There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Dehradun by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dehradun Airport (DED)plane CMB - DED
6h 4m₹18,610–26,384Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Villupuram Jntrain
- Take the train from Villupuram Jn to Hazrat Nizamuddintrain
- Take the train from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Dehraduntrain
2d 13h₹8,231–20,893Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Villupuram Jntrain
- Take the train from Villupuram Jn to Hazrat Nizamuddintrain
- Take the bus from Kashmiri Gate to Dehradunbus
2d 14h₹9,205–17,385Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Villupuram Jntrain
- Take the train from Villupuram Jn to New Delhitrain
- Take the bus from Kashmiri Gate to Dehradunbus
2d 15h₹8,753–20,283
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dehradun Airport (DED) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Dehradun is to train and ferry which costs ₹8,000 - ₹21,000 and takes 2 days 13h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Dehradun is to fly which takes 6h 4m and costs ₹18,000 - ₹27,000.
The distance between Colombo and Dehradun is 2626 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Dehradun without a car is to train and ferry which takes 2 days 13h and costs ₹8,000 - ₹21,000.
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Colombo to Dehradun, including transfers.
There are 1161+ hotels available in Dehradun.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Dehradun, India?
SriLankan Airlines, Air India Express, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dehradun Airport (DED) every 4 hours.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–41,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Madras, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–22,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–42,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–19,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–43,000
- 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
- ₹400–3,800
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹400–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹440–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹850–3,800
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Nagappattinam to Villupuram Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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 Villupuram Jn to Hazrat Nizamuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹950–7,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹950–1,200
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,400–3,000
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹3,400–4,300
- First Class (1A)
- ₹5,500–7,500
Train from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Dehradun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹210–1,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹210–260
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹550–750
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹800–1,000
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,300–1,700
Train from Villupuram Jn to New Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹950–7,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹950–1,200
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,400–3,000
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹3,400–4,300
- First Class (1A)
- ₹5,500–7,500
- 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
- ₹786
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- +91-522-2623578
- info@upsrtc.com
- Website
- upsrtc.up.gov.in
Bus from Kashmiri Gate to Dehradun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹330–600
- Website
- https://upsrtc.up.gov.in/
- Ordinary
- ₹330–430
- Janrath
- ₹430–600
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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