IndiGo will launch direct flights between Guwahati and Deoghar starting August 4, 2026, the airline has announced.
The route will operate twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays, connecting Northeast India with Jharkhand’s pilgrimage town of Deoghar.
Flight 6E 7709 will depart Guwahati at 9:25 am and arrive in Deoghar at 11:20 am, while the return flight 6E 7710 will depart Deoghar at 11:40 am and land back in Guwahati at 1:35 pm, according to the schedule released by IndiGo.
All timings are local and subject to regulatory approval, the airline said, adding that tickets can be booked through its website, mobile app, or authorised travel partners.
Deoghar Airport is located about 9 km from the Baba Baidyanath Dham temple, one of twelve Jyotirlingas revered in Hinduism, and the new route is expected to benefit pilgrims travelling from Assam and other parts of Northeast India.
The service will remove the need for connecting flights for passengers travelling between the two regions, though its twice-weekly frequency offers less flexibility than a daily service.
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.
IndiGo currently operates one of the largest domestic route networks in India, and periodically adds smaller regional routes connecting religious and tourist destinations that lack direct air links to major cities.
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.
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