There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Hyderabad by plane, bus, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Hyderabad (HYD)plane CMB - HYD
3h 42m₹11,240–20,390Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Vridhachalam Jntrain
- Take the train from Vridhachalam Jn to Kachegudatrain
39h 44m₹7,546–15,337Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the bus from Nagore to Madhya Kailashbus
- Take the bus from Madhya Kailash to Nampallybus
29h 5m₹9,124–11,299Train, ferry via Wādi
- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Waditrain
- Take the train from Wadi to Begumpettrain
35h 50m₹7,596–15,494
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Hyderabad (HYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Hyderabad is to train and ferry which costs ₹7,500 - ₹16,000 and takes 39h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Hyderabad is to fly which takes 3h 42m and costs ₹11,000 - ₹21,000.
The distance between Colombo and Hyderabad is 1192 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Hyderabad without a car is to train and ferry via Wādi which takes 35h 50m and costs ₹7,500 - ₹16,000.
It takes approximately 3h 42m to get from Colombo to Hyderabad, including transfers.
There are 1880+ hotels available in Hyderabad.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Hyderabad, India?
SriLankan Airlines, IndiGo Airlines, and Air India Express fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Hyderabad (HYD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–19,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hyderabad via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–19,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hyderabad via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–19,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹8,000–14,000
- 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
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Nagappattinam to Wadi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹480–3,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹480–600
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,200–1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,700–2,200
- First Class (1A)
- ₹2,900–3,700
Train from Wadi to Begumpet
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹170–1,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹170–210
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹470–600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹600–800
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,000–1,400
Train from Nagappattinam to Vridhachalam Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹170–1,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹170–210
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹490–600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–850
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,000–1,400
Train from Vridhachalam Jn to Kacheguda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹470–3,600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹470–550
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,200–1,500
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,700–2,100
- First Class (1A)
- ₹2,800–3,600
- 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
- ₹795
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Nagore to Madhya Kailash
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹330–650
- Website
- https://www.tnstc.in/OTRSOnline/
- Phone
- +91 78389 86986
- bharathitravelsbt@gmail.com
- Website
- bharathitravels.com
Bus from Madhya Kailash to Nampally
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹1,400–3,200
- Website
- http://www.bharathitravels.com/
- Ac Sleeper
- ₹1,700–3,200
- 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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