There are 6 ways to get from Colombo to Anand by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly to Civil Airport Harni
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Civil Airport Harni (BDQ)CMB - BDQ
6h 9m₹14,419–24,861Train, ferry via Thāne
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Thane
- Take the train from Borivali to Vadodara Jn
47h 37m₹7,930–18,673Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the bus from Nagore to Ashokpillar
- Take the bus from FlixBus Chennai - Ashok Pillar to FlixBus Bengaluru Majestic - Flixbus Boarding Zone
- Take the bus from Anand Rao Circle to Vadodara
2d 5h₹10,055–14,740Fly to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD)CMB - AMD
- Take the train from Ahmedabad Jn to Anand Jn
6h 24m₹13,539–40,041Fly to Surat, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Surat (STV)CMB - STV
- Take the train from Surat to Anand Jn
8h 37m₹18,559–23,331Train, ferry
- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Mayiladuturai J
- Take the train from Mayiladuturai J to Vadodara Jn
2d 2h₹7,941–18,743
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Civil Airport Harni (BDQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Anand is to train and ferry which costs ₹7,500 - ₹19,000 and takes 2 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Anand is to fly which takes 6h 9m and costs ₹14,000 - ₹25,000.
The distance between Colombo and Anand is 1904 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Anand without a car is to train and ferry via Thāne which takes 47h 37m and costs ₹7,500 - ₹19,000.
It takes approximately 6h 9m to get from Colombo to Anand, including transfers.
There are 45+ hotels available in Anand.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Anand, India?
IndiGo Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, and Air India Limited fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Civil Airport Harni (BDQ) 5 times a day.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Civil Airport Harni via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–46,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Civil Airport Harni via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–46,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Civil Airport Harni via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–46,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Civil Airport Harni via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–44,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–41,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–40,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–41,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–41,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Surat via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–45,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Surat via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–46,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Civil Airport Harni via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–43,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Civil Airport Harni via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–38,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–45,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Surat via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–41,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Surat via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–60,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Surat via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–42,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Surat via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–43,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Surat via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–60,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–49,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–38,000
- 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
- ₹400–3,800
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹400–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹440–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹850–3,800
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Nagappattinam to Thane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹650–5,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹650–850
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,700–2,200
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,400–3,100
- First Class (1A)
- ₹4,100–5,500
Train from Borivali to Vadodara Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹240–1,900
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹240–290
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹600–800
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹850–1,100
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,400–1,900
Train from Ahmedabad Jn to Anand Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹130–1,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹130–160
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹370–460
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹490–650
- First Class (1A)
- ₹800–1,000
Train from Surat to Anand Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹160–1,300
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹160–200
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹460–600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹600–800
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,000–1,300
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 Vadodara Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹800–6,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹800–950
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,000–2,500
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,800–3,600
- First Class (1A)
- ₹4,800–6,500
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹786
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Nagore to Ashokpillar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹350–650
- Website
- https://www.tnstc.in/OTRSOnline/
- Phone
- +91 8404855555
- Website
- flixbus.in
Bus from FlixBus Chennai - Ashok Pillar to FlixBus Bengaluru Majestic - Flixbus Boarding Zone
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹500–1,700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.in
- Phone
- 0836 230 7300
- help@vrlbus.in
- Website
- vrlbus.in
Bus from Anand Rao Circle to Vadodara
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹1,700–4,000
- Schedules at
- vrlbus.in
- Ac Sleeper
- ₹2,200–3,700
- 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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