How to reach Tripura

Agartala Airport

Air : The state capital, Agartala is well connected by air with Kolkata, Guwahati, Delhi and Chennai. The airport is 12 kms away from the city.

A flight from Guwahati or Kolkata takes about 50 minutes to reach Agartala.

The state has three more small airports at Khowai, Kamalpur and Kailashahar where small-chartered planes can land but they are not functional at present. But helicopter service is functional in these places presently.

Rail: The nearest railhead is Agartala (Badharghat). It is 1615 kms from Kolkata via Guwahati and 6 kms from Agartala City.

	Agartala Rail Station

Road: Tripura is also connected by road with Guwahati via Shillong by national highway no. 44. It takes about 24 hours by road from Guwahati to reach Agartala. Good luxury coaches, both of private travel agencies and public sector Transport Corporation including tourist cabs, jeeps, and small segment cars of all the major automobile companies ply on this road. Agartala is 1645 kms from Kolkata, 587 kms from Guwahati, 487 kms from Shillong and 250 kms from Silchar while the distance between Agartala and Dhaka (capital of Bangladesh) is just 150 kms .

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