States Assam How to Reach Assam

How to Reach Assam

Be it railways, roadways or airways, Assam is approachable by means of transport. For the convenience of the visitors and locals, every road, railway station, bus stop and the airport is well-maintained by the Assam Tourism. See below for the complete details:

By Airways

Assam's Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati is the onliest international airport in the region, and well-connected with all the major cities in India like Bangalore, Delhi, Imphal, Kolkata, Lilabari, Tezpur, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Agartala, Bangalore, Chennai, Dibrugarh, Goa, Mumbai, etc. And international destinations like Paro (Bhutan), and Bangkok (Thailand). Also, there's Dibrugarh Airport that is well connected with destinations like Dimapur, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Delhi, and Guwahati. There are couple of other airports, see below for the complete chart:

City Served Airport Name Category Destination
Jorhat Jorhat Airport Commercial Bengaluru, Guwahati, Kolkata
North Lakhimpur Lilabari Airport Commercial Guwahati, Kolkata
Silchar Silchar Airport Commercial Guwahati, Kolkata
Tezpur Tezpur Airport Commercial Kolkata, Silchar

By Railways

There are 259 railway stations in Assam that have a good connectivity within the state and other prominent attractions in India like Calcutta, New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, and Cochin. Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Nagaon, Tezpur, Jorhat, Silchar, and Golaghat, are the major railway hubs in Assam.

By Roadways

Assam has excellent road connectivity - It's highways and byways are well maintained. Assam State Transport Corporation or ASTC, a state-owned road transport corporation of Assam, provides bus services within Assam and adjoining states.If planning to travel by road, try to avoid the monsoon season as the region receives heavy rainfall, and roads are prone to landslide.

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