Reaching by Air

Port Blair is connected with Chennai and Calcutta by air. Currently there are flights that are operated by Air India (Indian Airlines), Alliance and Jet Airways.

Contact Alliance Air:
City Office: Middle Point, Port Blair, Tel: 233108 Airport: 232983

Jet Airways flights are operating every day on Chennai - Port Blair - Chennai sector.

Contact Jet Airways: City Office: Junglighat, Port Blair, Tel: 236922/236933 Fax: 236944, Airport: 235911,235944, Web Site: www.jetairways.com

Air India
Port Blair - Chennai Rs. 10460/- Rs. 11540/-
Port Blair - Kolkata Rs. 11315/- Rs. 12510/-

Jet Airways
Port Blair - Chennai Rs. 11540/- Rs. 11540/-
(Fares are subject to change, please check beforehand)

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

Reaching by Sea

Regular passenger ship services are available to Port Blair from Chennai, Calcutta and Vishakhapatnam and back. There are three to four sailings every month from Calcutta and Chennai to Port Blair and vice-versa.

There is one sailing from Vishakhapatnam in a month. The voyage takes about 50 to 60 hours and the ship normally berths at Port Blair for about two to four days.

Ship fare varies from Rs.1300 to Rs.6000 depending on the class of travel.

Further information on schedules and tariffs can be obtained from:

1. Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. Apeejay House, 4th Floor, Dinsa Wacha Road, Mumbai – 400 020 Tel: 2822101/2823316 Fax: (022) 2022438

2. Shipping Corporation of India Ltd., Shipping House, No. 13, Strand Road, Calcutta – 700 001 Tel: 2482354, 2488013 Fax: (033) 2482035, 2480377

3. Shipping Corporation of India Ltd., Jawahar Building, Rajaji Salai, Chennai – 600 001 Tel: (044) 5231401, Fax: (044) 5231218

4. The Deputy Director of Shipping Services, A&N Administration, 6, Rajaji Salai, Chennai – 600 001 Tel: (044) 5220841/5226873

5. The Directorate of Shipping Services, A&N Administration, Phoenix Bay Jetty, Port Blair (For MV Nancowry and MV Swarajdweep) Tel: (03192) 232528/232742 Fax: (03192) 230480

6. Shipping Corporation of India Ltd., Aberdeen Bazar, Port Blair – 744 101 Tel: (03192) 233347, 233590 Fax: (03192) 233778

7. M/s A.V. Bhanojirao and Garuda Pattabhiramayya & Co., Post Box No. 17, Vishakapatnam (Agent – Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.) Tel: (0891) 565597/562661, Fax: 566507/549224

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