Getting Around: Private Transport (Car Hire, Taxis, Motorcycles)
Posted on 29. Dec, 2009 by Mikey Leung in 2. Practical Information
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Typically referred to as a ‘reserved vehicle’, hiring a car is definitely the most convenient way to travel around Bangladesh, allowing you to stop where requested and providing for some interesting journeys in the countryside. Naturally, it is also the most expensive way to travel, with a daily fee for a sedan vehicle costing about US$40–60 per day, depending on the distance travelled and where you go. Larger vehicles such as microbuses and multi-seat coaches can go well over US$100. Compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles can be used east of the Jamuna and Meghna rivers as these areas are supplied regularly with natural gas; but in Rajshahi, Khulna and Barisal divisions, costs are significantly more expensive because natural gas is not available and petrol must be used (most vehicles can change between using CNG and petrol at the flip of a switch). You’ll also get less far on a tank of natural gas, as CNG-equipped vehicles need to be refilled far more frequently and what you save in fuel costs could easily be lost in terms of the time it takes to refill. In Dhaka especially, there can be extremely long queues at the CNG pumps.
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