IndiGo starts direct flights between Guwahati and Deoghar from August 4

IndiGo will start direct flights between Guwahati and Deoghar from August 4, 2026, the airline announced.

The service will run twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays, connecting Northeast India with Deoghar, a pilgrimage town in Jharkhand.

Under the released schedule, flight 6E 7709 departs Guwahati at 9:25 am and arrives in Deoghar at 11:20 am, while flight 6E 7710 departs Deoghar at 11:40 am and reaches Guwahati at 1:35 pm.

IndiGo said timings are local and subject to regulatory approval, with tickets bookable through its website, mobile app, or authorised travel partners.

Deoghar Airport is about 9 km from the Baba Baidyanath Dham temple, one of twelve Jyotirlingas in Hinduism, and the new route is meant to benefit pilgrims from Assam and elsewhere in the Northeast.

The direct flight removes the need for connecting services between the two regions, though the twice-weekly schedule offers less flexibility than a daily route.

Deoghar Airport began commercial operations in recent years as part of a wider push by India’s civil aviation ministry to improve connectivity to smaller cities and pilgrimage centres under its regional connectivity scheme.

Guwahati’s Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport serves as the main aviation hub for Assam and much of Northeast India, connecting the region to major domestic and select international destinations.

Deoghar Airport, located about 9 km from the Baba Baidyanath Dham temple, was built primarily to ease pilgrim access to the Jyotirlinga shrine, one of twelve such sites revered in Hinduism.

The new route eliminates the need for connecting flights for pilgrims and travellers based in Assam or elsewhere in Northeast India who wish to visit Deoghar, IndiGo said.

Twice-weekly frequency limits scheduling flexibility compared with daily services, a constraint that could be tested during peak pilgrimage periods such as the Hindu month of Shrawan, when visitor numbers to Baidyanath Dham surge sharply.

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