There are 12 ways to get from Colombo to Butwāl by plane, car, bus, ferry, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Gorakhpur Airport, drive
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Gorakhpur Airport (GOP)CMB - GOP
- Drive from Gorakhpur Airport (GOP) to Butwāl
8h 31m$232–616Train, ferry
cheapest- 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 Ayodhya
- Take the train from Ayodhya to Nautanwa
2d 19h$95–241Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Kalyan Jn
- Take the train from Kalyan Jn to Nasik Road
- Take the bus from Nashik Dwarka to Gorakhpur Nausad
- Take the train from Gorakhpur to Nautanwa
2d 12h$139–226Fly to Bhairawa
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Bhairawa (BWA)CMB - BWA
6h 23m$198–619Fly to Tribhuvan International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)CMB - KTM
- Take the bus from Gurjudhara to Butwal
12h 50m$253–419Fly to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport (AYJ)CMB - AYJ
- Take the train from Ayodhya to Nautanwa
14h 54m$198–625Fly to Varanasi Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)CMB - VNS
- Take the train from Varanasi Jn to Nautanwa
15h 23m$156–404Fly to Pokhara Airport, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Pokhara Airport (PKR)CMB - PKR
- Take the taxi from Pokhara Airport (PKR) to Butwāl
7h 51m$305–781Fly to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, taxi, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT)CMB - PAT
- Take the taxi from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT) to Chhapra
- Take the train from Chhapra to Nautanwa
14h 28m$235–633Fly to Bharatpur Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Bharatpur Airport (BHR)CMB - BHR
- Take the bus from Kawasoti to Butwal
9h 41mTrain, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Salem Jn
- Take the train from Salem Jn to Gonda Jn
- Take the train from Gonda Jn to Barhni
- Take the bus from Krishnanagar to Butwal
3d 3h$105–252Train, ferry, bus via Kalyān
- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Kalyan Jn
- Take the train from Kalyan Jn to Barhni
- Take the bus from Krishnanagar to Butwal
3d 5h$105–249
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Gorakhpur Airport (GOP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Butwāl is to train and ferry which costs $95 - $250 and takes 2 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Butwāl is to fly which takes 6h 23m and costs $190 - $650.
The distance between Colombo and Butwāl is 2373 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Butwāl without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 3 days 3h and costs $100 - $260.
It takes approximately 8h 31m to get from Colombo to Butwāl, including transfers.
Butwāl is 15 min ahead of Colombo. It is currently 10:34 AM in Colombo and 10:49 AM in Butwāl.
There are 57+ hotels available in Butwāl.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Butwāl, Nepal?
Thai AirAsia, SriLankan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Bhairawa (BWA) twice daily.
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- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Madras, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–600
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
- $170–550
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–350
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–350
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–350
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–600
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
- $180–600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–420
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–450
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–440
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–440
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–460
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–470
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- buddhaair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bhairawa via Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Pokhara Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Pokhara Airport via Bengaluru, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Pokhara Airport via Delhi, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bharatpur Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bharatpur Airport via Bengaluru, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–480
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Madras, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Website
- starlightairline.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bhairawa via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- yetiairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bhairawa via Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- 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
- $180–650
- Website
- novaairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Pokhara Airport via Delhi, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- 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
- $7–60
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $7–9
- Third AC (3A)
- $19–24
- Second AC (2A)
- $27–35
- First Class (1A)
- $45–60
Train from Kalyan Jn to Nasik Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–14
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $4–6
- Second AC (2A)
- $6–9
- First Class (1A)
- $10–14
Train from Gorakhpur to Nautanwa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–12
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $4–6
- Second AC (2A)
- $5–8
- First Class (1A)
- $9–12
Train from Ayodhya to Nautanwa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2–17
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $6–8
- Second AC (2A)
- $8–11
- First Class (1A)
- $13–17
Train from Varanasi Jn to Nautanwa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2–19
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $6–9
- Second AC (2A)
- $9–12
- First Class (1A)
- $15–19
Train from Chhapra to Nautanwa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2–18
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $6–8
- Second AC (2A)
- $8–11
- First Class (1A)
- $13–18
Train from Nagappattinam to Mayiladuturai J
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–12
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $4–5
- Second AC (2A)
- $5–7
- First Class (1A)
- $8–12
Train from Mayiladuturai J to Ayodhya
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $11–90
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $11–14
- Third AC (3A)
- $29–40
- Second AC (2A)
- $40–55
- First Class (1A)
- $70–90
Train from Nagappattinam to Salem Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–20
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $6–9
- Second AC (2A)
- $9–12
- First Class (1A)
- $15–20
Train from Salem Jn to Gonda Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–90
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $11–14
- Third AC (3A)
- $29–40
- Second AC (2A)
- $40–55
- First Class (1A)
- $70–90
Train from Gonda Jn to Barhni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–13
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $4–6
- Second AC (2A)
- $6–8
- First Class (1A)
- $10–13
Train from Kalyan Jn to Barhni
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–60
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $7–10
- Third AC (3A)
- $19–25
- Second AC (2A)
- $28–35
- First Class (1A)
- $45–60
- 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
- $4–45
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–7
- 3rd Class Fare
- $5–6
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $9–45
- 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
- $9
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- +919228009328
- rajratanbus@gmail.com
- Website
- rajratanbus.in
Bus from Nashik Dwarka to Gorakhpur Nausad
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $39–42
- Schedules at
- rajratanbus.in
- AC Sleeper
- $39–42
- Phone
- 9857039522
- Website
- namastekapilvastubus.com
Bus from Gurjudhara to Butwal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17
- Website
- https://namastekapilvastubus.com/customer/namastekapilvastu.xhtml
Bus from Kawasoti to Butwal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://namastekapilvastubus.com/customer/namastekapilvastu.xhtml
Bus from Krishnanagar to Butwal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- https://namastekapilvastubus.com/customer/namastekapilvastu.xhtml
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $73
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Estimated price
- $14–140
Green Path Transfers
- Website
- greenpathtransfers.com
Nirvana Cabs
- Phone
- +91 73 24 94 28 84
- Website
- nirvanacab.com
Buddha Cab
- Phone
- +91 82 10 45 97 44
- Website
- buddhacab.in
Bharat Taxi
- Phone
- +91 96 96 00 09 99
- Website
- bharattaxi.com
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