There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Lucknow by plane, train, ferry, bus, 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
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO)CMB - LKO
6h 40m₹15,604–40,077Train, ferry via Chennai
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Tambaram
- Take the train from Chennai Central to Aishbagh
2d 6h₹8,080–19,384Bus, ferry, drive, train
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Drive from Nagapattinam to Mayiladuturai J
- Take the train from Mayiladuturai J to Prayagraj Jn
- Take the bus from Prayagraj to Alambagh
2d 13h₹9,173–16,488Train, ferry
- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Arakkonam
- Take the train from Arakkonam to Lucknow
2d 14h₹8,110–19,784
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Lucknow is to train and ferry which costs ₹8,000 - ₹20,000 and takes 2 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Lucknow is to fly which takes 6h 40m and costs ₹15,000 - ₹41,000.
The distance between Colombo and Lucknow is 2223 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Lucknow without a car is to train and ferry via Chennai which takes 2 days 6h and costs ₹8,000 - ₹20,000.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Colombo to Lucknow, including transfers.
There are 866+ hotels available in Lucknow.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Lucknow, India?
IndiGo Airlines, Air India Limited, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO) every 3 hours.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–39,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–40,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–39,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–43,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–39,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–37,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–41,000
- 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 Tambaram
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹220–1,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹220–270
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹600–750
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹800–1,100
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,300–1,700
Train from Chennai Central to Aishbagh
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹850–6,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹850–1,100
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,100–2,700
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹3,100–3,900
- First Class (1A)
- ₹5,000–6,500
Train from Mayiladuturai J to Prayagraj Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₹950–7,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹950–1,200
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,300–3,000
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹3,400–4,200
- First Class (1A)
- ₹5,500–7,500
Train from Nagappattinam to Arakkonam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹260–2,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹260–310
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹650–850
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹950–1,200
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,500–2,000
Train from Arakkonam to Lucknow
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹950–7,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹950–1,200
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,400–3,000
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹3,400–4,300
- First Class (1A)
- ₹5,500–7,500
- 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
- ₹784
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- +91-522-2623578
- info@upsrtc.com
- Website
- upsrtc.up.gov.in
Bus from Prayagraj to Alambagh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹300–750
- Website
- https://upsrtc.up.gov.in/
- Ordinary
- ₹300–390
- Janrath
- ₹390–550
- Adult
- ₹320–750
- 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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