Port Blair (Sri Vijaya Puram)
Port Blair — renamed Sri Vijaya Puram in 2024, still 'Port Blair' on every ticket and search box — is where every Andaman trip starts and ends. Flights land in the morning, the last Havelock ferry leaves early afternoon, and most people waste day one because nobody told them that. These guides fix the sequencing and give you the real ticket counters, timings and fares.
Cellular Jail & light and sound show
Cellular Jail Port Blair: opening timings, entry ticket prices, light and sound show schedule in Hindi and English, how to book seats and which show to pick.
Read Cellular Jail & light and sound showCorbyn's Cove Beach
Corbyn's Cove Beach in Port Blair (Sri Vijaya Puram): jet ski and speedboat rates, timings, distance from the airport and whether it is worth your arrival-day afternoon.
Read Corbyn's Cove BeachRoss Island day trip
Ross Island day trip from Port Blair: ferry timings from Aberdeen jetty, ticket and entry fees, the light & sound show, deer and ruins — plan a half day properly.
Read Ross Island day tripSagarika Emporium shopping
Sagarika Government Emporium in Port Blair: timings, what is genuinely worth buying, fixed-price handicrafts, shell-product export rules and nearby local markets.
Read Sagarika Emporium shoppingPlan the sequence
How to use this guide hub
Treat Port Blair as two operational windows: arrival day and the night before departure. Put ticketed sights into the window that matches their opening hours, keep a real buffer before every ferry, and avoid sending a freshly landed family straight into a long checklist. The city is compact, but museum closures, jetty reporting and traffic still decide what fits.
Recheck before travel
- Flight arrival and baggage time before committing to a same-day inter-island ferry.
- Current museum closing days and the language and session of any Light and Sound ticket.
- The exact Port Blair jetty named by the ferry operator, not simply 'the harbour'.