Get there
Routes of Northeast India
The Northeast is a road-trip region with a flight problem: you fly to a gateway, then the real journey starts. Here is every route that matters, with modes, permits and honest road notes.
01, Getting in
From the metros
flight · train · road
Delhi → Guwahati
flight · train · road
Delhi → Bagdogra (West Bengal)
flight · road
Delhi → Dimapur
flight · road
Delhi → Agartala
flight · road
Delhi → Imphal
flight · road
Delhi → Aizawl
flight · road
Delhi → Jorhat
flight · road
Delhi → Dibrugarh
flight · train · road
Kolkata → Guwahati
flight · road
Kolkata → Agartala
flight · road
Kolkata → Imphal
flight · road
Kolkata → Aizawl
flight · train · road
Kolkata → Bagdogra (West Bengal)
flight · train · road
Kolkata → Silchar
flight · road
Kolkata → Dimapur
flight · road
Kolkata → Jorhat
flight · train · road
Mumbai → Guwahati
flight · train · road
Mumbai → Bagdogra (West Bengal)
flight · train · road
Bengaluru → Guwahati
flight · train · road
Bengaluru → Bagdogra (West Bengal)
flight · road
Bengaluru → Imphal
flight · road
Bengaluru → Agartala
flight · train · road
Chennai → Guwahati
flight · road
Chennai → Bagdogra (West Bengal)
flight · road
Chennai → Imphal
flight · road
Chennai → Agartala
flight · train · road
Hyderabad → Guwahati
flight · road
Hyderabad → Imphal
flight · road
Hyderabad → Agartala
flight · road
Hyderabad → Bagdogra (West Bengal)
flight · train · road
Pune → Guwahati
flight · road
Pune → Bagdogra (West Bengal)
flight · train · road
Ahmedabad → Guwahati
flight · road
Ahmedabad → Bagdogra (West Bengal)
flight · train · road
Jaipur → Guwahati
flight · road
Jaipur → Bagdogra (West Bengal)
flight · train · road
Lucknow → Guwahati
flight · road
Lucknow → Imphal
flight · road
Lucknow → Agartala
flight · train · road
Patna → Guwahati
flight · train · road
Patna → Bagdogra (West Bengal)
flight · road
Patna → Imphal
flight · road
Patna → Agartala
road
Loktak Lake → Moirang
road
Aizawl → Reiek
road
Aizawl → Hmuifang
road
Aizawl → Thenzawl
road
Aizawl → Champhai
road
Bagdogra (West Bengal) → Gangtok
road
Pasighat → Jengging
road
Jengging → Yingkiong
road
Yingkiong → Tuting
road
Tinsukia → Tezu
road
Tezu → Hayuliang
road
Namdapha → Vijoynagar
road
Seijosa → Bhalukpong
road
Palin → Nyapin
road
Nyapin → Sangram
road
Sangram → Koloriang
road
Doimukh → Sagalee
road
Sagalee → Pake Kessang
road
Pake Kessang → Seppa
road
Taliha → Siyum
road
Siyum → Nacho
road
Jairampur → Manmao
road
Manmao → Nampong
road
Kaziranga → Nameri
road
Nameri → Dirang
road
Tawang → Bomdila
road
Kaziranga → Majuli
road
Majuli → Sivasagar
road
Dibru Saikhowa → Dehing Patkai
road
Dehing Patkai → Dibrugarh
road
Hajo → Sualkuchi
road
Sualkuchi → Borduwa
road
Borduwa → Sivasagar
road
Sivasagar → Majuli
road
Majuli → Jorhat
road
Sualkuchi → Manas
road
Manas → Dhubri
road
Mao Gate → Imphal
road
Loktak Lake → Moreh
road
Kaziranga → Kohima
road
Balpakram → Manas
road
Thenzawl → Reiek
road
Reiek → Champhai
road
Wokha → Zunheboto
road
Zunheboto → Mokokchung
road
Tsomgo Lake → Nathula Pass
road
Melaghar → Neermahal
road
Unakoti → Jampui Hills
road
Jampui Hills → Aizawl
flight · train · road
Delhi → Kohima
Fly Delhi-Dimapur, then about 74km (roughly 3h) up to Kohima
flight · road
Kolkata → Kohima
Fly Kolkata-Dimapur, then about 74km (roughly 3h) up to Kohima
flight · road
Mumbai → Kohima
Fly Mumbai-Dimapur (one-stop common), then about 74km up to Kohima
flight · road
Bengaluru → Kohima
Fly Bengaluru-Dimapur (one-stop common), then about 74km up to Kohima
flight · road
Delhi → Tawang
Fly Delhi-Tezpur or Delhi-Guwahati, then about 350km of mountain road over two days
02, Assam
Assam routes
flight · train · road
Delhi → Guwahati
flight · road
Delhi → Jorhat
flight · road
Delhi → Dibrugarh
flight · train · road
Kolkata → Guwahati
flight · train · road
Kolkata → Silchar
flight · road
Kolkata → Jorhat
flight · train · road
Mumbai → Guwahati
flight · train · road
Bengaluru → Guwahati
flight · train · road
Chennai → Guwahati
flight · train · road
Hyderabad → Guwahati
flight · train · road
Pune → Guwahati
flight · train · road
Ahmedabad → Guwahati
flight · train · road
Jaipur → Guwahati
flight · train · road
Lucknow → Guwahati
flight · train · road
Patna → Guwahati
road
Guwahati → Kaziranga
road
Guwahati → Manas
About 176km
road
Guwahati → Pobitora
About 35km
road
Guwahati → Haflong
A long day by road, or the scenic hill railway from Lumding
road
Guwahati → Tura
road · ferry
Guwahati → Majuli
road
Jorhat → Kaziranga
road · ferry
Jorhat → Majuli
Ferry from Nimatighat (about 20km from Jorhat)
road
Jorhat → Sivasagar
road
Dibrugarh → Sivasagar
road
Dibrugarh → Margherita
road · ferry
Dibrugarh → Roing
road
Tezpur → Tawang
road
Guwahati → Tawang
road
Margherita → Miao
About 30km
road
Guwahati → Shillong
About 100km, three hours
road
Silchar → Aizawl
A half-day hill drive
road
Tezpur → Bhalukpong
About 52km
road
Tezpur → Seijosa
road
Bomdila → Tezpur
road
Dehing Patkai → Dibrugarh
road
Guwahati → Hajo
road
Majuli → Jorhat
flight · train · road
Guwahati → Kohima
About 340km by road via Dimapur, a full day
03, Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal routes
road · ferry
Dibrugarh → Roing
road
Bhalukpong → Bomdila
About 100km
road
Bomdila → Dirang
42km
road
Dirang → Tawang
road
Itanagar → Ziro
road
Ziro → Daporijo
road
Daporijo → Aalo
road
Aalo → Mechuka
About 180km
road
Roing → Mayudia
road
Mayudia → Anini
road
Margherita → Miao
About 30km
road
Miao → Namdapha
road
Nampong → Pangsau Pass
road
Tezpur → Bhalukpong
About 52km
road
Bomdila → Tawang
About 183km
road
Aalo → Pasighat
road
Seijosa → Bhalukpong
road
Ziro → Palin
road
Daporijo → Taliha
road
Manmao → Nampong
road
Nameri → Dirang
road
Tawang → Bomdila
road
Bomdila → Tezpur
flight · road
Delhi → Tawang
Fly Delhi-Tezpur or Delhi-Guwahati, then about 350km of mountain road over two days
04, Nagaland
Nagaland routes
flight · road
Delhi → Dimapur
flight · road
Kolkata → Dimapur
road
Dimapur → Kohima
About 74km, roughly 3 hours up the hill
road
Kohima → Kisama
About 12km
road
Kohima → Khonoma
About 20km
road
Kohima → Dzukou Valley
road
Kohima → Pfutsero
road
Kohima → Mokokchung
road
Kiphire → Thanamir
road
Mokokchung → Tuensang
road
Dimapur → Imphal
road
Kohima → Mao Gate
road
Kaziranga → Kohima
road
Kohima → Imphal
road
Kohima → Wokha
road
Zunheboto → Mokokchung
flight · train · road
Delhi → Kohima
Fly Delhi-Dimapur, then about 74km (roughly 3h) up to Kohima
flight · road
Kolkata → Kohima
Fly Kolkata-Dimapur, then about 74km (roughly 3h) up to Kohima
flight · road
Mumbai → Kohima
Fly Mumbai-Dimapur (one-stop common), then about 74km up to Kohima
flight · road
Bengaluru → Kohima
Fly Bengaluru-Dimapur (one-stop common), then about 74km up to Kohima
flight · train · road
Guwahati → Kohima
About 340km by road via Dimapur, a full day
05, Meghalaya
Meghalaya routes
06, Manipur
Manipur routes
flight · road
Delhi → Imphal
flight · road
Kolkata → Imphal
flight · road
Bengaluru → Imphal
flight · road
Chennai → Imphal
flight · road
Hyderabad → Imphal
flight · road
Lucknow → Imphal
flight · road
Patna → Imphal
road
Dimapur → Imphal
road
Imphal → Loktak Lake
About 48km
road
Imphal → Ukhrul
About 84-90km
road
Imphal → Moreh
road
Imphal → Noney
road
Mao Gate → Imphal
road
Kohima → Imphal
07, Mizoram
Mizoram routes
08, Tripura
Tripura routes
flight · road
Delhi → Agartala
flight · road
Kolkata → Agartala
flight · road
Bengaluru → Agartala
flight · road
Chennai → Agartala
flight · road
Hyderabad → Agartala
flight · road
Lucknow → Agartala
flight · road
Patna → Agartala
road
Agartala → Udaipur
road
Agartala → Pilak
road
Udaipur → Chabimura
About 30km
road
Kumarghat → Jampui Hills
road
Udaipur → Pilak
road
Udaipur → Melaghar
road
Agartala → Boxanagar
road
Agartala → Unakoti
About 186km
09, Sikkim
Sikkim routes
road
Bagdogra (West Bengal) → Gangtok
road
Gangtok → Nathula Pass
road
Gangtok → Lachung
About 120km, about 6 hours
road
Lachung → Yumthang
About 25km
road
Lachen → Gurudongmar Lake
About 66km, pre-dawn run
road
Gangtok → Pelling
About 130km
road
Pelling → Yuksom
road
Gangtok → Zuluk
road
Gangtok → Ravangla
road
Ravangla → Namchi
road
Gangtok → Tsomgo Lake
About 40km
Plan it
Want the route built into a trip?
Tell us where you are starting and we will design the whole line: flights, road days, permits and where to break the journey.