.     Ship Schedule     . .     Lakport    You are Here: Home >> Transport >> Means of Transport   Means of Transport          By Ship     Four passenger ships- MV Tippu Sultan, MV Bharat Seema, MV Amindivi and MV Minicoy operate between Cochin and Lakshadweep. The passage takes between 14 to 20 hours. The ships offer different classes of accommodation; A/C Deluxe Class with two berth cabins, A/C First Class with four berth cabins and Tourist Class with A/C seating. The ships have cafeteria and snack bars, entertainment lounge, video shows and upper-deck promenade etc in MV Tipu Sultan and MV Bharat Seema.. A doctor is available on call on board these ships. MV Amindivi and MV Minicoy also offers comfortable A/C accommodation.                  By Air     Cochin International Airport links Lakshadweep with the mainland. Onward flights from Cochin are available to most of the airports in India and to selected foreign destinations. Agatti is the only airport in Lakshadweep. Helicopter transfer is available from Agatti to Bangaram Island Resort during monsoon and to Kavaratti through out the year. The flight from Cochin to Agatti takes approximately one hour thirty minutes. Flights operate six days a week.                  Boarding and Lodging     While availing the various packages offered by SPORTS, excellent accommodation is provided on the islands for tourists who stay overnight. The tourist cottages are clean and well maintained. For certain packages like Coral Reef, overnight accommodation is provided on board the ship. Some islands have accommodation provided by private operators. SPORTS ensures that these cottages are also up to the standard. All accommodation is built to be eco-friendly with largely locally available building materials. Food provided is hygienic and wholesome. During day visits to islands, food is served ashore. While catering to all the comforts of the tourists, intrusive ultra modern gadgets have been avoided by design to provide a really exclusive get away feeling. .