The Andaman group of Islands are well connected by Sea and Air, while regular passenger ships services are available to Port Blair (the capital of Andaman & Nicobar Islands) from the Indian cities Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Kolkata (West Bengal) and Vishakapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), there are regular domestic flight services to Port Blair from Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and Kolkata (West Bengal) – as mention below.
| Flights |
KOLKATA SECTOR (2 hrs)
Kolkata (CCU) to Port Blair(IXZ) (1301 Kms) |
CHENNAI SECTOR (2 hrs)
Chennai (MAA) to Port Blair (IXZ) (1375 Kms ) |
INDIAN
(www.indianairlines.in) |
Daily |
Daily |
JET AIRWAYS
(www.jetairways.com) |
Daily |
Daily |
JET LITE
(wwww.jetlite.com) |
Depart from Delhi (via Kolkata)
Daily
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DECCAN
(www.airdeccan.net) |
Daily |
Daily |
KINGFISHER
(www.flykingfisher.com) |
Daily |
Daily |
SPICEJET
(www.spicejet.com) |
Daily |
Daily |
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BY SEA |
| Kolkata - Port Blair |
: Journey time about 66 hrs (1,255 kms) |
| Vishakapatnam – Port Blair |
: Journey time about 56 hrs (1,200 kms) |
| Chennai – Port Blair |
: Journey time about 60 hrs (1,190 kms) |
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Ships for the Chennai and Kolkata sectors are available about 4 times a month
and for Vishakapatnam once in a month. |
SHIP FARES |
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| SHIP |
CLASS |
Fare per birth/ person (one way) - Without food / meals |
M.V. Nicobar
M.V. Nancowry
M.V. Swaraj Dweep
|
Deluxe Cabin
“1st” Class Cabin
“2nd” Class Cabin
Bunk
|
Rs. 7640.00
Rs. 6320.00
Rs. 5030.00
Rs. 1960.00
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M.V. Harshavardhana |
Deluxe Cabin
1st Class Cabin
2nd Class Cabin
Bunk (AC)
|
Rs. 7640.00
Rs. 6320.00
Rs. 5030.00
Rs. 1960.00
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M.V. Akbar |
Deluxe Cabin
1st Class Cabin AC Dormitory
Ordinary Bunk
|
Rs. 7640.00
Rs. 5400.00
Rs. 3290.00
Rs. 1700.00
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| Ship Tickets Booking office at Chennai: |
Ship Tickets Booking office at Kolkata |
| The Deputy Director of Shipping Services |
The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. |
| A & N Administration, |
Shipping House, No.13, Strand Road, |
| 6, Rajaji Salai, |
Kolkata- 700 001, India |
| Chennai- 6001 001, India |
Tel: +91 (033) 22482354, 22488013 |
| Tel: +91 (044) 25220841, 25226873 |
Fax: +91 (033) 22482035, 22480377 |
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| Ship Tickets Booking office at Vishakhapatnam |
Ship Tickets Booking office at Port Blair |
| A.V. Bhanojirao & Garuda Pattabhiramayya & Co., |
The Director of shipping services |
| Post Box No. 17 |
A & N Administration, |
| Visakhapatnam, |
Phoenix Bay Jetty, Port Blair. |
| Phone: 2565597/2562661 |
Tel: +91 (03192) 232528/ 232742 |
| Fax: 2566507/ 2549224 |
Fax: +91 (03192) 230480 |
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| For Ship Tickets Booking, one has to personally go to any of the aforementioned office with 2 copies of passport size photographs, fill up an application form & then do the booking. |
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