Port Blair
Port Blair, officially named Sri Vijaya Puram, is the capital city of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Port Blair, officially named Sri Vijaya Puram, is the capital city of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is located on the South Andaman Island situated between the Bay of Bengal to the west and the Andaman Sea to the east. It is located approximately 1,190 km (740 mi) from Chennai and 1,255 km (780 mi) from Kolkata in mainland India. It is the headquarters of the South Andaman district, and the union territory's only notified town.
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Worth seeing in and around Port Blair
7 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.
- 01Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Blair
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Blair ) is a diocese located in the city of Port Blair in the ecclesiastical province of Ranchi in India.
700 m · diocese of the Catholic Church in India · Wikipedia - 02Delanipur Jama Mosque, Port Blair
The Jama Mosque, also known as Delanipur Mosque or Jama Masjid, is a Friday mosque located in the Delanipur area of Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the India. The mosque is a venue of celebration during festivals of Id-Ul-Fitr and Id-Ul-Zuha, by the local Muslim community.
2.4 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 03Sri Vetrimalai Murugan Temple
Sri Vetrimalai Murugan Temple is a Hindu temple located in Port Blair, which is the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. This temple, dedicated to the Hindu deity Murugan, is an important Hindu pilgrimage site for the islands.
1.1 km · Hindu temple in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India · Wikipedia - 04Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair is a medical school in Port Blair, India. Andaman & Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences is a 100% Govt.
2.4 km · medical college in Andaman and Nicobar, India · Wikipedia - 05Mount Manipur
Mount Manipur, formerly known as Mount Harriet, is the third highest peak in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. The mountain houses the Mount Manipur Memorial, which commemorates the Manipuri freedom fighters of the Anglo-Manipur War and the Mount Manipur National Park, which is best known for its rich biodiversity in the archipelago.
6 km · Third highest mountain in the Andaman and Nicobar islands of India · Wikipedia - 06Netaji Stadium
Netaji Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Sri Vijaya Puram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The stadium hosts the major local football and cricket matches, and other public events.
900 m · building in India · Wikipedia - 07Raj Niwas, Port Blair
Lok Niwas formerly Raj Niwas is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is located in the capital city of Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
900 m · building · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Anthropological Museum. closed Thursdays and Public Holidays. Interesting anthropological museum which gives the history of the various A&N tribes. Cellular Jail. closed on Mondays. Built by the British to house political prisoners far away from the mainland. All prisoners were kept in isolation cells and subjected to a brutal work regime, with regular whippings and executions.
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Things to do
You can also visit the new workshop of Champion Filters Mfg. Co exactly opposite to the third gate of Aberdeen Bazar. The unit here makes polyurethane products for mining sector. The products include Self Cleaning Filters & PolyurethaneScreens Boat tours from Port Blair You would be lured by agents to do a 3 island packaged tour (Ross + North Bay + Viper) in Port Blair for ₹400.
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Where to eat
Aberdeen Bazar (landmark is the clock tower) is a good place for lodging/accommodation as well as food. Quite a few restaurants are present.
- 01Katubomman
- 02Annaporna Cafeteria
Aberdeen Bazaar (after Hanuman Temple, 200-yards from Clock Tower, Opposite Police Station.),.
- 03Vegan Creek Pure Veg Restaurant
Rina Road (Aberdeen Bazar, next to Sagarika emporium, inside the Blue Sea Hotel).
- 04Icy Spicy
Island Aracde (near Junglighat Jetty, Junglighat),.
- 05Lighthouse Residency
One of Port Blair's best restaurants, with a good (Indianized) Chinese-Thai menu and North Indian favorites.
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Getting to Port Blair
- Airports
- Veer Savarkar / INS Utkrosh (IXZ), 3 km
- Stations
- Veer Savarkar International Airport, 2.5 km · INS Utkrosh, 3.2 km
- Bhubaneswar → Port Blair1209 km · quickest by air, 4h 49m · ₹11,000–17,030
- Visakhapatnam → Port Blair1225 km · quickest by air, 8h 40m · ₹11,960–18,240
- Bangkok → Port Blair873 km · quickest by air, 8h 30m · ฿4,440–6,880
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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 Port Blair
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 Port Blair. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inTaxis and autorickshaws wait outside the terminal at flight times.
- Get inHelicopters used to run from inter-island helicopter service 1 km from the airport terminal.
- Get inPawan Hans Helicopter Ltd is operating its fleet of 03 Dauphin Helicopters from Port Blair under the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Administration.
- Get inRajiv Gandhi Water Sports Complex to take smaller ferries to Ross Island, North Bay and Viper Island.
- Get aroundAuto-rickshaws are abundant, and within town should cost ₹20-40.
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