The gateway to the NorthEast India, Assam, is well-connected with the rest of India via the medium of air, road and rail.
By Air
AThe Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, situated in Guwahati and located 18 kms. away from the city centre is well connected with most of the popular cities like Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkatta, Mumbai, etc., of the country. Other cities of Assam like Silchar, Tezpur, Jorhat, etc., are also connected with popular cities of India by air. The regular flights of companies like Air India, kingfisher Red, Go Air Business, SpiceJet, run all the year round on regular back and froth basis. International weekly flight between Bangkok and Guwahati is operated by Druk Air.
For Flights to/ from Assam air booking (domestic & international ) can be done through the web site of the major air carriers :
INDIAN AIRLINES : http://www.airindia.in
Call : 011-24624074/24624075 mail :eCommerce@airindia.in
JET AIRWAYS : www.jetairways.com
Call : (std code) 3989 3333/1800225522 (Internatinal )
JET LITE : www.jetkonnect.com
Call Center no : 1800 22 3020 / 3989 3333
SPICEJET: http://www.spicejet.com/
Call : 1800 180 3333/ 0987 180 3333
KINGFISHER RED: www.flykingfisher.com
Call : 1800 200 9000
INDIGO AIRLINES: http:// www.goindigo.in/
Call : (0) 99 10 38 38 38/+91 124 6613838
GO AIR BUSINESS: http://www.goair.in/
Call : 1800 222 111/09223 222 111
By Rail
Assam has wide as well as convenient railway network which connects the state to rest of the country. There are ample of trains which run from New Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, Trivandrum and Cochin. From Delhi, bookings can be made in trains like North East Express, Rajdhani Express, etc. Similarly from Kolkata and Mumbai, one can board trains like Kanchenjunga Express, Mumbai LTT Guwahati Express, etc., respectively.
By Road
Due to the presence of good network of National Highways, Assam connects well to all prime cities of India. The National highway Number 31, 37, 38, 40 and 52 connects with Assam. The private operators as well as the State Transport run bus services on daily basis for commuters. Because the roads and Highways are well maintained and drivable, therefore people can even hire taxis, car and Jeeps for reaching there. If visitors are planning to reach to Assam via road, avoid coming in the month from June to September as the state is hard hit by monsoon rains.
