There are 5 ways to get from Purulia to Shillong by train, plane, taxi, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, train to Birsa Munda Airport, fly to Umroi Airport
best- Take the train from Purulia Jn to Muritrain
- Take the train from Muri to Ranchitrain
- Fly from Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) to Umroi Airport (SHL)plane IXR - SHL
12h 6m₹12,179–43,138Train, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Purulia Jn to Kamakhyatrain 15629
- Take the taxi from Kamakhya to Shillongtaxi
22h 33m₹2,276–5,770Drive 800.2 km
- Drive from Purulia to Shillongcar 800.2 km
13h 21m₹8,671–12,524Train, train to Birsa Munda Airport, fly to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Purulia Jn to Muritrain
- Take the train from Muri to Ranchitrain
- Fly from Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU)plane IXR - GAU
- Take the bus from Gauhati Airport to Shillongbus
11h 39m₹6,279–16,588Train, train to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, fly to Umroi Airport
- Take the train from Purulia Jn to Asansol Jntrain
- Take the train from Asansol Jn to Dankunitrain
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Umroi Airport (SHL)plane CCU - SHL
10h 11m₹6,532–25,103
Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) to Umroi Airport (SHL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Purulia to Shillong is to train and taxi which costs ₹2,200 - ₹6,000 and takes 22h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Purulia to Shillong is to train and fly which takes 10h 11m and costs ₹6,500 - ₹26,000.
The distance between Purulia and Shillong is 882 km. The road distance is 800.2 km.
The best way to get from Purulia to Shillong without a car is to train and taxi which takes 22h 33m and costs ₹2,200 - ₹6,000.
It takes approximately 12h 6m to get from Purulia to Shillong, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Purulia to Shillong is 800 km. It takes approximately 13h 21m to drive from Purulia to Shillong.
There are 261+ hotels available in Shillong.
What companies run services between Purulia, India and Shillong, India?
There is no direct connection from Purulia to Shillong. However, you can take the train to Muri, take the train to Ranchi, take the taxi to Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) airport, fly to Umroi Airport (SHL), then take the taxi to Shillong. Alternatively, you can take the train to Kamakhya then take the taxi to Shillong.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Umroi Airport via Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–40,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Umroi Airport via Bhubaneswar, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–40,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–14,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–14,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Pune
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–14,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–14,000
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Patna, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–14,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Umroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹5,500–21,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹5,500–28,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Birsa Munda Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–28,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Purulia Jn to Muri
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹120–1,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹120–150
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹360–450
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹490–650
- First Class (1A)
- ₹750–1,000
Train from Muri to Ranchi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹120–1,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹120–150
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹360–450
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹490–650
- First Class (1A)
- ₹750–1,000
Train from Purulia Jn to Kamakhya
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹470–3,600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹470–600
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,200–1,500
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,700–2,200
- First Class (1A)
- ₹2,800–3,600
Train from Purulia Jn to Asansol Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹130–1,100
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹130–160
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹380–470
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹500–650
- First Class (1A)
- ₹800–1,100
Train from Asansol Jn to Dankuni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₹170–1,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹170–210
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹480–600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–850
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,000–1,400
- Phone
- +91 7640003050
- info@meghalayatourism.in
- Website
- meghalayatourism.in
Bus from Gauhati Airport to Shillong
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹200
- Schedules at
- meghalayatourism.in
- Adult
- ₹200
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Estimated price
- ₹1,800–2,200
Xcell Cabs
- Phone
- +91 97 07 09 70 70
- Website
- xcell.co.in
Kamakshi Tours
- Phone
- +91 98 64 04 79 96
- Website
- kamakshitours.com
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