There are 8 ways to get from Colombo to Madhya Pradesh by plane, train, ferry, taxi, or bus
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Fly to Indore
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Indore (IDR)plane CMB - IDR
5h 6m₹15,679–88,169Train, ferry via Villupuram
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Villupuram Jntrain
- Take the train from Villupuram Jn to Lakshmibai Ngrtrain
2d 2h₹7,848–17,802Fly to Raja Bhoj International Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Raja Bhoj International Airport (BHO)plane CMB - BHO
6h 6m₹17,127–27,702Fly to Gwalior Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Gwalior Airport (GWL)plane CMB - GWL
7h 51m₹21,057–58,622Fly to Jabalpur
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Jabalpur (JLR)plane CMB - JLR
6h 1m₹20,957–63,502Fly to Khajuraho Civil Airport, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Khajuraho Civil Airport (HJR)plane CMB - HJR
- Take the taxi from Khajuraho Civil Airport (HJR) to Chhatarpurtaxi
11h 51m₹23,667–69,352Train, ferry
- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Thiruvarur Jn to Ujjain Jntrain
- Take the train from Ujjain Jn to Indore Jn Bgtrain
2d 3h₹7,962–18,893Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Pune Jntrain
- Take the bus from FlixBus Pune - Berman Chowk Aundh to FlixBus Indore - Rajendra Nagarbus
2d 6h₹8,936–15,320
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Indore (IDR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Madhya Pradesh is to train and ferry via Villupuram which costs ₹7,500 - ₹18,000 and takes 2 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Madhya Pradesh is to fly which takes 5h 6m and costs ₹15,000 - ₹90,000.
The distance between Colombo and Madhya Pradesh is 1820 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Madhya Pradesh without a car is to train and ferry via Villupuram which takes 2 days 2h and costs ₹7,500 - ₹18,000.
It takes approximately 5h 6m to get from Colombo to Madhya Pradesh, including transfers.
There are 524+ hotels available in Madhya Pradesh.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Madhya Pradesh, India?
IndiGo Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Indore (IDR) every 4 hours.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–85,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–85,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–85,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–85,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Raja Bhoj International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–24,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Raja Bhoj International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–70,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Raja Bhoj International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–70,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Raja Bhoj International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–85,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gwalior Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–75,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Jabalpur via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–85,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Jabalpur via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Jabalpur via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–90,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Khajuraho Civil Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–85,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Khajuraho Civil Airport via Bengaluru, Varanasi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–65,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–85,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–65,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Raja Bhoj International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–85,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gwalior Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–55,000
- 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
- ₹410–3,900
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹410–600
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹450–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹850–3,900
- 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 Thiruvarur Jn to Ujjain Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹800–6,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹800–1,000
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,100–2,600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹3,000–3,800
- First Class (1A)
- ₹5,000–6,500
Train from Ujjain Jn to Indore Jn Bg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹130–1,100
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹130–160
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹380–470
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹500–650
- First Class (1A)
- ₹800–1,100
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 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹800–840
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- ₹800–840
- Phone
- +91 8404855555
- Website
- flixbus.in
Bus from FlixBus Pune - Berman Chowk Aundh to FlixBus Indore - Rajendra Nagar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹900–3,000
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- ₹1,000–1,200
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