There are 6 ways to get from Colombo to Karuna by plane, bus, taxi, ferry, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Shahjalal International Airport, bus, taxi
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shahjalal International Airport (DAC)CMB - DAC
- Take the bus from Dolairpar to Jhalokathi
- Take the taxi from Jhalokathi to Karuna
8h 49m$237–363Train, ferry, bus, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Thiruvarur Jn to Vijayawada Jn
- Take the train from Vijayawada Jn to Agartala
- Take the train from Akhaura to Dhaka
- Take the bus from Dolairpar to Jhalokathi
- Take the taxi from Jhalokathi to Karuna
3d 15h$131–304Bus, ferry, train, drive, taxi
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Erode Jn
- Take the train from Erode Jn to Pakaur
- Drive from Pakaur to Chapai nawabganj
- Take the bus from Chapai nawabganj to Dhaka Mohakhali
- Take the bus from Dolairpar to Jhalokathi
- Take the taxi from Jhalokathi to Karuna
2d 20h$146–248Fly to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, drive
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)CMB - CCU
- Drive from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Karuna
10h 1m$199–324Fly to Barisal Airport, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Barisal Airport (BZL)CMB - BZL
- Take the taxi from Barisal Airport (BZL) to Karuna
10h 58m$184–515Train, ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Thiruvarur Jn to Sawai Madhopur
- Take the train from Sawai Madhopur to Kolkata
- Take the train from Kolkata to Gede
- Take the train from Darshana Halt to Khulna
- Take the taxi from Khulna to Karuna
3d 20h$158–363
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Karuna is to train and ferry and bus and taxi which costs $130 - $310 and takes 3 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Karuna is to fly and bus and taxi which takes 8h 49m and costs $230 - $370.
The distance between Colombo and Karuna is 2457 km.
It takes approximately 8h 49m to get from Colombo to Karuna, including transfers.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Karuna, Bangladesh?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Karuna. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Shahjalal International Airport (DAC), take the taxi to Dolairpar, take the bus to Jhalokathi, then take the taxi to Karuna. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Kankesanturai, take the taxi to Kankesanturai, take the ferry to Nagapattinam, walk to Nagappattinam, take the train to Erode Jn, take the train to Pakaur, drive to Chapai nawabganj, take the bus to Dhaka Mohakhali, take the taxi to Dolairpar, take the bus to Jhalokathi, then take the taxi to Karuna.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–280
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–240
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–240
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–240
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–240
- Website
- biman-airlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Barisal Airport via Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Barisal Airport via Kathmandu, Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Barisal Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Barisal Airport via Madras, Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–330
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–330
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–430
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–1,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–370
- Website
- fitsair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–330
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Nagappattinam to Erode Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–18
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $6–8
- Second AC (2A)
- $8–11
- First Class (1A)
- $14–18
Train from Erode Jn to Pakaur
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $10–80
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $10–13
- Third AC (3A)
- $26–35
- Second AC (2A)
- $35–50
- First Class (1A)
- $60–80
Train from Thiruvarur Jn to Vijayawada Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $4–35
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $4–5
- Third AC (3A)
- $11–14
- Second AC (2A)
- $15–20
- First Class (1A)
- $26–35
Train from Vijayawada Jn to Agartala
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $12–95
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $12–15
- Third AC (3A)
- $30–40
- Second AC (2A)
- $45–60
- First Class (1A)
- $75–95
Train from Thiruvarur Jn to Sawai Madhopur
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $11–85
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $11–13
- Third AC (3A)
- $27–35
- Second AC (2A)
- $35–50
- First Class (1A)
- $65–85
Train from Sawai Madhopur to Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $7–60
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $7–9
- Third AC (3A)
- $19–24
- Second AC (2A)
- $27–35
- First Class (1A)
- $45–60
Train from Kolkata to Gede
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1–13
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $4–6
- Second AC (2A)
- $6–8
- First Class (1A)
- $10–13
- 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
- $4–45
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $5–6
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $9–45
Train from Akhaura to Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–2
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $1–2
- Snigdha
- $2–5
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $3–5
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $3–4
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $5–8
- S Chair
- $3
Train from Darshana Halt to Khulna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–11
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–5
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $1–2
- Snigdha
- $2–9
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $3–5
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $3–4
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $5–9
- AC class seat (AC_S
- $11
- Phone
- +880 9639-449900
- sakuraparibahanbd@gmail.com
- Website
- sakuraparibahanbd.com
Bus from Dolairpar to Jhalokathi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- new.busbd.com.bd
- Seater
- $4–7
- 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
- $9
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
Bus from Chapai nawabganj to Dhaka Mohakhali
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- shohoz.com
- Book at
- shohoz.com
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $73
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Estimated price
- $25–70
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