There are 7 ways to get from Colombo to Manali Pass by plane, unknown, bus, ferry, train, or night bus
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Fly to Kangra Airport, travel
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kangra Airport (DHM)plane CMB - DHM
- Walk from Kangra Airport (DHM) to Manali Passunknown
8h 3mBus, ferry, train, travel
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Lokmanyatilaktrain
- Take the bus from Mumbai to Kasol Citybus
- Walk from Kasol City to Manali Passunknown
2d 10hFly to Chandigarh International Airport, night bus, travel
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC)plane CMB - IXC
- Take the night bus from Chandigarh to Mandi ISBTnightbus
- Take the night bus from Mandi to Manalinightbus
- Walk from Manali to Manali Passunknown
12h 25mFly to Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport, travel
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL)plane CMB - IXL
- Walk from Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL) to Manali Passunknown
12h 18mFly to Kulu, travel
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kulu (KUU)plane CMB - KUU
- Walk from Kulu (KUU) to Manali Passunknown
8h 19mTrain, ferry, bus, travel
- 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 New Delhitrain
- Take the train from New Delhi to Kurukshetra Jntrain
- Take the bus from Kurukshetra to Mandibus
- Walk from Mandi to Manali Passunknown
2d 14hTrain, ferry, night bus, travel
- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Arakkonamtrain
- Take the train from Arakkonam to Chandigarhtrain
- Take the night bus from Chandigarh to Manalinightbus
- Walk from Manali to Manali Passunknown
2d 23h
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kangra Airport (DHM) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Colombo and Manali Pass is 2910 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Manali Pass without a car is to bus and ferry and train and travel which takes 2 days 10h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Colombo to Manali Pass, including transfers.
There are 473+ hotels available in Manali Pass.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Manali Pass, India?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Manali Pass. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Kangra Airport (DHM), then travel to Manali Pass. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pettah to Manali Pass via Kankesanturai, Kankesanturai, Nagapattinam, Nagappattinam, Lokmanyatilak, Postal Colony, Veer Kotwal Udyan Dadar Station Plaza, Mumbai, and Kasol City in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kangra Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹35,000–150,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–80,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–80,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–80,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–80,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹36,000–120,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹38,000–130,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport via Bengaluru, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹36,000–120,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport via Bengaluru, Chandigarh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹36,000–120,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–80,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–110,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chandigarh International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–110,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹33,000–160,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport via Bengaluru, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹35,000–160,000
- Website
- helitrans.no
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kulu via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–100,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kulu via Madras, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–90,000
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kangra Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹37,000–170,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Nagappattinam to Lokmanyatilak
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹700–850
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,700–2,200
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,500–3,100
- First Class (1A)
- ₹4,200–5,500
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 New Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 48m
- 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
Train from New Delhi to Kurukshetra Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹160–1,300
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹160–200
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹450–600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹600–800
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,000–1,300
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 Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₹1,000–8,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹1,000–1,300
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,600–3,300
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹3,700–4,700
- First Class (1A)
- ₹6,000–8,000
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹400–1,000
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹400–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹450–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹750–1,000
- 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
- ₹790–830
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- ₹790–830
- Phone
- +917303093510
- care@intrcity.com
- Website
- intrcity.com
Bus from Mumbai to Kasol City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹1,000–1,400
- Book at
- https://www.intrcity.com/
- Sleeper
- ₹1,000–1,400
- Seat
- ₹1,000–1,400
- Phone
- +91 8377971006
- laxmiholidays001@gmail.com
- Website
- laxmiholidays.com
Night bus from Chandigarh to Mandi ISBT
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹700–1,500
- Schedules at
- laxmiholidays.com
Night bus from Mandi to Manali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹700–1,500
- Schedules at
- laxmiholidays.com
Night bus from Chandigarh to Manali
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹700–1,500
- Schedules at
- laxmiholidays.com
- kingluxuries81@gmail.com
- Website
- kingbus.co.in
Bus from Kurukshetra to Mandi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.kingbus.co.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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