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Door-to-door dog and cat relocation from Guwahati to anywhere in India and to 60+ countries, by air, escorted train or dedicated road van.
The short answer
Aigan is one of very few pet relocation companies operating properly across the North-East, moving pets from Guwahati and neighbouring states by air via Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (GAU) and by escorted rail from Guwahati Junction. Domestic moves from Guwahati typically run ₹18,000–₹52,000 door to door.
Dog transportation from Guwahati almost always involves a connection through Kolkata or Delhi, because direct sectors from GAU are limited. That is why moves from here cost more and need more planning. Two legs and a handling stage rather than one flight. For large dogs especially, we often recommend escorted rail to Kolkata instead, which avoids the connection entirely.
How dog relocation worksCat relocation from Guwahati faces the same connection problem but absorbs it better, since a smaller crate is easier to handle through a transfer and cats tolerate the longer total journey well. Across the wider North-East we collect by road from Shillong, Agartala, Imphal and Itanagar and consolidate here.
How cat transport worksA domestic pet relocation from Guwahati costs ₹18,000–₹52,000 door to door. The highest entry point in our network, because almost every move involves a connection. Kolkata sits at the bottom; Bengaluru, Chennai and Kochi sit at the top.
| Type of move | Typical cost | Door-to-door time |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic pet relocation from Guwahati | ₹18,000 – ₹52,000 | Same day by air; 1–2 days by rail or road |
| International pet relocation from Guwahati | ₹85,000 – ₹4,50,000 | 2–7 months of preparation |
| Doorstep pickup within Guwahati | Included in every quote | 70 min buffer to GAU |
| IATA crate, vet certificate & permits | Itemised separately, never bundled | Arranged 7–14 days ahead |
The biggest single cost driver is not your pet's body weight. It is the volumetric weight of the crate, which is why we measure your pet at home rather than estimating from a breed chart.
See the full cost breakdownWe pick the mode for your pet's breed, size, age and the season, not for our convenience. Here is what each one actually looks like from Guwahati.
The Borjhar cargo terminal at GAU accepts live animals 3–4 hours ahead subject to carrier acceptance. Sectors are limited and most moves connect through Kolkata or Delhi, so the booking has to be built rather than simply made.
Air transport in detailMore practical from here than most people expect. Guwahati Junction has solid long-haul connectivity and rail avoids the connection problem that makes flying from the North-East expensive and fragile. On a journey this long, having a handler alongside throughout genuinely matters.
Train transport in detailThe backbone of everything we do in this region. Vans serve Shillong, Agartala, Imphal, Itanagar and Dimapur, and run to Kolkata for onward staging. In the monsoon these runs get generous margins rather than optimistic ones.
Road transport in detailTwo ways to buy a pet relocation, and the difference is who does the driving and the paperwork. Here is what each one means in Guwahati specifically.
A handler collects from Beltola, Zoo Road, Dispur or a hill-side address in Hatigaon where a van cannot reach the door, and drives to Borjhar. Across the wider North-East we collect from Shillong, Agartala, Imphal and Itanagar by road. This is the region where door-to-door is not an upgrade but the only thing that works.
You take your pet to the Borjhar cargo terminal. It saves ₹4,000–₹7,000, but it rarely helps here: most moves from GAU involve a connection through Kolkata or Delhi, and the handling at the transfer point is the part you actually want someone to own.
The corridors Guwahati families move on most, with real timings, real modes and real starting prices.
| Route | Typical mode | Starting cost |
|---|---|---|
| Guwahati to Kolkata pet transport | Air, or escorted rail | ₹18,000+ |
| Guwahati to Delhi pet transport | Air, or escorted rail | ₹18,000+ |
| Guwahati to Bangalore pet transport | Air, or escorted rail | ₹18,000+ |
| Guwahati to Mumbai pet transport | Air, or escorted rail | ₹18,000+ |
| Guwahati to Hyderabad pet transport | Air, or escorted rail | ₹18,000+ |
| Guwahati to Chennai pet transport | Air, or escorted rail | ₹18,000+ |
There is no AQCS station anywhere in the North-East, so export certification happens at AQCS Kolkata in Narayanpur, meaning your pet travels to Kolkata first. That is a genuine cost and time item, and it goes into the plan from week one. We coordinate the whole chain from the Kolkata end rather than leaving you to manage it from Assam.
Moving abroad from Guwahati?Nothing here is optional, and nothing here is quick. This is the chain, and where Guwahati sits in it.
There is no AQCS station anywhere in the North-East, so export certification happens at AQCS Kolkata in Narayanpur, meaning your pet travels to Kolkata first. That is a genuine cost and time item and it belongs in week one of the plan. Veterinary capacity for export documentation is thinner here than in the metros, so we coordinate the whole chain from the Kolkata end.
Documentation & NOC in full| Document | When | Domestic / international |
|---|---|---|
| ISO 15-digit microchip | Before rabies vaccination | International |
| Rabies vaccination | Within 12 months, after microchip | Both |
| Rabies titre (FAVN) test | 21+ days after vaccination | International |
| Fitness-to-fly certificate | Within 10 days of travel | Both |
| AQCS export health certificate | 24–48 hrs before departure | International |
| Destination import permit | Varies by country, 1–6 months | International |
The order matters more than the list. A titre test drawn before the microchip was fitted does not count, and redoing it costs three weeks.
Three things go wrong on Guwahati moves more than anything else. None of them are difficult to avoid, and all of them are easier to fix three weeks out than three days out.
The connection through Kolkata or Delhi has to be built, live-animal capacity on the limited GAU sectors goes quickly, and the monsoon window needs a fallback. This is the one city where we ask for more notice than usual on a domestic move.
May through September affects both road access across the region and the limited air sectors. In the worst weeks we recommend escorted rail to Kolkata over flying, because rail keeps moving when the sectors do not.
Hill-side approaches around Hatigaon and Narengi are steep and narrow, and across the wider North-East we routinely carry from the nearest accessible point. Knowing in advance means planning it rather than improvising with a crate in hand.
The connection through Kolkata or Delhi is what makes this region hard for snub-nosed breeds. Two sectors and a handling stage rather than one flight, with a temperature ceiling to satisfy at each point. For a Pug, Bulldog or Persian cat from the North-East we will usually recommend escorted rail from Guwahati Junction to Kolkata and reassess from there.
Read the full brachycephalic guideAirlines stop accepting live animals above roughly 28–29°C on the ground. These are the windows that actually close in Guwahati.
What bites: A long, heavy monsoon that disrupts road access across the region and delays or cancels the limited air sectors available.
What we do: Contingency dates as standard and generous margins on every road leg. In the worst weeks we recommend rail to Kolkata over flying.
What bites: Morning fog in the Brahmaputra valley delaying the early departures that the limited schedule depends on.
What we do: Mid-morning sectors where they exist, and a rail fallback where they do not.
The specifics we plan a Guwahati move around. Generic advice is what gets pets turned away at counters.
Guwahati Air Cargo Terminal, Borjhar. Live animals are accepted 3–4 hours before departure, subject to carrier acceptance.
22 km from most addresses. We build 70 minutes of buffer into every pickup before the acceptance clock starts.
AQCS Kolkata, Narayanpur. No station in the North-East. International moves certify at Kolkata, which means the pet travels there first. A real cost and time item that has to be in the plan from the start.
Guwahati is mostly low- and mid-rise with reasonable van access in Beltola, Zoo Road, Dispur and Six Mile. Hill-side addresses around Hatigaon and Narengi have steep, narrow approaches where a van cannot always reach the door, and we check that in advance. Across the wider North-East we routinely collect from addresses that need a carry from the nearest accessible point.
Veterinary capacity for export documentation is thinner here than in the metros, and the certificate has to satisfy AQCS Kolkata in any case. We coordinate the whole chain from Kolkata rather than leaving a client in Shillong or Imphal to work it out at distance.
Escorted rail departs from Guwahati Junction. We recommend it for snub-nosed breeds, senior pets and anxious animals regardless of what is fastest.
Three things that are true here specifically, not three things every pet transport company in India claims.
We are one of very few operators who serve the North-East properly, with road coverage to Shillong, Agartala, Imphal, Itanagar and Dimapur.
We explain the connection cost up front rather than quoting a metro price and adding the second leg later.
AQCS Kolkata certification coordinated from that end, so you are not managing a quarantine inspection in another state from Assam.
Not a courier drop-off point. A handler comes to your address, at a time that suits your pet's routine.
Domestic moves from Guwahati run ₹18,000–₹52,000 door to door, the highest entry point in our network. That is because almost every move involves a connection through Kolkata or Delhi rather than a direct sector. Kolkata sits at the bottom of the band; Bengaluru, Chennai and Kochi sit at the top.
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