There are 8 ways to get from Colombo to Chattogram by plane, train, bus, ferry, car, plane (Deutsche Bahn), or taxi
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Fly to Shahjalal International Airport, train
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shahjalal International Airport (DAC)plane CMB - DAC
- Take the train from Biman Bandar to Chattogramtrain
9h 43m$201–324Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Arakkonamtrain
- Take the train from Arakkonam to Peramburtrain
- Take the train from Perambur to Agartalatrain
- Take the train from Akhaura to Chattogramtrain
3d 14h$95–272Bus, ferry, train, drive
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Erode Jntrain
- Take the train from Erode Jn to Pakaurtrain
- Drive from Pakaur to Chapai nawabganjcar
- Take the bus from Chapai nawabganj to Dhaka Mohakhalibus
- Take the bus from Abdullahpur to Chittagongbus
2d 20h$123–228Fly to Shah Amanat International Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP)plane CMB - CGP
5h 50m$179–477Fly to Agartala, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Agartala (IXA)plane CMB - IXA
- Take the train from Akhaura to Chattogramtrain
10h 39m$196–555Fly to Sandwip, taxi, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sandwip (SDW)plane CMB - SDW
- Take the taxi from Sandwip (SDW) to Fenitaxi
- Take the train from Feni to Chattogramtrain
10h 23m$200–781Fly 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 49m$184–487Train, ferry, drive
- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Erode Jntrain
- Take the train from Erode Jn to Pakaurtrain
- Drive from Pakaur to Chapai Nawabganjcar
- Take the train from Chapai Nawabganj to Dhakatrain
- Take the train from Dhaka to Chattogramtrain
2d 22h$103–261
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Chattogram is to train and ferry and drive which costs $100 - $270 and takes 2 days 22h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Chattogram is to fly which takes 5h 50m and costs $170 - $480.
The distance between Colombo and Chattogram is 2502 km.
It takes approximately 9h 43m to get from Colombo to Chattogram, including transfers.
Chattogram is 30 min ahead of Colombo. It is currently 6:53 PM in Colombo and 7:23 PM in Chattogram.
There are 43+ hotels available in Chattogram.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Chattogram, Bangladesh?
SriLankan Airlines, Novo Air, and five other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) 3 times a day.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–270
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Agartala via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Agartala via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Agartala via Madras, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–500
- Website
- usbair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shah Amanat International Airport via Male, Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–850
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shah Amanat International Airport via Madras, Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cox's Bazar via Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cox's Bazar via Madras, Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
- Website
- flynovoair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shah Amanat International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–430
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cox's Bazar via Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
- Website
- bahn.de
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shah Amanat International Airport via Madras, Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–470
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cox's Bazar via Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–440
- Website
- fly91.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sandwip via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–410
- Website
- fitsair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- Website
- biman-airlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shah Amanat International Airport via Kathmandu, Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Agartala via Madras, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–500
Train from Biman Bandar to Chattogram
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–20
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $2–3
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $2–4
- Snigdha
- $4–6
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $5–8
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $7–8
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $11–16
- S Chair
- $6
- Snigdha
- $11
- AC Sleeper (AC_S)
- $13
- AC Berth (AC_B)
- $20
Train from Akhaura to Chattogram
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–12
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–3
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $1–3
- Snigdha
- $3–6
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $4–8
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $5–6
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $8–12
- S chair
- $4
- F seat
- $5
Train from Feni to Chattogram
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- 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)
- $4–7
Train from Cox’s Bazar to Chattogram
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- 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)
- $5–8
Train from Chapai Nawabganj to Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2–16
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- 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)
- $11–16
- S_Chair
- $5
- AC_S
- $10
Train from Dhaka to Chattogram
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–17
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- 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)
- $11–17
- S chair
- $4
- F seat
- $6
- 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
- $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 Erode Jn to Pakaur
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $10–80
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $10–13
- Third AC (3A)
- $26–35
- Second AC (2A)
- $35–50
- First Class (1A)
- $60–80
Train from Nagappattinam to Arakkonam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2–22
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $2–4
- Third AC (3A)
- $7–10
- Second AC (2A)
- $10–13
- First Class (1A)
- $17–22
Train from Arakkonam to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–11
- 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)
- $8–11
Train from Perambur to Agartala
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $14–110
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $14–17
- Third AC (3A)
- $35–45
- Second AC (2A)
- $50–65
- First Class (1A)
- $85–110
- 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
- $4–6
- 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/
Bus from Chapai nawabganj to Dhaka Mohakhali
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- shohoz.com
- Book at
- shohoz.com
- Phone
- 16460
- support@bdtickets.com
- Website
- shyamoliparibahan-bd.com
Bus from Abdullahpur to Chittagong
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–16
- Schedules at
- shyamoliparibahan-bd.com
- Book at
- shyamoliparibahan-bd.com
- Non AC (E Class)
- $6–9
- AC (B Class)
- $11–16
- Seater
- $5–12
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $72
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Estimated price
- $30–40
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