Andaman Tour Packages from Mumbai
One dawn flight from Mumbai, about three and a half hours, and you are in water clear enough to see the coral from the boat – island plans built around that single daily departure.
People from Mumbai grow up next to the sea, so a beach on its own does not impress them much. What surprises Mumbaikars in the Andamans is the water itself: at Elephant Beach or off Neil Island you look down from a boat and see coral heads and parrotfish three metres below, something the brown water off Juhu or Alibaug never shows. That is why we plan Andaman tour packages from Mumbai around what happens in and under the water – a first scuba dive, a snorkelling morning, a sea walk for the grandparents – and around the parts of the islands that have nothing to do with sand, such as the limestone caves of Baratang and the cells of the old Cellular Jail.
The planning detail that matters most for Mumbai is the flight. As of November 2026, IndiGo runs one non-stop flight a day from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Port Blair, which is now officially named Sri Vijaya Puram. It leaves very early and lands before lunch, and the return leaves the islands around noon. This page shows what a trip costs, how to fit the islands around that one flight, three day-wise plans, the Maharashtra school and Diwali calendar, a month-by-month table and food notes for Gujarati, Marathi and Jain families. Havelock is officially Swaraj Dweep and Neil is Shaheed Dweep; ferry tickets print both names. Trips are planned by our team in Ahmedabad and booked on WhatsApp or phone.
Updated November 2026 by the Vibrant Holidays team, Ahmedabad.
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Andaman package cost from Mumbai (2026 rates)
Today our Andaman holidays begin at ₹12,000 per person, with 24 packages live on the site. The bands below are indicative, per person on twin sharing, and leave out the airfare from Mumbai. They cover hotel nights with breakfast, every inter-island ferry seat on a private catamaran, a private car for airport and jetty transfers and sightseeing on each island, and GST on the land part.
| Length and route | Standard (3-star) | Deluxe (4-star or beach resort) | Premium (top resorts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 nights: Port Blair 1, Havelock 2, Port Blair 1 | ₹16,000 – 21,500 | ₹25,000 – 34,500 | ₹50,000 – 78,000 |
| 5 nights: adds one night on Neil | ₹19,500 – 26,000 | ₹30,000 – 41,500 | ₹62,000 – 95,000 |
| 6 nights: adds a Baratang day or a two-dive day | ₹23,500 – 31,000 | ₹36,000 – 49,500 | ₹74,000 – 1,10,000 |
| 7 nights: three nights on Havelock for a PADI course | ₹27,000 – 35,500 | ₹41,500 – 57,000 | ₹86,000 – 1,28,000 |
Airfare from Mumbai: a return ticket on the non-stop flight usually costs about ₹14,000 to ₹24,000 per person when booked five to eight weeks ahead. Because there is only one non-stop a day, it fills first; one-stop fares through Chennai or Bengaluru are sometimes cheaper but cost you half a day. Diwali week, 20 December to 2 January and the May vacation can push fares above ₹30,000.
Budget separately for the water: a try dive costs roughly ₹3,500 to ₹7,000 per person depending on the site and operator, a PADI Open Water course roughly ₹25,000 to ₹35,000, a sea walk about ₹3,500 to ₹4,500 and a snorkelling boat to Elephant Beach about ₹1,000 to ₹1,500 a head if it is not already in the package. For a Mumbai family keen on the sea, these extras can add ₹8,000 to ₹15,000 per person, so we list each one on the quote instead of hiding it in a lump sum.
Flying from Mumbai to Port Blair: the one non-stop and the backups
| Option | Typical timing (as of November 2026) | Total time | When we use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| IndiGo non-stop, BOM to IXZ | Leaves between about 6.20 and 7.35 am, lands late morning | About 3 h 20 – 3 h 30 min | First choice for almost every trip |
| Via Chennai | Several Mumbai–Chennai flights, then a morning or midday leg to Port Blair | 6 – 9 hours | When the non-stop is sold out or a night flight suits you |
| Via Bengaluru | Evening flight to Bengaluru, night at an airport hotel, morning flight on | Split over two days | Seniors and parents with infants |
- The return leg: the non-stop back to Mumbai leaves Port Blair around noon and reaches Mumbai by mid-afternoon, so you can be home in Andheri or Thane before the evening rush. Your last night must be in Port Blair.
- Getting to the airport at dawn: for a 6.20 am flight you need to be at the terminal by about 4.30 am. From Borivali, Thane or Navi Mumbai that means leaving around 3.30 am; from Colaba or Churchgate, allow an hour even at that time. Check whether your ticket shows Terminal 1 or Terminal 2, since IndiGo uses both. Families from Vashi, Panvel or Kharghar can ask us to check connections from Navi Mumbai International, which opened in December 2025, but the Port Blair non-stop runs from the main Mumbai airport.
- Same-day ferry: landing in late morning leaves a narrow window for the early-afternoon catamaran to Havelock. It works on many days, but a delay on the Mumbai departure makes you miss it. We only plan same-day Havelock for couples who accept that risk; most trips spend night one in Port Blair.
- No train or ship from Mumbai: there is no rail link and no passenger ship from Mumbai. Government ships sail only from Chennai, Kolkata and Visakhapatnam, which takes three days or more, so flying is the only practical way.
Three Andaman itineraries built around the Mumbai flight
4 nights / 5 days – underwater first, for couples
- Day 1: Dawn flight from Mumbai; check in at Port Blair by early afternoon. Rest, then the evening sound-and-light show at the Cellular Jail.
- Day 2: 7 am catamaran to Havelock. After lunch, a guided snorkelling session from the shore at Vijaynagar, then Radhanagar beach for sunset.
- Day 3: Introductory dive at a reef site near Havelock in the morning, with photos. Afternoon kayak through the mangroves; on dark-moon nights some operators run a bioluminescence paddle.
- Day 4: Kalapathar beach early, afternoon ferry back to Port Blair, dinner at Aberdeen Bazaar.
- Day 5: Noon flight to Mumbai, home before evening.
5 nights / 6 days – family with grandparents
- Day 1: Land from Mumbai; lunch and rest. Late afternoon at Corbyn's Cove, Cellular Jail show at dusk.
- Day 2: Morning at the Cellular Jail museum and Veer Savarkar's cell, which many Marathi families make a point of seeing. Afternoon at the Samudrika naval marine museum.
- Day 3: Ferry to Havelock in premium-class seats. Easy afternoon in the shallows at Radhanagar.
- Day 4: Boat to Elephant Beach: snorkelling for the children, a helmet sea walk for parents who cannot swim, a glass-bottom ride for anyone who prefers to stay dry. Ferry to Neil in the afternoon.
- Day 5: Natural Bridge at low tide, Bharatpur beach, afternoon ferry to Port Blair.
- Day 6: Fly back to Mumbai.
6 nights / 7 days – more than beaches
- Day 1: Arrive from Mumbai; Chidiya Tapu for birds and sunset.
- Day 2: Leave around 4 am for Baratang. The road crosses the Jarawa reserve in escorted convoys; stopping and photography are banned. Boat through mangrove creeks to the limestone caves, and the small mud volcano. Back by evening.
- Day 3: Ross Island (Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep) ruins in the morning and North Bay for coral from a semi-submarine. Evening free.
- Day 4: Ferry to Havelock; check in near the beach.
- Day 5: Two boat dives for certified divers, or a try dive plus snorkelling for beginners.
- Day 6: Free morning (no diving on this day, since you fly in less than 24 hours), afternoon ferry to Port Blair.
- Day 7: Noon flight to Mumbai.
Every plan is a private trip on your own dates with your own car on each island. Cousins or a building society group from Mumbai can travel together as a private group, and we book ferry seats for everyone on the same sailing.
For Mumbaikars who already know the sea: what to do in the water
Most of our Mumbai clients tell us they do not want to "just sit on a beach". The Andamans reward that attitude, because the best part of the islands is below the surface. Here is how the water activities compare, so you can choose before you book instead of deciding at a counter on Havelock.
| Activity | Who it suits | Swimming needed | Rough cost per person |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snorkelling at Elephant Beach or Neil | Everyone above about 8 years | No, with a life jacket | ₹800 – 1,500 plus boat |
| Sea walk with a helmet | Seniors and non-swimmers | No | ₹3,500 – 4,500 |
| Try (introductory) scuba dive | Adults and children above 10–12 | No | ₹3,500 – 7,000 |
| PADI Open Water course | Anyone wanting a lifelong licence | Basic swimming test | ₹25,000 – 35,000, 3–4 days |
| Glass-bottom boat or semi-submarine | Small children, the very cautious | No | ₹600 – 3,000 |
| Mangrove kayaking | Couples, teenagers | No, life jacket given | ₹2,500 – 4,500 |
- The Andaman difference: visibility off Havelock can reach 15–25 metres from February to April. Compared with Konkan beaches or Tarkarli, where snorkelling depends on a calm week, the reefs here are richer and the operators more established.
- Medical forms: dive centres ask about asthma, heart conditions, ear problems and recent surgery. If anyone in your family has these, ask your doctor in Mumbai before you travel.
- Away from the water: for family members who do not want to get wet, there is Mount Harriet (renamed Mount Manipur National Park) with its view over the harbour, the Anthropological Museum, the Chatham Saw Mill and the forest road to Baratang.
- Protect the reef: do not stand on coral, collect shells or feed fish. Carry reef-safe sunscreen from Mumbai, because the choice on the islands is small.
Maharashtra school holidays, Diwali and the Mumbai monsoon
Mumbai families travel in a few fixed windows, and each lines up differently with the Andaman sea.
- Diwali break: Maharashtra state-board schools have their Diwali vacation from 2 to 14 November 2026, with Diwali itself on 8 November. Early November is the start of the island season; the sea is mostly settled, though the north-east monsoon can still bring a wet day. The non-stop flight sells out first in this period, so book it as early as possible, ideally by August for future Diwalis.
- Christmas to New Year: CBSE, ICSE and IB schools in Mumbai break for one to two weeks. This is the busiest fortnight on the islands, and Havelock resorts fill by October.
- May vacation: state-board schools close from early May until mid-June. The first half of May is still good in the Andamans; after about 20 May, the south-west monsoon usually reaches the islands, often a couple of weeks before it reaches Mumbai.
- Ganeshotsav and the Mumbai monsoon: many Mumbaikars think of travelling in August or September, when the city is wet anyway. It is also the Andaman monsoon, with rough seas and cancelled ferries, so we do not recommend island hopping then.
Andaman month by month for travellers from Mumbai
| Month | Islands | Mumbai angle | Price level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | Dry, calm, pleasant | Escape before board-exam season | High |
| February | Clear water, light wind | Best month for a first dive | High |
| March | Warm, very calm | Holi and Gudi Padwa breaks | Medium-high |
| April | Hot, glassy sea | After annual exams; excellent visibility | Medium-high |
| May | Humid; monsoon arrives late in the month | Maharashtra summer vacation, first half only | High in vacation weeks |
| June – August | South-west monsoon, ferries disrupted | Same rain you left at home | Lowest |
| September | Rain easing, swell remains | Not ideal for families | Low |
| October | Showers, green islands | Navratri breaks; keep a spare day | Medium |
| November | Season opening; occasional rain | Diwali vacation | High in Diwali week |
| December | Dry and sunny | Christmas and New Year | Highest |
If your dates are flexible, choose February to April. If you are tied to a school vacation, book the flight first and keep a spare day in Port Blair.
Food and packing for Gujarati, Marathi and Jain families from Mumbai
Vegetarian and Jain meals
- Port Blair: several pure-veg restaurants around Aberdeen Bazaar serve North Indian thalis and South Indian food. You will not find Marathi or Gujarati dishes on menus, but dal-rice, roti-sabzi and khichdi are easy to ask for.
- Havelock: a few vegetarian places near the market and jetty, and better resorts can run a separate veg counter. Jain food without onion, garlic or root vegetables needs a day's notice and is possible at a limited number of hotels; we confirm it in writing before you pay.
- Neil: the smallest choice. Meals are best taken at your hotel, which we brief in advance.
- What to carry from Mumbai: thepla, khakhra, chivda, ladoo, instant poha or upma packets, and a jar of pickle or metkut for the boat days and the early Baratang start.
Practical notes
- Permits: as of November 2026, Indian citizens need no permit for Port Blair, Havelock, Neil, Ross, North Bay or Baratang. Carry an original government photo ID for every traveller, including children; it is checked at the airport and each jetty. Tribal reserves and the Nicobar Islands are closed to tourists.
- Ferries: we use private catamarans such as Makruzz, Nautika and Green Ocean. Report an hour early; luggage goes into a hold, so keep medicines and a dry towel in a small bag.
- Money and network: carry cash for Havelock and Neil, where ATMs run out in peak weeks. Data is slow outside Port Blair; download tickets and vouchers before you leave Mumbai.
- Clothes: quick-dry clothes, a rash guard for snorkelling, water shoes for the rocks at Neil, a cap and sunglasses. The sun is stronger than in Mumbai even in December.
Why Mumbai travellers book the Andamans with Vibrant Holidays
- Flight first, then ferries: we hold the seat on the daily non-stop from Mumbai and only then fix ferry times and hotels around it.
- Honest about remote planning: we do not have a Mumbai office. Our team in Ahmedabad plans the whole trip on WhatsApp or phone, Monday to Saturday, and sends itineraries, vouchers and invoices as PDFs.
- Water activities planned in advance: try dives, sea walks and courses are suggested by age and fitness, with prices on the quote.
- Private, not group: your own car on each island and your own dates. Meal needs, including Jain, are written on each hotel voucher.
- Since 2015: 11 years of planning holidays, 24x7 support on tour and a Port Blair partner who reroutes ferries when weather intervenes. IATA-accredited; member of TAAI, TAFI, ADTOI and IATO; recognised by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.
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How much does a Andaman tour package from Mumbai cost?
Our Andaman packages currently start at ₹12,000 per person for 3 nights. Most of our Andaman packages fall between ₹20,750 and ₹36,500 per person. The final cost depends on the travel month, hotel category, number of travellers and whether flights from Mumbai are added. Open any package below to see exactly what is included, or ask us for a quote with flights.
Is there a direct flight from Mumbai to Port Blair?
Yes. As of November 2026, IndiGo flies one non-stop flight a day from Mumbai airport to Port Blair (Sri Vijaya Puram), leaving early in the morning and taking about 3 hours 20 to 30 minutes. Other airlines connect through Chennai, Bengaluru or Kolkata. Schedules change each season, so we check on your dates.
What time does the Mumbai to Port Blair flight leave?
The non-stop has been departing between about 6.20 and 7.35 am, depending on the season, and lands in late morning. You need to reach the airport around two hours earlier, so most travellers from the suburbs leave home by about 3.30 am. We send the exact time with your ticket.
How much is the return airfare from Mumbai to the Andamans?
On the non-stop, a return ticket usually costs about ₹14,000 to ₹24,000 per person when booked five to eight weeks ahead. During Diwali week, Christmas–New Year and the May vacation it can go above ₹30,000. One-stop fares through Chennai are sometimes lower but take most of the day.
Can we reach Havelock on the same day we fly from Mumbai?
Sometimes. The flight lands in late morning and the last convenient catamarans to Havelock leave in early afternoon, so the window is tight. If the Mumbai departure is delayed you miss the ferry. We plan same-day Havelock only for couples who accept that risk; families spend the first night in Port Blair.
Is the Andaman trip worth it for Mumbaikars who live by the sea?
Yes, because the Andamans are about what is under the water. Clear visibility, live coral and easy try dives make it very different from Juhu, Alibaug or the Konkan coast. Add Baratang caves, the Cellular Jail and Ross Island, and there is plenty for people who are not beach lovers.
When should Mumbai families go during the Diwali or May vacation?
Both work with planning. The Diwali vacation in early November falls at the start of the season, with mostly settled seas and an occasional wet day. In May, travel in the first half of the month, before the monsoon usually arrives around 20 May. Book the non-stop flight first in both cases.
Is Jain food available in the Andamans for Mumbai travellers?
Yes, with notice and at selected hotels. Port Blair has pure-veg restaurants that handle Jain requests, a few Havelock resorts can cook without onion, garlic or root vegetables, and Neil is the hardest. We confirm Jain meals in writing with each hotel and suggest carrying khakhra, thepla and dry snacks.
Can a non-swimmer from Mumbai do scuba diving in Havelock?
Yes. An introductory dive needs no swimming and no certificate; an instructor holds you at shallow depth for about 30 minutes after a briefing. You will fill in a medical form, and people with asthma, heart or ear problems should check with their doctor. Leave 24 hours between diving and the flight back to Mumbai.
Do Indians need a permit or passport for the Andamans?
No passport is needed and, as of November 2026, Indian citizens need no permit for Port Blair, Havelock, Neil, Ross, North Bay or Baratang. Carry an original photo ID such as Aadhaar, voter ID or a passport for every traveller, including children, because it is checked at the airport and every jetty.
Is there a train or ship from Mumbai to the Andaman Islands?
No. There is no rail link to the islands and no passenger ship from Mumbai. Government ships sail only from Chennai, Kolkata and Visakhapatnam and take three days or more. For a holiday from Mumbai, flying is the only practical option, either non-stop or through a southern or eastern hub.
Do you have an office in Mumbai?
No. Our office is on C G Road in Ahmedabad, and our team plans Andaman trips for Mumbai travellers entirely on WhatsApp and phone, Monday to Saturday. You receive the itinerary, vouchers and invoice as PDFs, and our partner in Port Blair meets you at the airport. On tour, support runs 24x7.
