CAT III and DigiYatra help; one strip plus T1/T2 splits still demand real buffers.

DigiYatra can shrink domestic entry when your airline/terminal actually supports it, but GAU remains a single-runway Northeast hub with monsoon weather, pilgrimage / wedding peaks, and T1↔T2 assignment changes through 2026. Domestic ~2 hours early is the sane default; international wants a full ~3 hours for check-in, CISF, and outbound immigration. Priority Pass Adani Silver publishes near-24h hours with a 2-hour max stay; The Lounge publishes 05:00–22:00 — still confirm the live app pin before you bank a lounge soak.

Most major domestic metal is on T2 after July 2026 — still verify international.

Terminal 2 is the December 2025 / February 2026 Adani hall (Kopou orchid + bamboo). Akasa, SpiceJet, Alliance Air, Air India, and Air India Express moved in Feb–Mar 2026; IndiGo followed exclusively from 20 July 2026. Terminal 1 is the older shell; early-2026 airport releases still kept international there pending a phased move. Screenshot GAU ≠ IXB ≠ IMF ≠ DIB before the car leaves Fancy Bazaar / GS Road.

Two live PP soft rooms; landside bottles beat airside pricing.

Live Priority Pass soft rooms are Adani Silver Lounge (T2 domestic near Gate 6, 00:00–23:59, max 2h, standard alcohol listed complimentary) and The Lounge (domestic after SHA near Gate 2, 05:00–22:00). Operator T1 “The Lounge 1/2” card and walk-up rooms are separate from inventing extra PP pins. Without entitlement, buy sealed water and snacks landside before CISF; airside markup is the usual Indian-airport tax.

Road access only; rail stops in the city, not under the pier.

Use official prepaid taxi counters or signed Uber / WTI / SMARTO pickup. ASTC / govt AC buses and autos are documented on the operator transport pages (still often described against Terminal 1 kerbs). Kamakhya JN is the nearest major rail head — it is a road transfer, not a terminal platform. Do not invent a metro or sterile T1↔T2 airside walk.

CAT III and DigiYatra help; one strip plus T1/T2 splits still demand real buffers.

DigiYatra can shrink domestic entry when your airline/terminal actually supports it, but GAU remains a single-runway Northeast hub with monsoon weather, pilgrimage / wedding peaks, and T1↔T2 assignment changes through 2026. Domestic ~2 hours early is the sane default; international wants a full ~3 hours for check-in, CISF, and outbound immigration. Priority Pass Adani Silver publishes near-24h hours with a 2-hour max stay; The Lounge publishes 05:00–22:00 — still confirm the live app pin before you bank a lounge soak.

Most major domestic metal is on T2 after July 2026 — still verify international.

Terminal 2 is the December 2025 / February 2026 Adani hall (Kopou orchid + bamboo). Akasa, SpiceJet, Alliance Air, Air India, and Air India Express moved in Feb–Mar 2026; IndiGo followed exclusively from 20 July 2026. Terminal 1 is the older shell; early-2026 airport releases still kept international there pending a phased move. Screenshot GAU ≠ IXB ≠ IMF ≠ DIB before the car leaves Fancy Bazaar / GS Road.

Two live PP soft rooms; landside bottles beat airside pricing.

Live Priority Pass soft rooms are Adani Silver Lounge (T2 domestic near Gate 6, 00:00–23:59, max 2h, standard alcohol listed complimentary) and The Lounge (domestic after SHA near Gate 2, 05:00–22:00). Operator T1 “The Lounge 1/2” card and walk-up rooms are separate from inventing extra PP pins. Without entitlement, buy sealed water and snacks landside before CISF; airside markup is the usual Indian-airport tax.

Road access only; rail stops in the city, not under the pier.

Use official prepaid taxi counters or signed Uber / WTI / SMARTO pickup. ASTC / govt AC buses and autos are documented on the operator transport pages (still often described against Terminal 1 kerbs). Kamakhya JN is the nearest major rail head — it is a road transfer, not a terminal platform. Do not invent a metro or sterile T1↔T2 airside walk.