There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Anand by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, train
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD)plane CMB - AMD
- Take the train from Ahmedabad Jn to Anand Jntrain
4h 48m₹17,083–26,502Train, 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 Vadodara Jntrain
2d 2h₹7,945–15,937Fly to Civil Airport Harni
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Civil Airport Harni (BDQ)plane CMB - BDQ
5h 53m₹18,963–64,322Fly to Surat, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Surat (STV)plane CMB - STV
- Take the train from Surat to Anand Jntrain
9h 31m₹18,103–33,792Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Lokmanyatilaktrain
- Take the bus from Mumbai to Anandbus
2d 5h₹8,602–14,376
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Anand is to train and ferry which costs ₹7,500 - ₹16,000 and takes 2 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Anand is to fly and train which takes 4h 48m and costs ₹17,000 - ₹27,000.
The distance between Colombo and Anand is 2037 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Anand without a car is to train and ferry which takes 2 days 2h and costs ₹7,500 - ₹16,000.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Colombo to Anand, including transfers.
There are 30+ 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 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–22,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–22,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–22,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Civil Airport Harni via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Civil Airport Harni via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Civil Airport Harni via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–80,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Civil Airport Harni via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Civil Airport Harni via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–70,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Surat via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–29,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Surat via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–29,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Surat via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–29,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–110,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–85,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Civil Airport Harni via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–95,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Civil Airport Harni via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–65,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Surat via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–130,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Surat via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–75,000
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–100,000
- Website
- fitsair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–70,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
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 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
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 Lokmanyatilak
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹700–850
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,700–2,200
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,500–3,100
- First Class (1A)
- ₹4,200–5,500
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹400–1,000
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹400–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹450–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹750–1,000
- 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
- +917303093510
- care@intrcity.com
- Website
- intrcity.com
Bus from Mumbai to Anand
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹500–1,400
- Book at
- https://www.intrcity.com/
- Sleeper
- ₹1,000–1,400
- Seat
- ₹500–750
- 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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