There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Mandarmani by plane, bus, train, ferry, taxi, or car
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Fly to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)plane CMB - CCU
- Take the bus from Kolkata to Mandarmanibus
11h₹15,091–26,478Train, ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Vridhachalam Jntrain
- Take the train from Vridhachalam Jn to Howrah Jntrain
- Take the bus from Kolkata to Mandarmanibus
2d 9h₹8,217–18,240Train, ferry, taxi
- 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 Jaleswartrain
- Take the taxi from Jaleswar to Mandarmanitaxi
47h 23m₹9,376–19,740Fly to Biju Patnaik International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Biju Patnaik International Airport (BBI)plane CMB - BBI
- Take the train from Bhubaneswar to Kanthi P Htrain
15h 24m₹21,435–70,921Bus, ferry, drive, train
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Drive from Nagapattinam to Myladuthuraicar
- Take the bus from Myladuthurai to Puducherrybus
- Take the train from Pondicherry to Howrah Jntrain
- Take the bus from Kolkata to Mandarmanibus
2d 7h₹9,176–15,754
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Mandarmani is to train and ferry and bus which costs ₹8,000 - ₹19,000 and takes 2 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Mandarmani is to fly and bus which takes 11h and costs ₹15,000 - ₹27,000.
The distance between Colombo and Mandarmani is 2177 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Mandarmani without a car is to train and ferry and taxi which takes 47h 23m and costs ₹9,000 - ₹20,000.
It takes approximately 11h to get from Colombo to Mandarmani, including transfers.
There are 109+ hotels available in Mandarmani.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Mandarmani, India?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Mandarmani. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), walk to Jai Hind, take the subway to Dum Dum Cantonment, walk to Dum Dum Cant, take the line 30358 train to Bidhan Nagar, walk to Ultadanga Station, take the bus to Sdf, then take the bus to Mandarmani. Alternatively, you can take the train to Kankesanturai, walk to Kankesanturai, take the ferry to Nagapattinam, walk to Nagappattinam, take the train to Villupuram Jn, take the train to Jaleswar, then take the taxi to Mandarmani.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–20,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–20,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–20,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–20,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Biju Patnaik International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–65,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Biju Patnaik International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–95,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Biju Patnaik International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–70,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–110,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–100,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Biju Patnaik International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–130,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Biju Patnaik International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–65,000
- 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
- ₹400–3,900
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹400–550
- 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 Jaleswar
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₹700–6,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹700–900
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,800–2,300
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,600–3,300
- First Class (1A)
- ₹4,400–6,000
Train from Bhubaneswar to Kanthi P H
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₹270–2,100
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹270–320
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹700–900
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,000–1,300
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,600–2,100
Train from Pondicherry to Howrah Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- 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)
- ₹2,000–2,600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,900–3,700
- First Class (1A)
- ₹4,900–6,500
Train from Nagappattinam to Vridhachalam Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹170–1,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹170–210
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹490–600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–850
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,000–1,400
Train from Vridhachalam Jn to Howrah Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹800–6,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹800–950
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,000–2,500
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,800–3,600
- First Class (1A)
- ₹4,800–6,000
- Phone
- +91 9831210331
- ferojkaisar@gmail.com
- Website
- saguftatravels.in
Bus from Kolkata to Mandarmani
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹330–390
- Website
- https://www.saguftatravels.in/
- AC Seater
- ₹330–390
- 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
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Myladuthurai to Puducherry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹110–480
- Website
- https://www.tnstc.in/OTRSOnline/
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Estimated price
- ₹1,600–2,000
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