Travel Tips for your Andaman tour
VISITING ANDAMAN BY FLIGHT
Andaman and Nicobar Island has airport at Port Blair, which is connected to Kolkata and Chennai by regular flights. Some of the prominent Airlines that offer services to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are Indian Airlines, Jet Airways and Air Deccan.
Flight details as on 28th Feb 2010 are shown below. This may change without prior notice, so we suggest you to kindly visit the sites mentioned for each airline to confirm the time and schedule.
JET AIRWAYS [JET LITE] via Kolkata
Flight No: 9W7095
DELHI to KOLKATA | Dep:06:05 | ARR:08:15
KOLKATA to PORT BLAIR | Dep:09:10 | ARR:11:10
RETURN
Flight No: 9W7096
PORT BLAIR to KOLKATA | Dep:11:50 | ARR:14:00
KOLKATA to DELHI | Dep:14:50 | ARR:17:10
Comfirm flight time by visiting Jet Airways / Ph:1800 225522
KINGFISHER AIRLINES
Flight No: IT3631
CHENNAI to PORT BLAIR | Dep:04:45 | ARR:06:50
Flight No: IT3633
CHENNAI to PORT BLAIR | Dep:10:05 | ARR:12:15
RETURN
Flight No: IT3632
PORT BLAIR to CHENNAI | Dep:07:20 | ARR:09:30
Flight No: IT3634
PORT BLAIR to CHENNAI | Dep:12:45 | ARR:14:45
These times seems to vary according to the weekday selected so kindly confirm the timings. Confirm flight time by visiting Kingfisher airlines / Ph: 1800 180 0101
INDIAN AIRLINES
CHENNAI to PORT BLAIR | Dep:05:50 | ARR:07:55
KOLKATA to PORT BLAIR | Dep:10:05 | ARR:12:15
RETURN
PORT BLAIR to CHENNAI | Dep:08:45 | ARR:10:50
PORT BLAIR to KOLKATA | Dep:08:20 | ARR:10:15
Confirm flight time by visiting Indian airlines / Ph: 1800 180 1407
Airline fares ranges from Rs 6000 to Rs 30000 per head. (Approx)
VISITING ANDAMAN VIA SHIP
As the Andaman and Nicobar Islands lie in the Bay of Bengal, it is a great experience to reach Andaman and Nicobar Islands by Ship. If you want to make your Andaman trip more exciting, there are regular passenger ship services for Port Blair from Chennai, Kolkata and Vishakhapatnam.
Chennai - Port Blair - Journey time about 60 hrs
Calcutta - Port Blair - Journey time about 66 hrs
Vishakapatnam - Port Blair - Journey time about 56 hrs
Ships for the Chennai (Madras) and Kolkata (Calcutta) sectors are available about 4 times a month and for Vishakapatnam once in a month.
Ship ticket booking office - CHENNAI
The Deputy Director of Shipping Services
A & N Administration,
6, Rajaji Salai,
Chennai (Madras) - 600 001, India
Tel: +91 (044) 25220841, 25226873
Ship ticket booking office - KOLKATA
The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.
Shipping House, No. 13, Strand Road,
Calcutta (Kolkata) - 700 001, India
Tel: +91 (033) 22482354 (18 lines)
Fax: +91 (033) 22482035, 22480377
Ship ticket booking office - VISHAKAPATANAM
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
Ship ticket booking office - PORT BLAIR
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
Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.
Aberdeen Bazar,
Port Blair – 744 101
Tel: (03192) 233347, 233590, Fax: (03192) 233778
The range of ticket fares in the ship journey ranges from Rs 1500 to Rs 7000 per head. (Approx)
For Ship Ticket Booking, one has to personally go to any of the aforementioned offices with 2 copies of passport size photographs, fill up an application form & then do the booking.