There are 4 ways to get from Agartala to Colombo by plane, car, bus, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Agartala
best- Fly from Agartala (IXA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXA - CMB
7h 2mRs 58,856–161,514Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Agartala to Peramburtrain
- Take the train from Perambur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
3d 6hRs 28,547–74,179Drive, bus, train, ferry
- Drive from Agartala to Abdullahpur Bus Stationcar
- Take the bus from Abdullahpur Bus Station to Chapai nawabganjbus
- Drive from Chapai nawabganj to New Farakka Jncar
- Take the train from New Farakka Jn to Peramburtrain
- Take the train from Perambur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
2d 15hRs 37,804–65,126Train to Shahjalal International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Azampur to Biman Bandartrain
- Fly from Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane DAC - CMB
7h 23mRs 64,299–123,933
Agartala (IXA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Agartala to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 28000 - Rs. 75000 and takes 3 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Agartala to Colombo is to fly which takes 7h 2m and costs Rs. 55000 - Rs. 170000.
The distance between Agartala and Colombo is 2261 km.
The best way to get from Agartala to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 3 days 6h and costs Rs. 28000 - Rs. 75000.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from Agartala to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 520+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Agartala, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
IndiGo Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, and Air India Express fly from Agartala (IXA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Agartala to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–220,000
Flights from Agartala to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kolkata, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 48,000–160,000
Flights from Agartala to Bandaranaike International Airport via Gauhati, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–180,000
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–110,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Agartala to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–170,000
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–250,000
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–320,000
- Website
- fitsair.com
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–220,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from New Farakka Jn to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,800–21,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,800–3,300
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 7,000–9,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 10,000–13,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 16,000–21,000
Train from Perambur to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 800–6,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 800–950
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,100–2,700
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,900–3,700
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,800–6,500
Train from Agartala to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,300–33,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 4,300–5,500
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 10,000–14,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 15,000–20,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 26,000–33,000
Train from Azampur to Biman Bandar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 360–2,300
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- Rs 370–550
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- Rs 360–500
- Snigdha
- Rs 800–1,100
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- Rs 1,000–1,400
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- Rs 850–1,000
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- Rs 1,600–2,300
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–13,000
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,500–1,900
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 3,000–13,000
Bus operators
Bus from Abdullahpur Bus Station to Chapai nawabganj
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,128
- Schedules at
- shohoz.com
- Book at
- shohoz.com
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Kankesanturai to Pettah
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,700–2,800
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- Rs 2,700–2,800
Ferry operators
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,079
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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