Shillong, the capital, is a good tourist base. There's an airport here. There's another nearby airport at Guwahati. Guwahati is also the nearest railhead. Shillong is connected by road to Guwahati, Darjeeling, Imphal, Kaziranga, Kohima and Kolkata.
Temperature
In summer ranges from 25oC to 15oC, in winter it is much colder, with temperature ranging between 16oC and 4oC. The hills are also often covered by fog during this season.
From September to April; avoid the monsoons that drench the state from June to September.