There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Indore by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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 Indore (IDR)plane CMB - IDR
5h 46m₹15,618–32,094Train, ferry via Villupuram
- 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 Lakshmibai Ngrtrain
2d 1hTrain, ferry
- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Thiruvarur Jn to Ujjain Jntrain
- Take the train from Ujjain Jn to Indore Jn Bgtrain
2d 3hBus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Pune Jntrain
- Take the bus from FlixBus Pune - Berman Chowk Aundh to FlixBus Indore - Rajiv Gandhi Circlebus
2d 5h
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Indore (IDR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Indore is to fly which costs ₹15,000 - ₹33,000 and takes 5h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Indore is to fly which takes 5h 46m and costs ₹15,000 - ₹33,000.
The distance between Colombo and Indore is 1816 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Indore without a car is to train and ferry via Villupuram which takes 2 days 1h and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 46m to get from Colombo to Indore, including transfers.
There are 384+ hotels available in Indore.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Indore, India?
SriLankan Airlines, Air India Limited, and three other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Indore (IDR) every 2 hours.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–29,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–29,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–29,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–29,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–80,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Ahmedabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–85,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–100,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–80,000
- 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
- Website
- indianrail.gov.in
Train from Nagappattinam to Villupuram Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- indianrail.gov.in
Train from Villupuram Jn to Lakshmibai Ngr
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- indianrail.gov.in
Train from Thiruvarur Jn to Ujjain Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- indianrail.gov.in
Train from Ujjain Jn to Indore Jn Bg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- indianrail.gov.in
Train from Nagappattinam to Pune Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- indianrail.gov.in
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹780–820
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- ₹780–820
- Website
- flixbus.in
Bus from FlixBus Pune - Berman Chowk Aundh to FlixBus Indore - Rajiv Gandhi Circle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.in
- 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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