There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Goa by plane, bus, ferry, or train
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Fly to Dabolim Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dabolim Airport (GOI)CMB - GOI
4h 28m₹13,951–25,494Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Vasco Da Gama
39h 34m₹7,457–14,598Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the bus from FlixBus Velankanni - Bus Stand to FlixBus Bengaluru Majestic - Flixbus Boarding Zone
- Take the bus from Bangalore to Vasco Goa
38h 50m₹8,681–11,315Fly to Goa Mopa
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Goa Mopa (GOX)CMB - GOX
4h 29m₹16,101–24,724
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dabolim Airport (GOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Goa is to train and ferry which costs ₹7,000 - ₹15,000 and takes 39h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Goa is to fly which takes 4h 28m and costs ₹14,000 - ₹26,000.
The distance between Colombo and Goa is 1164 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Goa without a car is to train and ferry which takes 39h 34m and costs ₹7,000 - ₹15,000.
It takes approximately 4h 28m to get from Colombo to Goa, including transfers.
There are 2407+ hotels available in Goa.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Goa, India?
IndiGo Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dabolim Airport (GOI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dabolim Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–20,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dabolim Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–20,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dabolim Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–20,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dabolim Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–20,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Goa Mopa via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–21,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Goa Mopa via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–21,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Goa Mopa via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–21,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dabolim Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–27,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dabolim Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–46,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Goa Mopa via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–28,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Goa Mopa via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–32,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Goa Mopa via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–34,000
- 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 Vasco Da Gama
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹550–4,300
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹550–700
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,400–1,800
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,000–2,600
- First Class (1A)
- ₹3,400–4,300
- 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
- ₹783
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- +91 8404855555
- Website
- flixbus.in
Bus from FlixBus Velankanni - Bus Stand to FlixBus Bengaluru Majestic - Flixbus Boarding Zone
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹700–2,400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.in
- Phone
- +917303093510
- care@intrcity.com
- Website
- intrcity.com
Bus from Bangalore to Vasco Goa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹550–1,400
- Book at
- https://www.intrcity.com/
- Sleeper
- ₹1,000–1,400
- Seat
- ₹550–800
- 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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