There are 6 ways to get from Colombo to Meerut by plane, train, ferry, bus, 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)plane CMB - DEL
- Take the train from Ghaziabad to Meerut Citytrain
6h 28mFly to Dehradun Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dehradun Airport (DED)plane CMB - DED
- Take the bus from Rishikesh to Meerutbus
9h 55m₹19,628–30,444Train, ferry
- 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 Hazrat Nizamuddintrain
- Take the train from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Meerut Citytrain
2d 8hFly to Hindon, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Hindon (HDO)plane CMB - HDO
- Take the train from Ghaziabad to Meerut Citytrain
7h 53mBus, 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 New Delhitrain
- Take the bus from Kashmiri Gate to Meerutbus
2d 9hTrain, ferry via Arakkonam
- 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 Meerut Citytrain
2d 13h
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Meerut is to fly and bus which costs ₹19,000 - ₹31,000 and takes 9h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Meerut is to fly and bus which takes 9h 55m and costs ₹19,000 - ₹31,000.
The distance between Colombo and Meerut is 2518 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Meerut without a car is to train and ferry which takes 2 days 8h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Colombo to Meerut, including transfers.
There are 59+ hotels available in Meerut.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Meerut, India?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Meerut. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), walk to IGI Airport, take the subway to New Delhi, walk to New Delhi, take the line 12004 train to Ghaziabad, then take the train to Meerut City. Alternatively, you can take a train from Colombo Fort to Meerut City via Kankesanturai, Kankesanturai, Nagapattinam, Nagappattinam, Villupuram Jn, and Hazrat Nizamuddin in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–28,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–28,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–28,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–28,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hindon via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–30,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hindon via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–110,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hindon via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–30,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–25,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–25,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–25,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–80,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–24,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–70,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–90,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–95,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–80,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–70,000
- Website
- indianrail.gov.in
Train from Ghaziabad to Meerut City
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- indianrail.gov.in
Train from Nagappattinam to Villupuram Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- indianrail.gov.in
Train from Villupuram Jn to Hazrat Nizamuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- indianrail.gov.in
Train from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Meerut City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- indianrail.gov.in
Train from Pondicherry to New Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- indianrail.gov.in
Train from Nagappattinam to Arakkonam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- indianrail.gov.in
Train from Arakkonam to Meerut City
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- indianrail.gov.in
- 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
- +91 8377971006
- laxmiholidays001@gmail.com
- Website
- laxmiholidays.com
Bus from Rishikesh to Meerut
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹310–1,500
- Schedules at
- laxmiholidays.com
- Sleeper
- ₹310–850
Bus from Kashmiri Gate to Meerut
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹650–1,400
- Schedules at
- laxmiholidays.com
- 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
- ₹780–820
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- ₹780–820
- 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
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