There are 6 ways to get from Colombo to Bastī by plane, bus, ferry, or train
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Fly to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport (AYJ)plane CMB - AYJ
- Take the bus from FlixBus Ayodhya - Hotel Panchsheel to FlixBus Basti - Toll Plazabus
9h 17m₹21,456–64,241Train, 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
- Take the train from Ayodhya to Bastitrain
2d 15h₹8,480–20,855Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Kalyan Jntrain
- Take the train from Kalyan Jn to Nasik Roadtrain
- Take the bus from Nashik Dwarka to Gorakhpur Nausadbus
- Take the bus from Gorakhpur to Bastibus
2d 9h₹12,797–19,812Fly to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO)plane CMB - LKO
- Take the bus from Lucknow to Bastibus
11h 13m₹16,466–46,856Fly to Gorakhpur Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Gorakhpur Airport (GOP)plane CMB - GOP
- Take the bus from Gorakhpur to Bastī Bus Stationbus
10h 41m₹18,906–59,281Fly to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT)plane CMB - PAT
- Take the train from Patliputra to Bastitrain
13h 25m₹18,396–53,481
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport (AYJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Bastī is to train and ferry which costs ₹8,500 - ₹21,000 and takes 2 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Bastī is to fly and bus which takes 9h 17m and costs ₹21,000 - ₹65,000.
The distance between Colombo and Bastī is 2298 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Bastī without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 2 days 9h and costs ₹12,000 - ₹20,000.
It takes approximately 9h 17m to get from Colombo to Bastī, including transfers.
There are three+ hotels available in Bastī.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Bastī, India?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Bastī. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport (AYJ), take the taxi to FlixBus Ayodhya - Hotel Panchsheel, then take the bus to FlixBus Basti - Toll Plaza. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pettah to Basti via Kankesanturai, Kankesanturai, Nagapattinam, Nagappattinam, Kalyan Jn, Nasik Road, Nashik Dwarka, Gorakhpur Nausad, and Gorakhpur in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–70,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Madras, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–44,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–44,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–44,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–48,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Madras, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–50,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–50,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–48,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–70,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–42,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–46,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–55,000
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–70,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–65,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–70,000
- Website
- starlightairline.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–55,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Nagappattinam to Kalyan Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 32m
- 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 Kalyan Jn to Nasik Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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 Patliputra to Basti
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹220–1,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹220–260
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹550–750
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹800–1,100
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,300–1,700
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 Ayodhya to Basti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹140–1,100
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹140–170
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹400–500
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹500–700
- First Class (1A)
- ₹850–1,100
- 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
- ₹410–3,900
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹410–600
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹450–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹850–3,900
- Phone
- +91 8404855555
- Website
- flixbus.in
Bus from FlixBus Ayodhya - Hotel Panchsheel to FlixBus Basti - Toll Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹190–340
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.in
- 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
- ₹800–840
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- ₹800–840
- Phone
- +919228009328
- rajratanbus@gmail.com
- Website
- rajratanbus.in
Bus from Nashik Dwarka to Gorakhpur Nausad
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹3,500–3,700
- Schedules at
- rajratanbus.in
- AC Sleeper
- ₹3,500–3,700
- Phone
- +91 8377971006
- laxmiholidays001@gmail.com
- Website
- laxmiholidays.com
Bus from Gorakhpur to Basti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹650–1,400
- Schedules at
- laxmiholidays.com
Bus from Lucknow to Basti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹700–1,500
- Schedules at
- laxmiholidays.com
- Phone
- +91-522-2623578
- info@upsrtc.com
- Website
- upsrtc.up.gov.in
Bus from Gorakhpur to Bastī Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹140–280
- Website
- https://upsrtc.up.gov.in/
- Ordinary
- ₹140–190
- Janrath
- ₹190–280
- 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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