There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Comilla by plane, train, bus, ferry, car, or taxi
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Fly to Shahjalal International Airport, train
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shahjalal International Airport (DAC)CMB - DAC
- Take the train from Biman Bandar to Cumilla
7h 29m$205–331Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Arakkonam
- Take the train from Arakkonam to Perambur
- Take the train from Perambur to Agartala
- Take the train from Akhaura to Cumilla
3d 12h$97–269Bus, ferry, train, drive, taxi
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Erode Jn
- Take the train from Erode Jn to Pakaur
- Drive from Pakaur to Chapai nawabganj
- Take the bus from Chapai nawabganj to Dhaka Mohakhali
- Take the taxi from Dhaka Mohakhali to Comilla
2d 16h$149–256Fly to Agartala, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Agartala (IXA)CMB - IXA
- Take the train from Akhaura to Cumilla
8h$192–535Train, ferry, drive
- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Erode Jn
- Take the train from Erode Jn to Pakaur
- Drive from Pakaur to Chapai Nawabganj
- Take the train from Chapai Nawabganj to Dhaka
- Take the train from Dhaka to Cumilla
2d 19h$104–261
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Comilla is to train and ferry which costs $95 - $270 and takes 3 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Comilla is to fly and train which takes 7h 29m and costs $200 - $340.
The distance between Colombo and Comilla is 2349 km.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Colombo to Comilla, including transfers.
Comilla is 30 min ahead of Colombo. It is currently 11:31 AM in Colombo and 12:01 PM in Comilla.
There are four+ hotels available in Comilla.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Comilla, Bangladesh?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Comilla. However, you can take the taxi to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) airport, fly to Shahjalal International Airport (DAC), walk to Biman Bandar, then take the train to Cumilla. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Kankesanturai, take the taxi to Kankesanturai, take the ferry to Nagapattinam, walk to Nagappattinam, take the train to Erode Jn, take the train to Pakaur, drive to Chapai nawabganj, take the bus to Dhaka Mohakhali, then take the taxi to Comilla.
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- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–280
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Agartala via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Agartala via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Agartala via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Agartala via Madras, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–500
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
- Website
- fitsair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–330
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–410
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Agartala via Madras, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–480
Train from Biman Bandar to Cumilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–10
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–2
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $1–2
- Snigdha
- $2–5
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $3–6
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $3–5
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $6–10
- S Chair
- $3
Train from Akhaura to Cumilla
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–2
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $1–2
- Snigdha
- $2–3
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $2–4
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $1–2
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $3–5
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 Cumilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–10
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–3
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $1–3
- Snigdha
- $3–5
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $4–6
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $4–6
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $7–10
- 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)
- $14–18
Train from Erode Jn to Pakaur
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $10–85
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $10–13
- Third AC (3A)
- $27–35
- Second AC (2A)
- $35–50
- First Class (1A)
- $65–85
Train from Nagappattinam to Arakkonam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2–23
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $2–4
- Third AC (3A)
- $7–10
- Second AC (2A)
- $10–14
- First Class (1A)
- $17–23
Train from Arakkonam to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- 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)
- $5–7
- First Class (1A)
- $9–12
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
- $4–7
- 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/
Bus from Chapai nawabganj to Dhaka Mohakhali
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- shohoz.com
- Book at
- shohoz.com
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $74
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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