There are 7 ways to get from Cologne to Kandy by train, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Kandy
best- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kandy (KDW)DUS - KDW
19h 2mRs 94,518–312,624Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Kandy
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kandy (KDW)CGN - KDW
19h 58mRs 92,754–285,050Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kandy
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kandy (KDW)FRA - KDW
18h 34mRs 95,928–302,774Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hatton, taxi
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hatton (NUF)FRA - NUF
- Take the taxi from Hatton (NUF) to Kandy
19h 23mRs 98,428–295,674Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Colombo Airport, fly to Victoria Resevour Kandy
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)DUS - CMB
- Fly from Colombo Airport to Victoria Resevour Kandy
17hRs 158,241–306,047Train to Frankfurt, fly to Colombo Airport, fly to Victoria Resevour Kandy
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)FRA - CMB
- Fly from Colombo Airport to Victoria Resevour Kandy
14h 13mRs 164,651–336,197Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Colombo Airport, fly to Victoria Resevour Kandy
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)CGN - CMB
- Fly from Colombo Airport to Victoria Resevour Kandy
17h 47mRs 146,477–368,473
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kandy (KDW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Kandy is to fly which costs Rs. 90000 - Rs. 290000 and takes 19h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Kandy is to train and fly which takes 14h 13m and costs Rs. 160000 - Rs. 340000.
The distance between Cologne and Kandy is 8340 km.
It takes approximately 19h 2m to get from Cologne to Kandy, including transfers.
Kandy is 4h 30m ahead of Cologne. It is currently 7:21 PM in Cologne and 11:51 PM in Kandy.
There are 1475+ hotels available in Kandy.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Kandy, Sri Lanka?
Turkish Airlines, Cinnamon Air, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kandy (KDW) once daily.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kandy via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–420,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kandy via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–550,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kandy via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–390,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kandy via Frankfurt, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–310,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kandy via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–290,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kandy via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–280,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kandy via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kandy via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–470,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kandy via Bengaluru, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–410,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kandy via Mumbai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–410,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kandy via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–270,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kandy via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–370,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kandy via Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–280,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Hatton via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–280,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Hatton via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Hatton via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–470,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Hatton via Bengaluru, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–410,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Hatton via Mumbai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–410,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Hatton via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–260,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–330,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–310,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–240,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–350,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–350,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–350,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–230,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–420,000
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–300,000
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,700–5,500
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,500–9,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 10,000–29,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,000–20,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- Rs 9,000–13,000
- Comfort
- Rs 9,500–13,000
- Premium
- Rs 15,000–20,000
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,500–32,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- Rs 9,500–15,000
- 1st Class
- Rs 19,000–32,000
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,700–4,400
Randidu Cabs and Tours
- Phone
- +94 72 35 77 277
- Website
- business.facebook.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Nuwara Eliya Taxi
- Phone
- +94 72 27 02 600
- Website
- nuwaraeliyataxi.wixsite.com
Minipura Taxi
- Phone
- +94 11 45 22 64 264
- Website
- facebook.com
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