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General Information about Andaman & Nicobar Islands

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BY AIR Port Blair (Capital of Andaman & Nicobar Islands) is connected with Chennai, Kolkata & Delhi by air. The following flights are presently operating in these sectors are :

Flights	Sector	Availability
Indian Airlines	Chennai - Port Blair - Chennai Kolkata - Port Blair - Kolkata	Check the Airfares/Availability
Kingfisher Airlines	Chennai - Port Blair - Chennai	Check the Airfares/ Availability
Jet Lite	Delhi - Port Blair - Delhi Chennai - Port Blair - Chennai Kolkata - Port Blair - Kolkata	Check the Airfares/Availability

BY SEA
Port Blair (Capital City of Andaman & Nicobar Islands) is also connected with Chennai, Kolkata and Vishakhapatnam. Regular passenger ship services are available between Port Blair and Chennai/ Kolkata/Vishakhapatnam and back. There are three to four sailings between Port Blair and Chennai/Kolkata, one sailing between Port Blair and Vishakhapatnam in a month. The sailing duration is approx 60 to 72 hours.

Ship Fares (w.e.f May 2008)

Name of Vessel	Class of Accommodation	Fare Per Berth (in INR)
M.V.Swaraj Dweep / Nancowry / Nicobar
	Deluxe Cabin	7,640.00
	1st Class Cabin	6,320.00
	2nd Class Cabin	5,030.00
	Bunk	1,960.00

M.V.Harshvardhana	Deluxe Cabin	7,640.00
	Deluxe Cabin	7,640.00
	1st Class Cabin	6,320.00
	2nd Class 'A' Cabin	5,030.00
	2nd Class 'B' Cabin	3,890.00
	Bunk	1,960.00

M.V.Akbar
	Deluxe Cabin	7,640.00
	1st Class Cabin	5,400.00
	AC Dormitory	3,290.00
	Ordinary Bunk	1,700.00

For more information on sailing schedules, Tickets availability and tariffs please contact :

1. Mountain Edge Tours & Travels
Opp. Rajasthan manch, Shadipur, Port Blair - 744106
Tel : (03192) 221055/237200 Fax: (03192) 2236036

2. The Directorate of Shipping Services,
A&N Administration, Phoniex Bay Jetty, Port Blair - 744106
Tel: (03192) 232528/232742 Fax: (03192) 230480

3. Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.,
Aberdeen Bazar, Port Blair - 744 101
Tel: (03192) 233347, 233590 Fax: (03192) 233778

4. The Deputy Director of Shipping Services,
A&N Administration, 6, Rajaji Salai, Chennai - 600 001
Tel: (044) 5220841/5226873

5. Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.
Apeejay House, 4th Floor, Dinsa Wacha Road, Mumbai - 400 020
Tel: 2822101/2823316 Fax: (022) 2022438

6. Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.,
Shipping House, No. 13, Strand Road, Kolkata - 700 001
Tel: 2482354, 2488013 Fax: (033) 2482035, 2480377

7. Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.,
Jawahar Building, Rajaji Salai, Chennai - 600 001
Tel: (044) 5231401, Fax: (044) 5231218

8. M/s A.V. Bhanojirao and Garuda Pattabhiramayya & Co.,
Post Box No. 17, Vishakapatnam
(Agent - Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.)
Tel: (0891) 565597/562661, Fax: 566507/549224

Railway Reservation Office :
Address : Railway reservation counter, Secretariat Complex, Port Blair - 744101
Tele : (03192)233042