There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Mussoorie by plane, taxi, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly, taxi
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dehradun Airport (DED)CMB - DED
- Take the taxi from Dehradun Airport (DED) to Mussoorie
6h 29m₹18,768–24,726Train, 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 Hazrat Nizamuddin
- Take the train from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Dehradun
2d 14h₹9,228–22,166Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Villupuram Jn
- Take the train from Villupuram Jn to Hazrat Nizamuddin
- Take the bus from Kashmiri Gate to Dehradun
2d 14h₹10,020–18,420Train, ferry, bus
- 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 New Delhi
- Take the bus from Kashmiri Gate to Dehradun
2d 15h₹9,570–21,296
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dehradun Airport (DED) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Mussoorie is to train and ferry and bus which costs ₹9,500 - ₹22,000 and takes 2 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Mussoorie is to fly and taxi which takes 6h 29m and costs ₹18,000 - ₹25,000.
The distance between Colombo and Mussoorie is 2651 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Mussoorie without a car is to train and ferry which takes 2 days 14h and costs ₹9,000 - ₹23,000.
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from Colombo to Mussoorie, including transfers.
There are 1131+ hotels available in Mussoorie.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Mussoorie. However, you can take the taxi to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) airport, fly to Dehradun Airport (DED), then take the taxi to Mussoorie. Alternatively, you can take a train from Colombo Fort to Mussoorie via Kankesanturai, Kankesanturai, Nagapattinam, Nagappattinam, Villupuram Jn, Hazrat Nizamuddin, and Dehradun in around 2d 14h.
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- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–49,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–18,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–21,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–18,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–44,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–55,000
- 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
- ₹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
- 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 Hazrat Nizamuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times 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 Hazrat Nizamuddin to Dehradun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹210–1,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹210–260
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹550–750
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹800–1,000
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,300–1,700
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
- 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
- ₹780
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- +91-522-2623578
- info@upsrtc.com
- Website
- upsrtc.up.gov.in
Bus from Kashmiri Gate to Dehradun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹330–600
- Website
- https://upsrtc.up.gov.in/
- Ordinary
- ₹330–430
- Janrath
- ₹430–600
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- ₹1,700–2,100
Doon Travel
- Phone
- +91 63 98 48 50 08
- Website
- doontravel.com
Doon Cabs
- Phone
- +91 96 34 00 40 07
- Website
- dooncabs.co.in
Dehradun Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 98 97 97 32 55
- Website
- dehraduntaxiservices.in
Nature Holidays Travel
- Phone
- +91 97 60 58 55 60
- Website
- natureholidaystravel.com
Haridwar Car service
- Phone
- +91 99 17 03 34 48
- Website
- haridwarcarservice.com
Car Yatra
- Phone
- +91 96 90 16 90 69
- Website
- facebook.com
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