Port Blair Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

The bus stand in Port Blair has a clear, current timetable hanging from the roof.

Services include four daily buses to Wandoor (Rs 8, 1½ hours). There’s a daily bus at 4.30am to Diglipur (Rs 120, 12 hours). A direct bus goes to Mayabunder at 5am and 10.30am (Rs 95, nine hours) and to Rangat at 5.45am and 10.50am (Rs 65, six hours).

If you want to take the scenic 48km road trip to Bamboo Flat and Mount Harriet, there’s a bus at 8.15am and 4pm (Rs 15, 1½ hours); returning by ferry will take only 15 minutes.

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Boat

Most inter-island ferries depart from Phoenix Bay Jetty. Advance tickets for boats can be purchased from the ticket counters between 9am and 11am the day before travel. On some boats, such as the Neil and Havelock Island ferries, tickets can be purchased on the boat but in high season you risk missing out.

From Chatham Wharf there are hourly passenger ferries to Bamboo Flat (Rs 3, 15 minutes).

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