There are 7 ways to get from Colombo to Mathura by plane, train, bus, ferry, or car
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Fly to Indira Gandhi International Airport, train
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)CMB - DEL
- Take the train from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Mathura Jn
6h 50m₹14,284–31,937Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Villupuram Jn
- Take the train from Villupuram Jn to Mathura Jn
2d 5h₹7,967–18,655Bus, ferry, drive, train
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Drive from Nagapattinam to Myladuthurai
- Take the bus from Myladuthurai to Puducherry
- Take the train from Pondicherry to Mathura Jn
2d 4h₹8,877–15,522Fly to Agra Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Agra Airport (AGR)CMB - AGR
- Take the train from Agra Cantt to Mathura Jn
7h 17m₹18,264–45,725Fly to Hindon, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Hindon (HDO)CMB - HDO
- Take the train from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Mathura Jn
8h 15m₹17,448–28,132Fly to Gwalior Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Gwalior Airport (GWL)CMB - GWL
- Take the train from Gwalior Jn. to Agra Cantt
- Take the train from Agra Cantt to Mathura Jn
10h 19m₹16,709–47,275Fly to Jaipur International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Jaipur International Airport (JAI)CMB - JAI
- Take the train from Gandhinagar Jpr to Mathura Cant
11h 29m₹14,379–25,285
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Mathura is to train and ferry which costs ₹7,500 - ₹19,000 and takes 2 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Mathura is to fly and train which takes 6h 50m and costs ₹14,000 - ₹32,000.
The distance between Colombo and Mathura is 2588 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Mathura without a car is to train and ferry which takes 2 days 5h and costs ₹7,500 - ₹19,000.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Colombo to Mathura, including transfers.
There are 925+ hotels available in Mathura.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Mathura, India?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Mathura. However, you can take the taxi to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) airport, fly to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), walk to IGI Airport, take the subway to Dhaula Kuan, walk to Dhaula Kuan, take the bus to Dhaula Kuan ARSD College, walk to Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus, take the subway to Vinobapuri, walk to Lajpat Nagar Ring Road, take the bus to Nizamuddin station, walk to Hazrat Nizamuddin, then take the train to Mathura Jn. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pettah to Mathura Jn via Kankesanturai, Kankesanturai, Nagapattinam, Myladuthurai, Puducherry, and Pondicherry in around 2d 4h.
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- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–27,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–27,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–27,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Agra Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–40,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Agra Airport via Madras, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–40,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hindon via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–23,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hindon via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–23,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gwalior Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–41,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gwalior Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–48,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Jaipur International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–20,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Jaipur International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–20,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Jaipur International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–20,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Jaipur International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–20,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–19,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–19,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–19,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hindon via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–45,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hindon via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hindon via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–45,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gwalior Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–42,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gwalior Airport via Trivandrum, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–43,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gwalior Airport via Tiruchirapalli, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–42,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Jaipur International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–43,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Jaipur International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–15,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Jaipur International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–38,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–19,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hindon via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–45,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Mathura Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹150–1,200
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹150–190
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹430–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹550–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹950–1,200
Train from Pondicherry to Mathura Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹900–7,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹900–1,100
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,300–2,900
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹3,300–4,200
- First Class (1A)
- ₹5,500–7,000
Train from Agra Cantt to Mathura Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹120–1,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹120–150
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹360–450
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹480–600
- First Class (1A)
- ₹750–1,000
Train from Gwalior Jn. to Agra Cantt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹150–1,200
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹150–180
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹420–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹550–700
- First Class (1A)
- ₹900–1,200
Train from Gandhinagar Jpr to Mathura Cant
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹190–1,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹190–240
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–700
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹700–950
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,200–1,500
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 Mathura Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹900–7,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹900–1,100
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,300–2,900
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹3,200–4,100
- First Class (1A)
- ₹5,500–7,000
- 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
- ₹390–3,800
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹390–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹440–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹850–3,800
- 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
- ₹778
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Myladuthurai to Puducherry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹120–350
- 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
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