There are 7 ways to get from Colombo to Chattogram by plane, train, ferry, car, or bus
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 Shah Amanat International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP)plane CMB - CGP
6h 33m$307–795Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Katpadi Jntrain
- Take the train from Katpadi Jn to Agartalatrain
- Take the train from Akhaura to Chattogramtrain
3d 14h$91–222Train, ferry, drive
- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Tambaramtrain
- Take the train from Tambaram to Pakaurtrain
- Drive from Pakaur to Chapai Nawabganjcar
- Take the train from Chapai Nawabganj to Dhakatrain
- Take the train from Dhaka to Chattogramtrain
2d 23h$99–214Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Tirupatitrain
- Take the bus from Tirupati to Kolkatabus
- Take the bus from Kolkata to Balurghatbus
- Take the bus from Joypurhat to Chattogrambus
3d 3hFly to Shahjalal International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shahjalal International Airport (DAC)plane CMB - DAC
- Take the train from Biman Bandar to Chattogramtrain
10h 13m$219–367Fly to Agartala, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Agartala (IXA)plane CMB - IXA
- Take the train from Akhaura to Chattogramtrain
11h 58m$273–750Fly to Cox's Bazar, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cox's Bazar (CXB)plane CMB - CXB
- Take the train from Cox’s Bazar to Chattogramtrain
10h 4m$221–543
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Chattogram is to train and ferry which costs $90 - $230 and takes 3 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Chattogram is to fly which takes 6h 33m and costs $300 - $800.
The distance between Colombo and Chattogram is 2159 km.
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from Colombo to Chattogram, including transfers.
Chattogram is 30 min ahead of Colombo. It is currently 5:41 PM in Colombo and 6:11 PM in Chattogram.
There are 54+ hotels available in Chattogram.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Chattogram, Bangladesh?
SriLankan Airlines, US-Bangla, and five other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) 5 times a day.
- Website
- usbair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shah Amanat International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shah Amanat International Airport via Madras, Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shah Amanat International Airport via Male, Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shah Amanat International Airport via Delhi, Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cox's Bazar via Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cox's Bazar via Male, Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–750
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cox's Bazar via Madras, Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Agartala via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Agartala via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Agartala via Madras, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–700
- Website
- biman-airlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shah Amanat International Airport via Madras, Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–850
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cox's Bazar via Delhi, Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- bahn.de
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cox's Bazar via Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–490
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cox's Bazar via Madras, Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- fitsair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–500
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
Train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–11
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–6
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $8–11
Train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–11
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–6
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $8–11
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Nagappattinam to Tambaram
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–18
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $6–8
- Second AC (2A)
- $8–11
- First Class (1A)
- $14–18
Train from Tambaram to Pakaur
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $9–70
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $9–11
- Third AC (3A)
- $23–29
- Second AC (2A)
- $30–45
- First Class (1A)
- $55–70
Train from Nagappattinam to Tirupati
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2–22
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $2–4
- Third AC (3A)
- $7–10
- Second AC (2A)
- $10–13
- First Class (1A)
- $17–22
Train from Nagappattinam to Katpadi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2–19
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $6–8
- Second AC (2A)
- $9–12
- First Class (1A)
- $15–19
Train from Katpadi Jn to Agartala
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $14–110
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $14–17
- Third AC (3A)
- $35–45
- Second AC (2A)
- $50–65
- First Class (1A)
- $80–110
- support@eticket.railway.gov.bd
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
Train from Chapai Nawabganj to Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2–15
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $2–3
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $2–4
- Snigdha
- $4–8
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $5–8
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $7–9
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $10–15
- S_Chair
- $5
- AC_S
- $10
Train from Dhaka to Chattogram
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–16
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $2–3
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $2–4
- Snigdha
- $4–7
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $5–8
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $7–9
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $11–16
- S chair
- $4
- F seat
- $5
Train from Biman Bandar to Chattogram
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–15
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $2–3
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $2–4
- Snigdha
- $4–7
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $5–8
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $7–8
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $10–15
- S chair
- $4
- F seat
- $5
Train from Akhaura to Chattogram
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–11
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–4
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $2–3
- Snigdha
- $3–6
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $4–6
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $5–8
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $7–11
Train from Cox’s Bazar to Chattogram
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–2
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $1–2
- Snigdha
- $2–4
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $3–5
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $2–3
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $3–6
Train from Akhaura to Chattogram
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–11
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–4
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $2–3
- Snigdha
- $3–6
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $4–6
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $5–8
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $7–11
- 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
- $8–9
- Schedules at
- NCG Express Facebook
- Sleeper/Seater
- $8–9
- slgtbus@gmail.com
- Website
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Tirupati to Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Kolkata to Balurghat
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
- Phone
- +91 9799407141
- preet.singh12@yahoo.com
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
Bus from Tirupati to Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Phone
- +880 1938-896451
- Website
- Shah Fateh Ali Paribahan
Bus from Joypurhat to Chattogram
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Shah Fateh Ali Paribahan
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $69
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $69
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $69
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
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