There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Assam by plane, bus, ferry, or train
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Fly to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU)CMB - GAU
5h 57m₹16,528–64,176Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Tambaram
- Take the train from Tambaram to Guwahati
2d 23h₹8,218–20,966Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Erode Jn
- Take the train from Erode Jn to Guwahati
2d 21h₹8,760–18,480Fly to Dibrugarh Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dibrugarh Airport (DIB)CMB - DIB
7h 42m₹18,768–52,526Fly to Silchar Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Silchar Airport (IXS)CMB - IXS
7h 45m₹19,478–59,126
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Assam is to train and ferry which costs ₹8,000 - ₹21,000 and takes 2 days 23h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Assam is to fly which takes 5h 57m and costs ₹16,000 - ₹65,000.
The distance between Colombo and Assam is 2496 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Assam without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 2 days 21h and costs ₹8,500 - ₹19,000.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Colombo to Assam, including transfers.
There are eight+ hotels available in Assam.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Assam, India?
IndiGo Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU) every 4 hours.
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Airlines
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dibrugarh Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–65,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dibrugarh Airport via Madras, Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–48,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dibrugarh Airport via Madras, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–48,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dibrugarh Airport via Bengaluru, Agartala
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–49,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Silchar Airport via Madras, Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Silchar Airport via Madras, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Silchar Airport via Mumbai, Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–65,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Silchar Airport via Bengaluru, Agartala
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–55,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–45,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–50,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–60,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Nagappattinam to Erode Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹200–1,600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹200–250
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹550–700
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹750–950
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,200–1,600
Train from Erode Jn to Guwahati
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹1,200–9,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- 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 Nagappattinam to Tambaram
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹220–1,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹220–270
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹600–750
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹800–1,100
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,300–1,700
Train from Tambaram to Guwahati
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹1,100–9,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹1,100–1,400
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,800–3,500
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹4,000–5,500
- First Class (1A)
- ₹6,500–9,000
- 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
- ₹390–3,800
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹390–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹440–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹850–3,800
Bus operators
- 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
- ₹780
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
Ferry operators
- 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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