylhet? Drive is the cheapest, from ৳780. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How long is the flight from Paltan to Sylhet? About 49 min in the air (BZL → DAC), about 7h 42m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run ৳8,900–13,650; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Sylhet from Paltan by road? About 240 km, roughly 3h 37m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around ৳780–1,040; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Sylhet Metropolis in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh Sylhet is a metropolitan city in the northeastern region of Bangladesh. It serves as the administrative centre for both the Sylhet District and the Sylhet Division. The city is situated on the banks of the Surma River and, as of 2025, the metro area population of Sylhet is estimated to be 1,033,000, reflecting a 3.4% increase from 2024. [The Sylhet guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/sylhet) Worth your time - Ali Amjad's Clock Hadarpar, Goainghat (from Amberkhana Point of Sylhet City to Hadarpar Bazar By CNG Taxi, or any Behicle then By Boat to Bichanakandi). - Shah Jalal Dargah Resting place of historic Sufi guru who in large part brought Islam to this area, with distinctive blue and white coloration. - Shah Paran Dargah Tomb and honorary masjid for another historic Islamic Sufi figure of the 14th century. - Museum of Rajas' Raja-Kunjo, Zinda Bazar (folk museum in Sylhet). 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