There are 3 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)CMB - IDR
5h 4m₹13,104–35,672Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Villupuram Jn
- Take the train from Villupuram Jn to Lakshmibai Ngr
2d 1h₹7,822–17,701Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Pune Jn
- Take the bus from FlixBus Pune - Sangamwadi Parking III to FlixBus Indore - Rajiv Gandhi Circle
2d 5h₹8,867–15,287
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Indore (IDR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Indore is to train and ferry which costs ₹7,500 - ₹18,000 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Indore is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs ₹13,000 - ₹36,000.
The distance between Colombo and Indore is 1820 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Indore without a car is to train and ferry which takes 2 days 1h and costs ₹7,500 - ₹18,000.
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Colombo to Indore, including transfers.
There are 520+ hotels available in Indore.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Indore, India?
IndiGo Airlines, Air India Limited, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Indore (IDR) every 4 hours.
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- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–37,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–37,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–37,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–39,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–39,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–34,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–32,000
- 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
- ₹450–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹850–3,800
- 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 Lakshmibai Ngr
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹750–6,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹750–950
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,000–2,500
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,800–3,500
- First Class (1A)
- ₹4,700–6,000
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
- 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
- ₹787
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- +91 8404855555
- Website
- flixbus.in
Bus from FlixBus Pune - Sangamwadi Parking III to FlixBus Indore - Rajiv Gandhi Circle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹900–3,100
- Website
- https://www.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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