If you want to reach Andaman and Nicobar islands by ship, then you must check out the routine of the ships and the routes through which they sail. Andaman and Nicobar Islands are linked with Kolkata, Vishakhapatnam and Chennai through ships.
Every month there are only three to four sails between Chennai and Kolkata to Port Blair and vice versa while there is only one sail to and from Vishakhapatnam. The whole journey by ship to Andaman and Nicobar Islands takes around 50-60 hours. At Port Blair, the ships stop for three to four days.
If you are keen to travel by ship to Andaman and Nicobar Islands, then you can check out the fares and travel maps at the following places :
- The Directorate of Shipping Services, Andaman and Nicobar Administration, Phoenix Bay
Jetty, Port Blair (For MV Nancowry and MV Swarajdweep)
Phone: (03192) 232528/232742
- Shipping Corporation of India Limited., Shipping House, No. 13, Strand Road, Kolkata-700001
Phone: (033) 2482354, 2488013
- M/s A.V. Bhanojirao and Garuda Pattabhiramayya and Company, Post Box No. 17,
Vishakapatnam (Agent - Shipping Corporation of India Limited.)
Phonel: (0891) 565597, 562661
- Shipping Corporation of India Ltd., Jawahar Building, Rajaji Salai, Chennai - 600 001
Phone: (044) 5231401
- Shipping Corporation of India Ltd., Aberdeen Bazar, Port Blair - 744 101
Phone: (03192) 233347, 233590
- Shipping Corporation of India Limited. Apeejay House, 4th Floor, Dinsa Wacha Road,
Mumbai-400020
Phone: 2822101, 2823316
- The Deputy Director of Shipping Services, A&N Administration, 6, Rajaji Salai,
Chennai-600001.
Phone: (044) 5220841/5226873
