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Agartala Travel - Nearest Airport, Station and driving distances

Location

Agartala is located at 23.84 deg N and 91.280 deg E. It has an average elevation of 16 metres (52ft.). The city is situated in a plain along the Haora River, though it also it also extends to the low lying hills on its northern parts.

How to reach

By Air

Agartala is well connected by airlines flights with Calcutta, Guwahati, Delhi.

Indian Airlines and Alliance Air connects Agartala, the state capital with Kolkata and Guwahati. Flights from Guwahati and Kolkata take only 45 minutes to reach Agartala. The state has also three airports at Khowai, Kamalpur and Koilashahar where small, chartered planes can land after prior permission.

By Rail

The two nearest railway stations are Kumarghat (160 km) and Dharama Nagar (200 km). Both the stations on the North-East Frontier Railway, connectedby 203/204 Tripura Passanger with Lumding & Guwahati, where as Lumding and Guwahati are connected with Calcutta and other major stations in India.

Manughat/Kumarghat (120 km). It can be reached from Guwahati via Lumding in Assam.

The nearest rail station is Kumarghat, 140 km from Agartala. However, one may terminate journey at Badarpur and proceed by road to Agartala (228 km). Convenient train connections are B.G. Express, Cachar Express and Barak Valley Express etc.

By Road

Good motorable roads connect Agartala with Silchar- 288 km, Guwahati- 599 km, Shillong- 499 km, Dharmanagar- 200 km.

NH 44 originates from Agartala. Guwahati (597 km).

Agartala is connected by a good network of roads. Some important routes and distances are shown below
  • Agartala to
  • Aizawl-321 Gangtok-1223 Aizawl-374.
  • Cherrapunjee-525 Guwahati-599 Kolkatta-1645.
  • Darjeeling-1186 Imphal via Jiribam- 538 Kohima- 683.
  • Delhi-2761 Itanagar-983 Silchar-317.
  • Dibrugarh-1008 Jowai-433 Shillong-487.
  • Dimapur-843 Jorabat-581 Siliguri-1074.

    Local Transport

    Un metered taxi and Sumo jeeps are available to visit various places of interest in the state. It is advisable to negotiate rates before hiring. Tripura State Transport operates buses within the State and also to neighboring states.

    Arrival and departure

    Agartala is connected by Indian Airlines flights with Guwahati and Calcutta. The nearest railhead is Kumarghat, 140 km away. Buses from Guwahati take about 24 hours.