There are 10 ways to get from India to Sylhet by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Osmani International Airport
best- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL)plane CCU - ZYL
6h 49m$101–336Train
cheapest- Take the train from New Delhi to Agartalatrain 14620
- Take the train from Akhaura to Sylhettrain Paharika Express / ...
2d 4h$13–92Bus, train
- Take the bus from Delhi to Agartalabus redbusIndia_Volvo AC Seater / ...
- Take the train from Akhaura to Sylhettrain Paharika Express / ...
24h 21mTrain, drive
- Take the train from Anand Vihar Terminal to New Karimganjtrain 20502
- Drive from New Karimganj to Sylhetcar
42h 13m$18–92Drive 1,907.8 km
- Drive from Delhi to Sylhetcar 1,907.8 km
24h 23m$225–325Fly to Silchar Airport, drive
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Silchar Airport (IXS)plane CCU - IXS
- Drive from Silchar Airport (IXS) to Sylhetcar
5h 8m$73–254Fly to Agartala, train
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Agartala (IXA)plane CCU - IXA
- Take the train from Azampur to Sylhettrain
8h$47–135Fly to Umroi Airport, drive
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Umroi Airport (SHL)plane CCU - SHL
- Drive from Umroi Airport (SHL) to Sylhetcar
5h 55m$88–274Fly to Shahjalal International Airport, train
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Shahjalal International Airport (DAC)plane CCU - DAC
- Take the train from Biman Bandar to Sylhettrain
9h 46m$88–194Fly to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU)plane CCU - GAU
- Take the bus from Gauhati Airport to Shillongbus
- Drive from Shillong to Sylhetcar
8h 31m$68–128
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from India to Sylhet is to train which costs $12 - $95 and takes 2 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from India to Sylhet is to fly and drive which takes 5h 8m and costs $70 - $260.
No, there is no direct train from India to Sylhet. However, there are services departing from New Delhi and arriving at Sylhet via Akhaura. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between India and Sylhet is 455 km. The road distance is 1907.8 km.
It takes approximately 6h 49m to get from India to Sylhet, including transfers.
India to Sylhet train services, operated by Indian Railways, depart from New Delhi station.
The best way to get from India to Sylhet is to fly which takes 6h 49m and costs $100 - $340. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $12 - $95 and takes 2 days 4h.
Sylhet is 30 min ahead of India. It is currently 6:24 PM in India and 6:54 PM in Sylhet.
India to Sylhet train services, operated by Indian Railways, arrive at Agartala station.
Yes, the driving distance between India to Sylhet is 1908 km. It takes approximately 24h 23m to drive from India to Sylhet.
What companies run services between India and Sylhet, Bangladesh?
US-Bangla, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, and IndiGo Airlines fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from New Delhi to Sylhet via Agartala and Akhaura in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Silchar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–220
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Agartala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–210
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Umroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–240
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–250
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–95
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Agartala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–95
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Silchar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–95
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Aizawl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–95
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Dimapur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–95
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Imphal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- biman-airlines.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Osmani International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–330
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Agartala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Website
- helitrans.no
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Rupsi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
- Website
- usbair.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Osmani International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–300
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- support@eticket.railway.gov.bd
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
Train from Akhaura to Sylhet
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–2
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $1–3
- Snigdha
- $3–5
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $4–6
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $4–5
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $6–9
Train from Azampur to Sylhet
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–2
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $1–5
- Snigdha
- $3–6
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $4–7
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $4–5
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $6–9
- S chair
- $3
Train from Biman Bandar to Sylhet
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–14
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–3
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $2–5
- Snigdha
- $4–6
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $5–7
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $6–8
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $9–14
- S chair
- $3
Train from Akhaura to Sylhet
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–2
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $1–3
- Snigdha
- $3–5
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $4–6
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $4–5
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $6–9
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Anand Vihar Terminal to New Karimganj
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $10–80
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $10–13
- Third AC (3A)
- $26–35
- Second AC (2A)
- $35–50
- First Class (1A)
- $60–80
Train from New Delhi to Agartala
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $10–80
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $10–13
- Third AC (3A)
- $26–35
- Second AC (2A)
- $35–50
- First Class (1A)
- $60–80
- slgtbus@gmail.com
- Website
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Delhi to Agartala
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
- Phone
- +91 7640003050
- info@meghalayatourism.in
- Website
- meghalayatourism.in
Bus from Gauhati Airport to Shillong
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- meghalayatourism.in
- Adult
- $3
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