There are 6 ways to get from Badulla to Yala by taxi, plane, car, train, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Narathiwat Airport, taxi
best- Take the taxi from Badulla to Colombo-Airport-CMBtaxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Narathiwat Airport (NAW)plane CMB - NAW
- Take the taxi from Narathiwat Airport (NAW) to Rue Sotaxi
17h 19m฿11,571–33,793Taxi to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Sultan Ismail Petra, drive, train
cheapest- Take the taxi from Badulla to Colombo-Airport-CMBtaxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR)plane CMB - KBR
- Drive from Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR) to Sungai Kolokcar
- Take the train from Sungai Kolok to Yalatrain
13h 5m฿6,791–25,513Taxi to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Hat Yai, train
- Take the taxi from Badulla to Colombo-Airport-CMBtaxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane CMB - HDY
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Yalatrain
13h 29m฿9,671–28,303Taxi to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Alor Setar, train
- Take the taxi from Badulla to Colombo-Airport-CMBtaxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane CMB - AOR
- Take the train from Anak Bukit to Padang Besartrain
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Hat Yaitrain
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Yalatrain
15h 24m฿7,371–27,453Taxi to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Sultan Mahmud Airport, shuttle, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Badulla to Colombo-Airport-CMBtaxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sultan Mahmud Airport (TGG)plane CMB - TGG
- Take a shuttle bus from Merang Jetty to Kuala Besut Jetty
- Take the bus from Kuala Besut Jetty to Terminal Kota Bharubus
- Take the train from Sungai Kolok to Yalatrain
17h 27mBus to Weerawila International Airport, fly to Narathiwat Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Ella to Thanamalwilabus
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Narathiwat Airport (NAW)plane WRZ - NAW
- Take the taxi from Narathiwat Airport (NAW) to Rue Sotaxi
29h 14m
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Narathiwat Airport (NAW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Badulla to Yala is to taxi and fly and drive and train which costs ฿6500 - ฿26000 and takes 13h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Badulla to Yala is to taxi and fly and drive and train which takes 13h 5m and costs ฿6500 - ฿26000.
The distance between Badulla and Yala is 2693 km.
It takes approximately 17h 19m to get from Badulla to Yala, including transfers.
Yala is 1h 30m ahead of Badulla. It is currently 11:01 AM in Badulla and 12:31 PM in Yala.
There are seven+ hotels available in Yala.
What companies run services between Badulla, Sri Lanka and Yala, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Badulla to Yala. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Narathiwat Airport (NAW), take the taxi to Rue So, then take the line 38 train to Yala. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR), drive to Sungai Kolok, then take the train to Yala.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–38,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–40,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–39,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–23,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–40,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–24,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Narathiwat Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–31,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hat Yai via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–26,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hat Yai via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–36,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–40,000
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Narathiwat Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–20,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–38,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–40,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–39,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–70,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–65,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–55,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–38,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–24,000
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Sungai Kolok to Yala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿60–1,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿60–170
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿550–800
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿260–360
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿750–1,000
Train from Hat Yai to Yala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿60–1,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿60–170
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿550–800
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿260–360
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿750–1,000
Train from Padang Besar to Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿45–950
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿45–160
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿550–750
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿240–340
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿700–950
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Anak Bukit to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿55–70
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
- Website
- merangjetty.com
Shuttle from Merang Jetty to Kuala Besut Jetty
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿2,831
- Schedules at
- merangjetty.com
- One Van (maximum 10 persons)
- ฿2,831
- Phone
- +6019-558 4736
- booking@besutjetty.com
- Website
- besutjetty.com
Bus from Kuala Besut Jetty to Terminal Kota Bharu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- besutjetty.com
- Phone
- +94 112 581 120
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Ella to Thanamalwila
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Estimated price
- ฿480–1,300
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Taxi 289
- Phone
- +66 98 555 0988
- Website
- taxi289.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Taxi 289
- Phone
- +66 98 555 0988
- Website
- taxi289.com
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