There are 6 ways to get from Colombo to Haridwar by plane, bus, ferry, or train
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Fly to Dehradun Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dehradun Airport (DED)CMB - DED
6h 16m₹18,904–26,677Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Thrisur
- Take the train from Thrisur to Haridwar Jn
2d 23h₹8,290–21,484Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Villupuram Jn
- Take the train from Villupuram Jn to Hazrat Nizamuddin
- Take the bus from Pandav Nagar to Haridwar
2d 11h₹8,873–17,838Fly to Indira Gandhi International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)CMB - DEL
- Take the train from New Delhi to Haridwar Jn
9h 46m₹14,839–31,727Fly to Hindon, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Hindon (HDO)CMB - HDO
- Take the train from Anand Vihar Terminal to Haridwar Jn
10h 9m₹18,014–26,947Train, ferry via Kalyān
- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Kalyan Jn
- Take the train from Kalyan Jn to Haridwar Jn
2d 22h₹8,300–21,784
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dehradun Airport (DED) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Haridwar is to train and ferry via Kalyān which costs ₹8,000 - ₹22,000 and takes 2 days 22h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Haridwar is to fly which takes 6h 16m and costs ₹18,000 - ₹27,000.
The distance between Colombo and Haridwar is 2636 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Haridwar without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 2 days 11h and costs ₹8,500 - ₹18,000.
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Colombo to Haridwar, including transfers.
There are 575+ hotels available in Haridwar.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Haridwar, 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 Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–42,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Madras, Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–22,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–29,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–29,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–29,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hindon via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–22,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hindon via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- 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
- ₹14,000–41,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–16,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–45,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–20,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–20,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–20,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hindon via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–46,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hindon via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–45,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–19,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hindon via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–45,000
- 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 New Delhi to Haridwar Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹200–1,600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹200–240
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–700
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹700–950
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,200–1,600
Train from Anand Vihar Terminal to Haridwar Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹190–1,600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹190–240
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–700
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹700–950
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,200–1,600
Train from Nagappattinam to Kalyan Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹650–5,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹650–850
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,700–2,200
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,400–3,100
- First Class (1A)
- ₹4,100–5,500
Train from Kalyan Jn to Haridwar Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₹750–6,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹750–900
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,800–2,400
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,600–3,400
- First Class (1A)
- ₹4,500–6,000
Train from Nagappattinam to Thrisur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹290–2,200
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹290–340
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹750–950
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,000–1,400
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,700–2,200
Train from Thrisur to Haridwar Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹1,100–9,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹1,100–1,400
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,800–3,500
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹4,100–5,500
- First Class (1A)
- ₹6,500–9,000
- 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
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹784
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- +918377971006
- info@laxmiholidays.com
- Website
- laxmiholidays.com
Bus from Pandav Nagar to Haridwar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹380–1,500
- Schedules at
- laxmiholidays.com
- Sleeper
- ₹380–1,000
- 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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