Guwahati
Guwahati, formerly known as Gauhati, is the largest city of the Indian state of Assam, and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India.
Guwahati, formerly known as Gauhati, is the largest city of the Indian state of Assam, and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the seat of the Government of Assam. The Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport is the 10th busiest in India, and the busiest in the Assam and North-East of the country. A major riverine port city along with hills, and one of the fastest growing cities in India, Guwahati is situated on the south bank of the Brahmaputra. Guwahati is divided into two separate revenue districts:-Kamrup Metropolitan district and Kamrup Rural district. The city is known as the "gateway to North East India".
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Worth seeing in and around Guwahati
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Kamakhya Temple
Kamakhya Temple is a Hindu temple at Nilachal hills in Guwahati, Assam is one of the oldest and most revered centres of Tantric practices, dedicated to the goddess Kamakhya. The temple is the centre of the Kulachara Tantra Marga and the site of the Ambubachi Mela, an annual festival that celebrates the menstruation of the goddess.
4.1 km · Hindu temple in Assam, India · Wikipedia - 02Sarusajai Stadium (Guwahati)
The Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, also known as Sarusajai Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium part of the Arjuna Bhogeswar Baruah Sports Complex, in Lokhra locality, Guwahati, Assam, India. Seating 21,600 people, it is the home ground of NorthEast United FC and also of Inter Kashi FC for the season 2025-26 and is used for athletic events.
6.5 km · stadium in India · Wikipedia - 03Gauhati University
Gauhati University also known as GU, is a collegiate public state university located in Guwahati, Assam, India. It was established on 26 January 1948 under the provisions of an Act enacted by the Assam Legislative Assembly and is the oldest university in Northeast India.
8.5 km · state public university in Kamrup Metro, Assam, India · Wikipedia - 04Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra
Srimanta Sankaradev Kalakshetra, commonly known as Kalakshetra, is a cultural institution in the Panjabari area of Guwahati, Assam, India, named after the medieval poet-playwright and reformer Srimanta Sankardev. It includes a cultural museum, library, a children's park, and various facilities for preserving, demonstrating and performing cultural items and history.
8.9 km · museum of Assamese culture and heritage · Wikipedia - 05Assam Cricket Association Stadium
The Assam Cricket Association Stadium, also known as Barsapara Cricket Stadium and officially named Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Barsapara, Guwahati, Assam, India.
3.2 km · cricket stadium Guwahati, Assam, India · Wikipedia - 06Umananda Temple
Umananda Devaloi is a Shiva temple located on the Umananda Island in the middle of the river Brahmaputra, Assam. Brahmaputra just opposite the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Kamrup or the Kachari Ghat in Guwahati.
2.7 km · temple in Assam, India · Wikipedia - 07Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden
The Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden is the largest of its kind in the North East region and it is spread across 432 acre. The zoo is located within the Hengrabari Reserved Forest at Guwahati, India.
4.2 km · zoo in Guwahati, India · Wikipedia - 08Saraighat Bridge
The Saraighat Bridge is a rail-cum-road bridge across Brahmaputra River in Assam, India and is the first of its kind bridge across the river in the state. The length of the bridge is 1298 meters and the road on the bridge is 7.3 meters wide.
7.4 km · bridge across Brahmputra · Wikipedia - 09Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
Nehru Stadium, also known as the RG Baruah Sports Complex, is a multi-purpose stadium in Guwahati, Assam, India. In 1962, Radha Govinda Baruah supervised and built the stadium.
1.5 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 10Assam State Museum
Assam State Museum, previously Assam Provincial Museum, is located in the southern end of Dighalipukhuri tank which is in the heart of Guwahati city, Assam. The Museum was established by the Kamarupa Anusandhan Samiti in 1940.
1.6 km · museum in Assam, India · Wikipedia
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Things to do
- 01Guwahati Planetarium
A great place to visit for science geeks and also for lovers of entertainment.
- 02Ropeway
The aerial lift across both banks of the Brahmaputra in Guwahati.
- 03Accoland
Rani Rd.
- 04Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary
It is known for hosting rare and endangered birds and animals.
- 05Assam State Zoo and Botanical Garden
- 06Garbhanga Wildlife Sanctuary
A wildlife sanctuary south of the city.
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Where to eat
There are many good dhabas on the main roads, highways and at the outskirts of the city.
- 01City Dhaba
Bora Service, Ulubari.
- 02Dispur Dhaba
Zoo Road, Ganeshguri.
- 03Get Tagged
Zoo Road,.
- 04Hotel Shyama
AK Azad Road, Rehabari.
- 05JBs
G S Rd, Christian Basti.
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Getting to Guwahati
- Airports
- Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi (GAU), 18 km · Osmany (ZYL), 135 km · Bir Tikendrajit (IMF), 267 km
- Stations
- Guwahati railway station, 1.3 km
- Imphal → Guwahati269 km · quickest by air, 4h 28m · ₹4,860–7,440
- Siliguri → Guwahati335 km · quickest by air, 4h 32m · ₹5,310–8,130
- Kolkata → Guwahati529 km · quickest by air, 5h · ₹6,550–10,030
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Guwahati
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Guwahati. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe hill stations of Shillong and Tura are connected by scheduled helicopter services run by Pawan Hans.
- Get aroundIf you can not go on the river cruise, at least cross the river on the ferry.
- Get aroundFerries provide transport to the local people - they leave the jetty at Fancy Bazar every half an hour and the round trip will take around 45 minutes.
- Go nextMeghalaya state transport provides several buses departing in the morning and also regular shared 7-passenger jeep service for ₹170 (more comfortable than the usual 10-pax Sumo) from the bus terminal south of the train station.
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- Anand Nagarhuman settlement3.1 km
- Amingaonhuman settlement in India7 km
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