There are 6 ways to get from Auckland to Kandy by plane, taxi, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Kandy
best- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Kandy (KDW)plane AKL - KDW
30h 43mRs 112,846–423,614Fly to Sigiriya Airport, taxi
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane AKL - GIU
- Take the taxi from Sigiriya Airport (GIU) to Kandytaxi
22h 4mRs 136,446–608,114Fly to Hatton, train
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Hatton (NUF)plane AKL - NUF
- Take the train from Hatton to Kandytrain
33h 46mRs 113,276–425,264Fly to Colombo Airport, fly to Victoria Resevour Kandy
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane AKL - CMB
- Fly from Colombo Airport to Victoria Resevour Kandyplane
19h 45mRs 206,569–387,037Fly to Batticaloa Airport, train
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Batticaloa Airport (BTC)plane AKL - BTC
- Take the train from Batticaloa to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the train from Polgahawela to Kandytrain
33h 38mRs 114,546–474,204Fly to Koggala, train
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Koggala (KCT)plane AKL - KCT
- Take the train from Habaraduwa to Fort Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fort Station to Kandytrain
39h 9mRs 113,066–430,114
Auckland (AKL) to Kandy (KDW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Auckland to Kandy is to fly which costs Rs. 110000 - Rs. 430000 and takes 30h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Auckland to Kandy is to fly which takes 19h 45m and costs Rs. 200000 - Rs. 390000.
The distance between Auckland and Kandy is 10902 km.
It takes approximately 30h 43m to get from Auckland to Kandy, including transfers.
Kandy is 7h 30m behind Auckland. It is currently 5:35 AM in Auckland and 10:05 PM in Kandy.
There are 1492+ hotels available in Kandy.
What companies run services between Auckland, New Zealand and Kandy, Sri Lanka?
Singapore Airlines, Cinnamon Air, and six other airlines fly from Auckland (AKL) to Kandy (KDW) 4 times a day.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Auckland to Kandy via Singapore Changi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–800,000
Flights from Auckland to Kandy via Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–600,000
Flights from Auckland to Kandy via Hong Kong, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–550,000
Flights from Auckland to Kandy via Melbourne, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–460,000
Flights from Auckland to Kandy via Sydney, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–460,000
Flights from Auckland to Sigiriya Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–600,000
Flights from Auckland to Sigiriya Airport via Singapore Changi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–800,000
Flights from Auckland to Hatton via Singapore Changi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–800,000
Flights from Auckland to Hatton via Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–600,000
Flights from Auckland to Hatton via Hong Kong, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–550,000
Flights from Auckland to Hatton via Melbourne, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–460,000
Flights from Auckland to Hatton via Sydney, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–460,000
Flights from Auckland to Batticaloa Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–600,000
Flights from Auckland to Batticaloa Airport via Singapore Changi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–800,000
Flights from Auckland to Batticaloa Airport via Hong Kong, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–550,000
Flights from Auckland to Batticaloa Airport via Sydney, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–460,000
Flights from Auckland to Koggala via Singapore Changi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–800,000
Flights from Auckland to Koggala via Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–600,000
Flights from Auckland to Koggala via Hong Kong, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–550,000
Flights from Auckland to Koggala via Melbourne, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–470,000
Flights from Auckland to Koggala via Sydney, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–460,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Auckland to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–600,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Auckland to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–600,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Auckland to Bandaranaike International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–800,000
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Auckland to Bandaranaike International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–800,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Auckland to Bandaranaike International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–420,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Auckland to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–550,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Auckland to Bandaranaike International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–420,000
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Hatton to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–2,600
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,000–2,600
Train from Batticaloa to Polgahawela
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–9,000
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,400–1,700
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,800–9,000
Train from Polgahawela to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–2,600
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 1,400–2,600
Train from Habaraduwa to Fort Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 224–4,100
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–4,100
- 3rd Class
- Rs 1,675
- 2nd Class
- Rs 224
- 1st Class
- Rs 2,011
Train from Fort Station to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–3,900
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–3,900
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,800–6,000
Taxi Dambulla
- Phone
- +94 76 36 05 437
- Website
- taxidambulla.wordpress.com
Kandy Meter Taxi
- Phone
- +94 81 49 55 655
- Website
- kandy-taxi.business.site
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