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Port Blair
This is a small town and now days it has changed a lot and one can enjoy watching a ship from the mainland, one time in a month and if the weather condition is permissible. It is well connected place by airways and has flights from Kolkata and Chennai many time sin a week.
Port Blair is now a place with a cooperative store, a hospital, schools as well as college for the higher education. It also has few museums and some resort hotels with water sports facilities available in it. There is a Aberdeen Bazar central area, where one can find the hotels, shops as well as the bus station. There is an airport on the southern side of Port Blair and at a distance of few kilometers.
How to get there
- By Air - One can go by air to Port Blair from Chennai and Kolkata.
- By Sea - There is a passenger ship services on regular basis available to go to Port Biair from Indian cities like Vishakhapatnam, Chennai and Kolkata. As in a month three to four sailings to Port Blair from Kolkata and Chennai are available and from Vishakapatnam in a month one sailing is there.
Inter Island Transport
- By Sea - Inter island passenger cum cargo vessels are there operating in between other islands like Long South Islands, Neil, Havelock, Long, Little Andaman, Car Nicobar and Port Blair. One can get all the details related to shipping schedules as well as tariff from the Directorate of Shipping Services in Port Blair.
Telephone number is 232426 or 233690.
- By Road - Port Blair is at a distance of 170 kilometer from Rangat and 242 kilometer from Mayabunder, these both are located in the Middle Andaman and are connected through the Andaman Trunk Road.
By Buses - Aberdeen Bazar
Telephone number is 232278.
Internal Transport
By road this place is well connected with Rangat on a distance of 170 kilometer and 250 kilometer from Mayabunder, Diglipur at a distance of 290 kilometer, Baratang 120 kilometer and Kadamatala 140 kilometer. One can also use the daily bus services available from the Central Bus Stand located near Aberdeen Bazar.
Telephone number is 32278.
Directorate of Shipping Services handles the inter island passenger cum cargo ferries from Chatham Jetty, Phoenix Bay Jetty and Fisheries Jetty at Port Blair to -
- Havelock Island at a distance of 38 Kilometers.
- Nancowry, Katchel, cambell Bay, Little Andaman, Car Nikobar and Chowra.
Telephone number is 232426/233690.
Conducted Tours
The Andaman and Nicobar Tourism Department operates tours from the Port Blair, Andaman Teal House and Delanipur
Telephone number is 03192 - 232642 or 234060.
Tourist Infromation Centres
Goverment of India Tourist Office, Super Shoppe 189 Junglighat, Port Blair.
Telephone number is 233006
Directorate of Tourism, VIP Road, Port Blair.
Telephone number is 232747 or 230933
Fax no is 230234/230933
Deputy Commissioner, Andaman and Nicobar Admin, Auckland Place, Kolkata
Telephone number is 22475084
Imp. Telephone numbers.
Police - 23377
Raj Niwas - 233333
Shipping - 233377
Secretary - 234087/ 233110
Deputy Commissioner - 233089
Airlines
Jet Airways
Telephone number is 236922 or 236933
Shipping Corporation of India
Telephone number is 233347/916
Indian Airlines
Telephone number is 233108 or 234744
Airport at Port Blair
Telephone number is 232983, 235944
Govt, of India Tourist office
Telephone number is 233006 Railway Reservation.
Telephone number is 233042 Bus Terminus
Telephone number is 232278
Directorate of Shipping
Telephone number is 232528 or 231794
Tour OperatorsTour Operators
Sagar, 7, Krisha Bldg, Haddo, Port Blair
Telephone number is 233703 or 233704, Fax number is 233318
Chennai - 044-28229017, Kolkata - 033- 24646333
Islands Travels, Aberdeen Bazar, Port Blair
Telephone number is 03192-233358/233034
Siva Laxmi.Aberdeen Bazar, Port Blair
Telephone number is 03192-233723
K.L.M.,Andhra Association Complex, Port Blair
Telephone number is 03192-232111/233182
Shompen, 2 Middle Point, Port Blair
Telephone number is 233028 or 232644, Fax no - 03192-232425
Accommodation in Port Blair
Andaman and Nicobar Development Corporation Limited, Aniidco, Vishranti, Port Blair
Telephone number is 232098 or 233695
Fax number is 03192-235098
Sightseeing in Port Blair
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