There are 7 ways to get from Colombo to Gaya by plane, bus, ferry, car, or train
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Fly to Gaya
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Gaya (GAY)plane CMB - GAY
8h 22m₹17,858–32,384Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Chennai Egmoretrain
- Take the train from Chennai Central to Gaya Jntrain
2d 11h₹7,989–19,129Bus, ferry, drive, train
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Drive from Nagapattinam to Mayiladuturai Jcar
- Take the train from Mayiladuturai J to Khurda Road Jntrain
- Take the train from Khurda Road Jn to Gaya Jntrain
2d 5h₹8,978–16,333Fly to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT)plane CMB - PAT
- Take the train from Patna Jn to Gaya Jntrain
9h 38m₹16,978–48,464Fly to Birsa Munda Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Birsa Munda Airport (IXR)plane CMB - IXR
- Take the train from Ranchi to Gaya Jntrain
11h 54m₹17,158–49,184Fly to Varanasi Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane CMB - VNS
- Take the train from Babatpur to Gaya Jntrain
12h 20m₹17,018–36,854Train, ferry via Pune
- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Pune Jntrain
- Take the train from Pune Jn to Gaya Jntrain
2d 18h₹8,252–21,106
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Gaya (GAY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Gaya is to train and ferry which costs ₹8,000 - ₹20,000 and takes 2 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Gaya is to fly which takes 8h 22m and costs ₹17,000 - ₹33,000.
The distance between Colombo and Gaya is 2069 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Gaya without a car is to train and ferry which takes 2 days 11h and costs ₹8,000 - ₹20,000.
It takes approximately 8h 22m to get from Colombo to Gaya, including transfers.
There are 151+ hotels available in Gaya.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Gaya, India?
Air India Limited, Thai AirAsia, and four other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Gaya (GAY) every 4 hours.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gaya via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gaya via Bengaluru, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–55,000
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
- ₹15,000–45,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–45,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–44,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birsa Munda Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–46,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birsa Munda Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–44,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birsa Munda Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–46,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–32,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–32,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gaya via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–45,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–48,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birsa Munda Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–45,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–40,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–40,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–37,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–42,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gaya via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–70,000
- Website
- drukair.com.bt
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gaya via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–100,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–46,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gaya via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹33,000–100,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–43,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Mayiladuturai J to Khurda Road Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹650–5,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹650–800
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,600–2,100
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,300–3,000
- First Class (1A)
- ₹3,900–5,000
Train from Khurda Road Jn to Gaya Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹410–3,100
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹410–490
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,000–1,300
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,400–1,900
- First Class (1A)
- ₹2,400–3,100
Train from Patna Jn to Gaya Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹140–1,100
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹140–170
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹390–490
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹500–700
- First Class (1A)
- ₹850–1,100
Train from Ranchi to Gaya Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹220–1,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹220–260
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹600–750
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹800–1,100
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,300–1,700
Train from Babatpur to Gaya Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹190–1,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹190–230
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹700–900
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,200–1,500
Train from Nagappattinam to Chennai Egmore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹230–1,800
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹230–280
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹600–800
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹850–1,100
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,400–1,800
Train from Chennai Central to Gaya Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹850–7,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹850–1,100
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,200–2,700
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹3,100–3,900
- First Class (1A)
- ₹5,000–7,000
Train from Nagappattinam to Pune Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹600–4,800
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹600–750
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,600–2,000
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,200–2,900
- First Class (1A)
- ₹3,800–4,800
Train from Pune Jn to Gaya Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹750–6,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹750–900
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,900–2,400
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,700–3,400
- First Class (1A)
- ₹4,500–6,000
- 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
- ₹400–3,900
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹400–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹450–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹850–3,900
- 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
- ₹788
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- 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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