Aizawl Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Indian Airlines (344733) and Air Deccan (www.airdeccan.com) fly Aizawl–Kolkata (one hour) daily. Indian also serves Guwahati (US$91, one hour) most days and Imphal (US$61, 30 minutes) thrice weekly. Efficient little Lengpui airport is 35km west. Taxis charge Rs 500. A 9am airport minibus service (2573384; Rs 100) runs from Hotel Ritz (Upper Bazaar) returning around 2pm once the Air Deccan flight has arrived. Obliging minibus-organiser Malsoma (9436374454) also rents a new sumo jeep (Rs 15 per km, Rs 2000 per day minimum).

Counters for long-distance sumos are conveniently clustered around Zarkawt’s Sumkuma Point. For Saitual the most central are RKV (2305452) and Nazareth in Chandmari.