A short flight from Calcutta by air (it is also connected by flights from Delhi and Madras) is Port Blair, capital of the Andaman Islands. Though travel is restricted here, those islands open to tourism, with their lovely beaches and coral beds, are a traveller’s delight.


How to get there
By Air : Port Blair, on South Andaman, is served by fights from Calcutta (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday) and Chennai (Monday, Wednesday and Friday).

By Road : Port Blair has buses, taxis and a few auto rickshaws. Buses to key locations are available from the Port Blair bus stand.