There are 8 ways to get from Colombo to Bettiah by plane, train, ferry, bus, or car
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Fly to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, train
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT)plane CMB - PAT
- Take the train from Sonpur Jn to Muzaffarpur Jntrain
- Take the train from Muzaffarpur Jn to Bettiahtrain
12h 3m₹23,308–65,823Train, 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 Varanasi Jntrain
- Take the train from Varanasi Jn to Bettiahtrain
2d 17h₹8,173–17,459Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the bus from Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu to Thanjavur, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the bus from Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu to Hyderabad, Telanganabus
- Take the bus from Hyderabad, Telangana to Gorakhpurbus
- Take the train from Gorakhpur to Bettiahtrain
2d 21hFly to Varanasi Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane CMB - VNS
- Take the train from Varanasi Jn to Bettiahtrain
15h 19m₹20,318–28,673Fly to Gorakhpur Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Gorakhpur Airport (GOP)plane CMB - GOP
- Take the train from Gorakhpur to Bettiahtrain
12h 33m₹22,828–65,273Fly to Simara Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Simara Airport (SIF)plane CMB - SIF
11h 10m₹50,078–145,323Fly to Darbhanga Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Darbhanga Airport (DBR)plane CMB - DBR
- Take the train from Darbhanga Jn to Bettiahtrain
13h 44m₹26,978–74,813Fly to Tribhuvan International Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane CMB - KTM
- Take the bus from Kalanki Dhungeadda to Bharatpurbus
- Drive from Bharatpur to Narkatiaganj Jncar
12h 27m₹28,621–45,620
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Bettiah is to train and ferry which costs ₹8,000 - ₹18,000 and takes 2 days 17h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Bettiah is to fly which takes 11h 10m and costs ₹50,000 - ₹1,50,000.
The distance between Colombo and Bettiah is 2357 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Bettiah without a car is to train and ferry which takes 2 days 17h and costs ₹8,000 - ₹18,000.
It takes approximately 12h 3m to get from Colombo to Bettiah, including transfers.
There are six+ hotels available in Bettiah.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Bettiah, India?
SriLankan Airlines, Buddha Air Ltd, and three other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Simara Airport (SIF) 3 times a day.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–70,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–23,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–23,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–23,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Ahmedabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–70,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Darbhanga Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–70,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Darbhanga Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–75,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–70,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–75,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–70,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–36,000
- Website
- buddhaair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Simara Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹47,000–140,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Simara Airport via Bengaluru, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹60,000–160,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Simara Airport via Delhi, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹55,000–160,000
- Website
- starlightairline.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–50,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Darbhanga Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–85,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Darbhanga Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–70,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–47,000
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–65,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Darbhanga Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹40,000–110,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Sonpur Jn to Muzaffarpur Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹120–1,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹120–150
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹360–450
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹490–650
- First Class (1A)
- ₹750–1,000
Train from Muzaffarpur Jn to Bettiah
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹150–1,200
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹150–180
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹420–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹550–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹900–1,200
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 Varanasi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹900–7,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹900–1,100
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,300–2,900
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹3,300–4,100
- First Class (1A)
- ₹5,500–7,000
Train from Varanasi Jn to Bettiah
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₹260–2,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹260–310
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹650–850
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹950–1,200
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,500–2,000
Train from Gorakhpur to Bettiah
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹170–1,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹170–210
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹480–600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–850
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,000–1,400
Train from Varanasi Jn to Bettiah
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₹260–2,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹260–310
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹650–850
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹950–1,200
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,500–2,000
Train from Gorakhpur to Bettiah
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹170–1,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹170–210
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹480–600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–850
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,000–1,400
Train from Darbhanga Jn to Bettiah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹180–1,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹180–220
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–900
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,500
- 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
- ₹390–1,000
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹390–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹440–550
- 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
- ₹770–800
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- ₹770–800
- Phone
- 9851084541 , 9851093998
- babaadventurenepal@gmail.com
- Website
- babaadventure.com
Bus from Kalanki Dhungeadda to Bharatpur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹628
- Book at
- babaadventure.com
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
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