There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Ajodhya by plane, train, ferry, bus, or car
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Fly to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport (AYJ)plane CMB - AYJ
5h 57m₹28,342–88,972Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Mayiladuturai Jtrain
- Take the train from Mayiladuturai J to Ayodhyatrain
2d 11h₹8,026–19,340Fly to Varanasi Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane CMB - VNS
- Take the train from Babatpur to Ayodhyatrain
10h 36m₹20,022–48,782Fly to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO)plane CMB - LKO
- Take the train from Lucknow to Ayodhyatrain
9h 37m₹20,822–69,362Bus, ferry, drive, train
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Drive from Nagapattinam to Myladuthuraicar
- Take the bus from Myladuthurai to Puducherrybus
- Take the train from Pondicherry to Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansitrain
- Take the bus from Jhansi to Alambaghbus
- Take the bus from Alambagh to Darshan Nagarbus
2d 11h₹9,725–16,724
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport (AYJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Ajodhya is to train and ferry which costs ₹8,000 - ₹20,000 and takes 2 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Ajodhya is to fly which takes 5h 57m and costs ₹28,000 - ₹90,000.
The distance between Colombo and Ajodhya is 2234 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Ajodhya without a car is to train and ferry which takes 2 days 11h and costs ₹8,000 - ₹20,000.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Colombo to Ajodhya, including transfers.
There are 334+ hotels available in Ajodhya.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Ajodhya, India?
SriLankan Airlines, Air India Express, and three other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport (AYJ) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–130,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–110,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–110,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–65,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–95,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–95,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–120,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–85,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Ahmedabad
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹37,000–140,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–130,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–42,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–42,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–42,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–42,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–65,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–65,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–65,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–75,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–70,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–100,000
- Website
- starlightairline.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–130,000
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹400–3,900
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹400–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹450–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹850–3,900
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Nagappattinam to Mayiladuturai J
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹120–1,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹120–160
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹360–460
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹490–650
- First Class (1A)
- ₹800–1,000
Train from Mayiladuturai J to Ayodhya
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹1,000–8,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹1,000–1,300
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,600–3,200
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹3,700–4,700
- First Class (1A)
- ₹6,000–8,000
Train from Babatpur to Ayodhya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹170–1,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹170–210
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹470–600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–850
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,000–1,400
Train from Lucknow to Ayodhya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹150–1,200
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹150–190
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹430–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹550–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹950–1,200
Train from Pondicherry to Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹800–6,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹800–1,000
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,100–2,600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,900–3,700
- First Class (1A)
- ₹5,000–6,500
- 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
- ₹790–830
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- ₹790–830
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Myladuthurai to Puducherry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹110–480
- Website
- https://www.tnstc.in/OTRSOnline/
- Phone
- +91-522-2623578
- info@upsrtc.com
- Website
- upsrtc.up.gov.in
Bus from Jhansi to Alambagh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹410–750
- Website
- https://upsrtc.up.gov.in/
- Ordinary
- ₹410–550
- Janrath
- ₹500–750
- Janrath 2X3
- ₹683
Bus from Alambagh to Darshan Nagar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹230–420
- Website
- https://upsrtc.up.gov.in/
- Ordinary
- ₹230–300
- Janrath
- ₹300–420
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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