Reaching Andaman & Nicobar Islands

There are only two ways to reach Port Blair – either by Air or by Sea.

• Flight :You have direct daily flights to Port Blair from Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai. And some flights from Bhuwaneshwar on certain days. Flights from Kolkata & Chennai take roughly 2 hours while the one from Delhi takes 5 hours.

• Ship: They sail from Chennai, Vizag & Kolkata. There are usually 3-4 sailings every month and the tentative sailing schedule can be found here. Ship voyage takes about 50-60 hours.

Flight

Airport: Veer Savarkar International Airport, Port Blair

Flights available from:

• Delhi
• Chennai
• Kolkata
• Foreign charter flights are also permitted to land at Port Blair subject to the fulfillment of guidelines of the Director General of Civil Aviation.

All flights from Kolkata & Chennai are direct flights and takes around 2 hours .Flights from Delhi fly via Chennai or Kolkata and take around 5 hours.

Flight fares: Expect flight fares to be anywhere around Rs7,000 (USD140) oneway from Kolkata & Chennai while, Rs10,000 (USD200) oneway from Delhi.

More: Flights to Port Blair

Ship

Sea Port: Haddo Wharf port, Port Blair

Ships availaible from: Regular passenger ship services are available to Port Blair from Chennai, Kolkata ,Visakhapatnam and back.

There are three to four sailings every month from Kolkata and Chennai to Port Blair and vice-versa. There is one sailing for Visakhapatnam in a month. The voyage takes about 3-4 days (50-60 hours ideally) and the ship normally berths at Port Blair for about two to four days.

Ship Schedule: Normally sailing schedules are announced one month in advance for the Mainland–island sector,5 days in advance for the inter-island (for the southern group of islands ie. Port Blair – Nicobar, Nancowry, Katchal, Campbell Bay) sector and 3 days in advance for the foreshore sector (Port Blair – Diglipur, Mayabunder, Rangat, Neil, Havelock, and Hut Bay).

1. Shipping Information
2. Shipping Schedule
3. Shipping Availability
4. Shipping Tariffs
5. Inter-Island Transport
6. Sea Plane Service
7. Best time to go to Andamans
8. Entry Formalities