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How to reach Shillong

(Shillong is also spelled as Shilong)


Shillong By Air

Shillong airport at Umroi connects to only Kolkata. Guwahati is the nearest major airport, which is nearly 100 km away from Shillong. Shillong can be reached by taxi car and the fare is about Rs 2000. Guwahati Airport is well connected to many major cities in India, including Delhi, Agartala, Aizwal, Kolkata and Imphal. Delhi and Kolkata are the international airports close to Guwahati, both are nearly 1100 km from Guwahati. International travelers can connect to Guwahati through Kolkata or Delhi.

Shillong By Train

Nearest railhead to Shillong is Guwahati, which is at distance of 100 km away. Shillong can be reached by taxi car and the fare is about Rs 2000. The Paltan Bazaar Railway Station in Guwahati is a major railway junction on the North-East Frontier Railway. Guwahati is well connected with all the major railheads of India.

Shillong By Bus

Shillong bus stand is located at the city center and regular bus services to Guwahati are available. The State Road Transport Public buses and the private tourist bus providers operate bus services from Shillong to the many cities in Meghalaya and the neighboring state. The bus stand is located in the heart of Shillong.




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subhra oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! i have visited very beautifulllllll! god gifted! amazing! speechless! heaven!!!!!!!

Posted by subhra 235 days ago
avijittt ....one of the loveliest place i hav ever visited......save d natural beauties of shillong....

Posted by avijittt 225 days ago
Deepak Ashok I feel shilong is the door of heaven!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Deepak Ashok 206 days ago
atanu cooll and clean..

Posted by atanu 204 days ago
Rohit Mordani Interesting to see that my photo was linked to in this site ! It would be nice if you actually left a comment on flickr saying you are doing so or send an email

Posted by Rohit Mordani 164 days ago
sweety I LOVE SHILLONG..nd i feel its heaven on earth...plz keep it clean always...

Posted by sweety 154 days ago
jag oh baby do you know that truth , oh heaven is a place on earth - that is shillong . keep shillong clean please.

Posted by jag 132 days ago
jag lucky u people who live in God gifted heaven on earth.

Posted by jag 132 days ago
rishailin My........Shillong.....I miss u ...Please keep my city clean.Shillong is a paradise on earth.I'm proud to be a typical Khasi girl which God has given me a beautiful nature.

Posted by rishailin 127 days ago
jagjeet HEAVEN ON EARTH. VISITED MANY HILL STATIONS BUT NOTHING LIKE SHILLONG. PLEASE KEEP SHILLONG CLEAN. I HAVE HEARD SHILLONG GOING TO BE LINKED BY RAIL AS PER RLY MINISTER BUT I AM AFRAID IT WILL BRING RUSH & WILL BECOME COMMEN TOURIST PLACE & CAN SPOIL NATURAL BEAUTY. ONLY BENEFIT FOR LOCAL PEOPLE AS A TRANSPORTATION.

Posted by jagjeet 106 days ago
san its like paradise.its the place wer i wud LOVE to live my whole life through.presently i m at assam but i wud really LOVE to live the last hours of my life.i really feel grrrrr8 wenever i think of SHILLONG..........its just like my home yaar.......i LOVE every bit,every inch n every moment i had spent in shillong,even if its dirty...LOVE U SHILLONG........

Posted by san 81 days ago
ziaul wow....after reading all the the comments......i cant wait to visit shilong........so me, my wife and our only son ...we all r coming to shillong this october.....inshallah...

Posted by ziaul 72 days ago
syed Had this view of one too many beautiful Shillong waterfalls shrouded in clouds from Sripur in Sylhet, when visited somedays ago and cant wait to visit Shillong overland someday soon...Inshallah. The view of the mountain, lake, houses over the hill are all too magical to say the least.

Posted by syed 39 days ago
Imran dkhar hey ,,, i think it is one of the most beautiful place in the world.. I miss shillong ... do not dirty my city... Its is the best place to live in ... _ Imran Dkhar

Posted by Imran dkhar 30 days ago
priya Shilllong is a beautiful place no doubt but i don't like there culture its very weired.People over there are very selfish....they very fast forward in diferenciate the caste....

Posted by priya 5 days ago

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