There are 7 ways to get from Colombo to Karnātaka by plane, bus, train, or ferry
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Fly to Kempegowda International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kempegowda International Airport (BLR)CMB - BLR
- Take the bus from Military Dairy Farm to KR Circle
3h 12m₹11,788–18,896Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Baiyyappanahali
27h 14m₹7,231–12,735Train, ferry via Krishnarajapuram
- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Krishnarajapurm
23h 39m₹7,246–12,740Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the bus from Nagore to Ashokpillar
- Take the bus from FlixBus Chennai - Ashok Pillar to FlixBus Bengaluru - SilkBoard Skywalk Bridge
24h 9m₹8,241–9,706Fly to Bajpe Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Bajpe Airport (IXE)CMB - IXE
3h 52m₹13,337–19,949Fly to Mysore
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Mysore (MYQ)CMB - MYQ
5h 47m₹16,587–25,299Fly to Hubli Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Hubli Airport (HBX)CMB - HBX
6h 15m₹11,847–34,969
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Karnātaka is to train and ferry which costs ₹7,000 - ₹13,000 and takes 27h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Karnātaka is to fly and bus which takes 3h 12m and costs ₹11,000 - ₹19,000.
The distance between Colombo and Karnātaka is 791 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Karnātaka without a car is to train and ferry via Krishnarajapuram which takes 23h 39m and costs ₹7,000 - ₹13,000.
It takes approximately 3h 12m to get from Colombo to Karnātaka, including transfers.
There are 2551+ hotels available in Karnātaka.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Karnātaka, India?
IndiGo Airlines, Air India Limited, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Bajpe Airport (IXE) every 4 hours.
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- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–15,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bajpe Airport via Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–27,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bajpe Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–16,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bajpe Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–16,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bajpe Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–35,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mysore via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–36,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mysore via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–44,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hubli Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–45,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hubli Airport via Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–38,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hubli Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–35,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hubli Airport via Trivandrum, Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–39,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hubli Airport via Madras, Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–33,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–15,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Trivandrum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹7,000–26,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bajpe Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–35,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–15,000
- 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 Krishnarajapurm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹310–2,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹310–380
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹800–1,100
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,100–1,500
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,900–2,400
Train from Nagappattinam to Baiyyappanahali
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹300–2,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹300–360
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹800–1,000
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,100–1,400
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,800–2,400
- Phone
- 080 22483777
- Website
- mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in
Bus from Military Dairy Farm to KR Circle
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹11–17
- Website
- https://mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in/en
- 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
- ₹785
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Nagore to Ashokpillar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹350–650
- Website
- https://www.tnstc.in/OTRSOnline/
- Phone
- +91 8404855555
- Website
- flixbus.in
Bus from FlixBus Chennai - Ashok Pillar to FlixBus Bengaluru - SilkBoard Skywalk Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹500–1,600
- 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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