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)IXA - CMB
6h 42mRs 42,348–123,502Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Agartala to Perambur
- Take the train from Perambur to Nagappattinam
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
3d 6hRs 28,933–74,976Drive, bus, train, ferry
- Drive from Agartala to Abdullahpur Bus Station
- Take the bus from Abdullahpur Bus Station to Chapai nawabganj
- Drive from Chapai nawabganj to New Farakka Jn
- Take the train from New Farakka Jn to Perambur
- Take the train from Perambur to Nagappattinam
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettah
2d 15hRs 37,986–66,161Train to Shahjalal International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Akhaura to Biman Bandar
- Fly from Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)DAC - CMB
8h 3mRs 60,671–100,663
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 6h 42m and costs Rs. 42000 - Rs. 130000.
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 6h 42m to get from Agartala to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1480+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Agartala, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
IndiGo Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, and Starlight Airline fly from Agartala (IXA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 4 hours.
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- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Agartala to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kolkata, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 32,000–110,000
Flights from Agartala to Bandaranaike International Airport via Gauhati, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 36,000–110,000
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 48,000–90,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Agartala to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 34,000–110,000
Flights from Agartala to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 42,000–140,000
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 36,000–130,000
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–230,000
- Website
- fitsair.com
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–110,000
- 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 2,800–22,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,800–3,400
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 7,000–9,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 10,000–13,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 17,000–22,000
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 3,000–3,800
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,900–6,500
Train from Agartala to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,400–34,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 4,400–5,500
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 11,000–14,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 15,000–20,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 26,000–34,000
Train from Akhaura to Biman Bandar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 350–2,200
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- Rs 360–500
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- Rs 350–490
- Snigdha
- Rs 750–1,300
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- Rs 950–1,400
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- Rs 850–950
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- Rs 1,600–2,200
- S Chair
- Rs 660
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 from Abdullahpur Bus Station to Chapai nawabganj
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,093
- 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
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,401
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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