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By Air

Nearest airport Imphal (7 km. from downtown.)
Indian Airlines/Alliance Air and Jet Airways connect Imphal with Delhi (3 hrs. 45 min.), Kolkata (one hr.,), Guwahati (50 min.), Aizawl (30 min.), Jorhat (35 min.) and Silchar (30 min.)

Taxis Tourist taxis (about Rs. 150) and auto-rickshaws are available at the airport for transfer to the city.

Indian Airlines, Enquiry Tel. 2208868, Reservations Tel. 220999.
Jet Airways, Enquiries and Reservations Tel. 230834-6, Airport Tel. 227499, 228607.

By Rail

Nearest Railhead Dimapur, (on the North-East Frontier Railway (NFF), in Nagaland, 215 km away.)
Regular bus services to Imphal are available from Dimapur. The journey takes around 9 hours.

Jiribam- The other railway station is Jiribam, a small town on Manipur's border, 225 km. away.

Contact Railway Out-agency (for reservations) : MSRTC Complex, Moirangkhom
Tel. 220823

By Road

Imphal is connected by road to all the important cities in the North-East.

One can reach Imphal by road from Silchar in Assam by NH 53. Buses are available and take about 10 hrs. to cover the distance of 224 km. NH 39 connects Imphal to Dimapur.

Road distances
Kohima - 123 km., Agartala - 465 km., Guwahati - 579 km., Aizawl - 374 km., Kaziranga - 346 km., Shillong - 643 km., Itanagar - 413 km.

 

 

 

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