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Air:
The nearest airport is Lilabari (North Lakhimpur) in
Assam , 57-km from
Naharlagun and 67-km from Itanagar, served by
airline services that operate direct flights from Kolkata (Calcutta
) to Tezpur (216-km from Itanagar) on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
Rail:
The nearest railway station is Harmuty (near Banderdewa check gate) only
23-km from Naharlagun & 33-km from Itanagar.
However nearest convenient railhead is North Lakhimpur in
Assam , 50-km from
Naharlagun & 60-km from Itanagar. Stations
are served by No.9 and No.10 Arunachal Fast Passenger Trains and other
local services.
Road:
Arunachal Pradesh State Transport Corporation operates regular
bus-services to various places in Arunachal Pradesh and its neighbouring
states. Direct bus-services are there from North Lakhimpur to
Itanagar via Naharlagun. Buses run frequently
between Naharlagun & Itanagar between 6.00 am - 7.00 pm. Private coach
operators viz. also operate their services in different routes touching
Itanagar.
A visit to the state can be divided into two distinct parts: the
Bomdila-Sela-Tawang region and the other regions. To visit the Bomdila
side one need not go to Itanagar. It is better
to make Tezpur the starting point and take a direct bus, which takes 7
hrs, going via Bhalukpong/Tipi and Tenga Valley/Rupa.
Tawang has bus
services from Bomdila and the journey takes about 10 hrs.
Local transport: A very few number tourist taxi and auto are
available for moving around purposes. Tourist deluxe buses for group
tourist can be hired from the Director, Department of Tourism, Government
of Arunachal Pradesh, Naharlagun. A few
other transport agencies in town rent out tourist cars and coaches. Cycle
rickshaws are the most common local transport in Naharlagun.
Important City Distances From Itanagar:
Guwahati
: 381-km
Orang: 53-km
Shillong
: 481-km
Agartala: 980-km
Aizawl: 901-km
Kohima: 350-km
Imphal: 495-km
Kolkata : 1,
539-km
