There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Kothaguda by plane, train, taxi, bus, or ferry
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Fly to Vijayawada Airport, train, taxi
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Vijayawada Airport (VGA)plane CMB - VGA
- Take the train from Vijayawada Jn to Mahbubabadtrain
- Take the taxi from Mahbubabad to Kothagudataxi
8h 9m₹19,073–37,047Train, ferry, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Thiruvarur Jn to Khammamtrain
- Take the train from Khammam to Mahbubabadtrain
- Take the taxi from Mahbubabad to Kothagudataxi
30h 40m₹8,309–16,371Bus, ferry, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the bus from Nagore to Chennai Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminusbus
- Take the bus from Koyambedu to Gunturbus
- Take the train from Vijayawada Jn to Mahbubabadtrain
- Take the taxi from Mahbubabad to Kothagudataxi
27h 42m₹10,201–15,491Fly to Hyderabad, train, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Hyderabad (HYD)plane CMB - HYD
- Take the train from Secunderabad to Nekondatrain
- Take the taxi from Nekonda to Kothagudataxi
9h 19m₹13,678–31,307Fly to Rajahmundry Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Rajahmundry Airport (RJA)plane CMB - RJA
- Take the train from Rajamundry to Mahbubabadtrain
- Take the taxi from Mahbubabad to Kothagudataxi
11h 20m₹15,173–39,497
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Vijayawada Airport (VGA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Kothaguda is to train and ferry and taxi which costs ₹8,000 - ₹17,000 and takes 30h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Kothaguda is to fly and train and taxi which takes 8h 9m and costs ₹19,000 - ₹37,000.
The distance between Colombo and Kothaguda is 1295 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Kothaguda without a car is to train and ferry and taxi which takes 30h 40m and costs ₹8,000 - ₹17,000.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Colombo to Kothaguda, including transfers.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Kothaguda, Telangana, India?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Kothaguda. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Vijayawada Airport (VGA), take the taxi to Vijayawada Jn, take the train to Mahbubabad, then take the taxi to Kothaguda. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Kankesanturai, drive to Kankesanturai, take the ferry to Nagapattinam, drive to Nagore, take the bus to Chennai Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus, walk to Koyambedu, take the bus to Guntur, walk to Guntur, take the bus to Hanumanpet, walk to Vijayawada Jn, take the train to Mahbubabad, then take the taxi to Kothaguda.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Vijayawada Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Vijayawada Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–31,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Vijayawada Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–26,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hyderabad via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–26,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hyderabad via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–26,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Rajahmundry Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–33,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Rajahmundry Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–65,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Rajahmundry Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–60,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Vijayawada Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Vijayawada Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–70,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hyderabad via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–14,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–14,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Vijayawada Jn to Mahbubabad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹160–1,300
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹160–190
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹440–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹600–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹950–1,300
Train from Thiruvarur Jn to Khammam
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹420–3,200
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹420–500
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,000–1,400
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,500–1,900
- First Class (1A)
- ₹2,500–3,200
Train from Khammam to Mahbubabad
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹120–950
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹120–150
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹350–440
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹470–600
- First Class (1A)
- ₹750–950
Train from Secunderabad to Nekonda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹170–1,300
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹170–200
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹460–600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹600–800
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,000–1,300
Train from Rajamundry to Mahbubabad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹210–1,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹210–260
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹550–750
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹800–1,000
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,300–1,700
- 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
- ₹400–600
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹450–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹850–3,900
- 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
- ₹800–840
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- ₹800–840
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Nagore to Chennai Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹260–750
- Website
- https://www.tnstc.in/OTRSOnline/
- Sleeper/ Seater
- ₹260–550
- Phone
- +91-9384047581
- vkvtravels99@gmail.com
- Website
- vkvtravels.in
Bus from Koyambedu to Guntur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹1,200–3,100
- Website
- https://www.vkvtravels.in/
- Seater/ Sleeper
- ₹1,200–3,100
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- ₹650–950
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