Air :
Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, located in Borjhar
about 18-km east of the city centre, is the only international airport in
the entire North-East Indian region. It is well connected to the major cities
of India. Indian Air Lines, Sahara And Jet Airways operate regular flights
to Guwahati. Air India operates direct flight between Guwahati and Bangkok
on Mondays and Thursdays.
Contacts :
Airport Director - 0361-2841909
Airport Terminal Manager - 0361-2840068
Rail:
The railway station is at the centre of the town with the state bus stand
right behind and operates a very useful left luggage service. There are
direct train services from New Delhi and Kolkata with connectivity to
Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram etc. The back
of the railway station leads into the Paltan Bazaar area, from which most
of the private bus companies operate.
Railway Enquiry : 0361-2510560
Recorded Information : 131/133;
Reservation : 0361-2541799.
Road:
A network of National Highways and other roads connect Guwahati with all
the important places of Assam. It is the connector city of NH - 31, 37
and 40 with the other cities of India by road. Buses ply from Guwahati
around the cities of Northeast India by National Highways. State Transport
Express and Super Express buses of Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal, Nagaland,
and North Bengal ply from Guwahati.
Transport:
Guwahati has an efficient and extensive system of minibuses too. Cycle
rickshaws are easy to find around the centre of the town. The main terminal
for river ferries is available at Sukreswar Ghat.