Travel Information:
1. How to reach Guwahati ?
Guwahati, the gateway to the North East India, is well connected by air, rail
and road with the rest of the country. There is air connectivity between
Guwahati and major cities of India including direct flights to/from Mumbai,
Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata, Jaipur and Hyderabad. Indian, JetLite, Jet Airways,
Indigo, Kingfisher and SpiceJet operate regular flights to and from
Guwahati. Direct train services are available from/to all major metropolis and
cities in the country.
2. How to reach the Institute ?
The Institute is located on the outskirts of the city of Guwahati at a
distance of around 20 km from Guwahati railway station and around 20 km from the
Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi airport.
Map showing how to reach IIT Guwahati -
click here
Taxis, buses and auto-rickshaws are available to reach the IIT Guwahati
campus from the airport, the railway station and other parts of the city. IIT
Guwahati also has its own bus service that operates between the IITG campus and
the bus stop opposite to Hotel President, Panbazar, Guwahati. The institute bus
timings are as follows -
FROM: Guwahati City TO: IITG Campus
(opposite to Hotel President, Panbazar)
6:45 am, 8:15 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 noon,
1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm, 5:15 pm,
6:45 pm, 8:15 pm, 8:45 pm
Prepaid taxis are available from the Guwahati airport to IIT campus and the
present fare is around Rs. 350/-.
Trains Connecting GUWAHATI
|
TRAIN NAME |
ROUTE |
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Rajdhani Express |
Delhi, Lucknow |
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North East Express |
Delhi, Kanpur, Allahabad, Patna |
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Brahmaputra Mail |
Delhi, Aligarh, Kanpur, Allahabad, Patna
|
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Avadh Assam Express |
Delhi, Lucknow, Muzaffarpur |
|
Kamrup Express |
Kolkata, Malda Town, New Jalpaiguri |
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Kanchanjunga Express |
Kolkata, Barddhaman, Rampurhat |
|
Saraighat Express |
Kolkata, Barddhaman, Malda Town |
|
Dadar Express |
Mumbai, Manmad, Katni, Mughalsarai, Patna
|
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Cochin Express |
Cochin, Coimbatore, Chennai, Cuttack, Howrah
|
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Trivandrum Express |
Thiruvananthapuram, Trichur,Chennai, Visakhapatnam,
Bhubaneshwar, Howrah |
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Bangalore Express |
Bangalore, Viziangaram, Cuttack, Kharagpur, Howrah
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FLIGHTS TO GUWAHATI
There are direct flights from Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore, Jaipur,
Hyderabad.offered by Indian Airlines,
Air Sahara, Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines, SpiceJet and Indigo.
Fares of direct flights ex-Delhi starts at around Rs.3000 (conditions apply).
Connecting flights via Kolkata are available and the charge is around Rs.3000
(Economy Class). Getting to the IITG from the airport (which may take around 30-40
minutes) will cost another Rs.350 in a prepaid taxi.
For more information on these flights please visit the respective sites of
the airlines:
www.indian-airlines.nic.in
www.jetairways.com
www.jetlite.com
www.airsahara.net
www.flykingfisher.com
www.spicejet.com
www.goindigo.in
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