There are 6 ways to get from Colombo to Agra by plane, train, ferry, 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.
Fly to Agra Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Agra Airport (AGR)plane CMB - AGR
7h 26m₹26,743–40,251Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Villupuram Jntrain
- Take the train from Villupuram Jn to Agra Cantttrain
2d 3h₹7,965–15,864Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the bus from Velankanni Bus stand to Bengalurubus
- Take the bus from Bengaluru to Lucknowbus
- Take the bus from Lucknow to Agrabus
2d 18hFly to Gwalior Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Gwalior Airport (GWL)plane CMB - GWL
- Take the train from Gwalior Jn. to Agra Cantttrain
8h 17m₹26,963–74,531Fly to Indira Gandhi International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)plane CMB - DEL
- Take the train from New Delhi to Agra Cantttrain
6h 59m₹18,778–29,491Fly to Hindon, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Hindon (HDO)plane CMB - HDO
- Take the train from New Delhi to Agra Cantttrain
13h 11m₹22,233–33,035
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Agra Airport (AGR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Agra is to train and ferry which costs ₹7,500 - ₹16,000 and takes 2 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Agra is to fly and train which takes 6h 59m and costs ₹18,000 - ₹30,000.
The distance between Colombo and Agra is 2271 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Agra without a car is to train and ferry which takes 2 days 3h and costs ₹7,500 - ₹16,000.
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Colombo to Agra, including transfers.
There are 422+ hotels available in Agra.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Agra, India?
SriLankan Airlines and IndiGo Airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Agra Airport (AGR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Agra Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–37,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Agra Airport via Madras, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–37,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Agra Airport via Madurai, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–37,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gwalior Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–70,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gwalior Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–75,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–26,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–26,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–26,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–26,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hindon via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–70,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hindon via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–28,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gwalior Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–80,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–23,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–23,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–22,000
- Website
- starair.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hindon via Bengaluru, Nanded
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹35,000–95,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gwalior Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–80,000
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
Train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹390–1,000
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹390–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹440–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹750–1,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Nagappattinam to Villupuram Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹170–1,400
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹170–210
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹470–600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹600–800
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,000–1,400
Train from Villupuram Jn to Agra Cantt
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹900–7,000
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹900–1,100
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,200–2,800
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹3,200–4,000
- First Class (1A)
- ₹5,000–7,000
Train from Gwalior Jn. to Agra Cantt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹150–1,200
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹150–180
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹420–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹550–700
- First Class (1A)
- ₹900–1,200
Train from New Delhi to Agra Cantt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹170–1,400
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹170–210
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹490–600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–850
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,000–1,400
Train from New Delhi to Agra Cantt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹170–1,400
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹170–210
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹490–600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–850
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,000–1,400
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹770–810
- Schedules at
- NCG Express Facebook
- Sleeper/Seater
- ₹770–810
- slgtbus@gmail.com
- Website
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Velankanni Bus stand to Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Bengaluru to Lucknow
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Lucknow to Agra
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
- Phone
- +91 9799407141
- preet.singh12@yahoo.com
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
Bus from Velankanni Bus stand to Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
Bus from Lucknow to Agra
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
Bus from Velankanni Bus stand to Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- National Travels - Ratnagiri
Bus from Lucknow to Agra
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- National Travels - Ratnagiri
- Website
- Bhagwati Travels Express
Bus from Lucknow to Agra
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Bhagwati Travels Express
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
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