Chandigarh to Port Blair Flights

For the travel bug in you, IndiGo brings the most affordable and comfortable flights for promising holiday destinations all over India. IndiGo offers you a seamless journey with the minimum number of layovers on your connecting Chandigarh to Port Blair flight. What’s more? IndiGo also promises no re-check in of baggage throughout your connecting flight to further ease your travel.

Chandigarh and Port Blair are two of the most visited cities by Indian tourists – one rests at the foothills of the mighty Himalayas and the other, a tropical island. To avail discounts and Chandigarh to Port Blair lowest airfares, you should consider planning your tour about 2 months in advance. You could book a round trip ticket at once to save money.

IndiGo offers connecting flights on this route with layovers in cities like Ahmedabad, Chennai, Delhi and Bengaluru. The total time can vary from 12 hours 5 minutes to 16 hours 35 minutes approx., depending on the layover city.

IndiGo assures the lowest airfare on Chandigarh to Port Blair flights, at the same time also saving you hours of transit time. Visit the IndiGo website to know more about offers and discounts on your Chandigarh to Port Blair flight ticket price.

You may book other domestic flight tickets with IndiGo to other destinations from Port Blair via:

• Port Blair to Chandigarh flight
• Port Blair to Kolkata flight
• Port Blair to Delhi flight
• Port Blair to Chennai flight
• Port Blair to Bengaluru flight

Don’t forget to download the IndiGo app and check your flight PNR status on the move!

Port Blair, the capital of India’s biggest island chain Andaman and Nicobar Islands, was formerly a prison town during the British colonial rule in India. This little island city, covering a little over 90 square kilometres, blends in like a tiny fleck in the majestic Bay of Bengal. Today, this coastal city has its fair share of wonders to offer to the wanderlust souls.

This town was named in honour of Archibald Blair of the English East India Company who sought to colonise it and build a penal settlement for prisoners of the East India Company. The Great Revolt of 1857 and Port Blair are very closely connected as the construction of the enormous Cellular Jail began in the same year of the revolt to house the newly incarcerated revolutionaries.

Things to do at Port Blair

The most famous tourist attraction of Port Blair in the Cellular Jail or the Kala Pani but there are quite a few other places to visit and leisure activities to rejuvenate your soul. One can immerse themselves in the rediscovery of a distant and remote tribal culture, be a shopaholic at the Aberdeen bazaar, dive into the green waters for underwater walks and so much more!

Popular tourist attractions of Port Blair

From witnessing the astounding educational light and sound show at Cellular Jail to setting foot on South Asia’s only active volcano at Barren Island, there’s just too much to do and too little time. Witnessing marine life up close and personal at Mahatma Gandhi National Park, enjoying glass bottom boat ferries at Jolly Buoy Island and getting lost in the colonial era at Ross Island can make your day memorable. Hence, don’t forget to visit these places!

Places to shop at Port Blair

The handicrafts paradise of Port Blair, Sagarika Government Emporium, Aberdeen Bazaar, and MG Road are a few of the popular shopping destinations of Port Blair which are famous for wooden handicrafts, shell ornaments, pearl jewellery and spices.

Best time to visit Port Blair

October to February being the winter season is the perfect season to catch a glimpse of the Island Tourism Festival in Port Blair. March to May being the summer months also comprise a good time for scuba diving and other water sports.

Modes of transport

The major transportation happens by roads, along with the island’s water transport. Buses, tourist taxis, call cabs and the likes run from Port Blair to south Andaman, providing ample media of transportation.

Weather in Port Blair

Port Blair has a wet tropical climate with average temperatures never going to extremes. The city usually receives a lot of rainfall throughout the year and witnesses very few dry spells.

Airport in Port Blair

The Veer Savarkar International Airport (IATA: IXZ) has only one civilian terminal and IndiGo swiftly operates domestic and international flights to and from this airport. The rest of the air traffic of this airport is controlled by the Indian Navy. For more details, visit the official website of IndiGo.

The common capital city of Punjab and Haryana – Chandigarh marks the successful architectural planning of a French architect. The city has mastered combining monumental architecture with cultural growth as well as modernisation.

Cradled by the Shivalik range of the Himalayas at an elevation of 1053 ft, Chandigarh boasts of rich biodiversity as well as immensely fertile soil for agriculture. Most importantly, Chandigarh is famous for being the only administrative capital city for two different adjacent states in India.

Tourist attractions in Chandigarh

Chandigarh is practically a treasure trove of tourist spots like the Rock Gardens of Chandigarh, the Sukhna Lake and wildlife sanctuary, the Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park, ISKCON Temple and the buzzing markets of Sector 17, just to name a few.

Places to shop in Chandigarh

Tourists should never miss out on a Chandigarh shopping spree at famous Elante Mall, Dhillon Plaza, Sector 17 Market, Cosmo Mall and the DT Mall.

Modes of transport

The Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) runs a well-connected network of buses throughout the city. Mobile app-based taxi service and car rentals are also easily available.

Weather in Chandigarh

The humid subtropical weather of Chandigarh has mild winters, but January is usually the coldest month; June being the hottest. Rainfall is scattered throughout the year with June to September receiving ample showers.

Airport in Chandigarh

The Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport and Chandigarh International Airport (IATA: IXC) run several IndiGo domestic flights to destinations like Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Srinagar, Delhi and Bengaluru and international flights to Dubai as well. Check out the official website of IndiGo for more information.