There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Amritsar 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 Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport (ATQ)plane CMB - ATQ
8h 6m₹20,573–58,041Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Tiruchchirapalitrain
- Take the train from Tiruchchirapali to Jalandhar Canttrain
- Take the train from Jalandhar Cant to Amritsar Jntrain
2d 23h₹8,375–19,264Bus, 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 Gurugrambus
- Take the bus from Delhi to Amritsarbus
3d 6hFly to Jammu Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Jammu Airport (IXJ)plane CMB - IXJ
- Take the train from Jammu Tawi to Amritsar Jntrain
14h 37m₹25,043–69,791Train, ferry via Villupuram
- 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 Firozpur Canttrain
- Take the train from Firozpur Cant to Amritsar Jntrain
3d 8h₹8,465–19,964
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport (ATQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Amritsar is to train and ferry which costs ₹8,000 - ₹20,000 and takes 2 days 23h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Amritsar is to fly which takes 8h 6m and costs ₹20,000 - ₹60,000.
The distance between Colombo and Amritsar is 2824 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Amritsar without a car is to train and ferry which takes 2 days 23h and costs ₹8,000 - ₹20,000.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Colombo to Amritsar, including transfers.
There are 446+ hotels available in Amritsar.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Amritsar, India?
SriLankan Airlines, Air India Limited, and IndiGo Airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport (ATQ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport via Madras, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Jammu Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–75,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Jammu Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–75,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Jammu Airport via Madras, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–75,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport via Madras, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Jammu Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–65,000
- 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
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 Tiruchchirapali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹150–1,200
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹150–180
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹420–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹550–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹900–1,200
Train from Tiruchchirapali to Jalandhar Cant
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹1,200–9,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹1,200–1,500
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹3,000–3,800
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹4,300–5,500
- First Class (1A)
- ₹7,000–9,500
Train from Jalandhar Cant to Amritsar Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹130–1,100
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹130–160
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹380–480
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹500–650
- First Class (1A)
- ₹800–1,100
Train from Jammu Tawi to Amritsar Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹180–1,400
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹180–220
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–850
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,400
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 Firozpur Cant
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹1,200–9,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹1,200–1,500
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹3,100–3,900
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹4,400–5,500
- First Class (1A)
- ₹7,500–9,500
Train from Firozpur Cant to Amritsar Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹200–1,600
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹200–240
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹550–700
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹750–950
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,200–1,600
- 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 Gurugram
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Delhi to Amritsar
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Delhi to Amritsar
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
- 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
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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