There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to Nagqu by plane, bus, train, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Lhasa Gonggar Airport, bus, train
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane CMB - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
- Take the train from Lhasa to Naqutrain
15h 41m¥3,840–14,447Bus, ferry, drive, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Drive from Nagapattinam to Mannargudicar
- Take the train from Mannargudi to Ujjain Jntrain
- Take the train from Ujjain Jn to New Mal Jntrain
- Drive from New Mal Jn to Yadong Xiancar
- Take the bus from Yadong Xian to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lasa Bus Station to Nagqu Bus Stationbus
4d 9h¥1,122–2,126Fly to Nyingchi Mainling Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY)plane CMB - LZY
- Take the train from Nyingchi Station to Lhasatrain
- Take the train from Lhasa to Naqutrain
19h 55m¥4,701–16,577
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Nagqu is to bus and ferry and drive and train which costs ¥1100 - ¥2200 and takes 4 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Nagqu is to fly and bus and train which takes 15h 41m and costs ¥3800 - ¥15000.
The distance between Colombo and Nagqu is 3139 km.
It takes approximately 15h 41m to get from Colombo to Nagqu, including transfers.
Nagqu is 2h 30m ahead of Colombo. It is currently 4:14 PM in Colombo and 6:44 PM in Nagqu.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Nagqu, China?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Nagqu. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), walk to Lhasa Airport, take the bus to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau, take the taxi to Lhasa, take the train to Naqu, then take the taxi to Nagqu. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pettah to Nagqu Bus Station via Kankesanturai, Kankesanturai, Nagapattinam, Mannargudi, Ujjain Jn, New Mal Jn, Yadong Xian, Lasa North Suburb Coach Station, and Lasa Bus Station in around 4d 9h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–15,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nyingchi Mainling Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–16,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nyingchi Mainling Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–19,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–14,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–14,000
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nyingchi Mainling Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–19,000
Train from Lhasa to Naqu
- Hard Seat
- ¥60–85
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥90–110
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥170–240
Train from Nyingchi Station to Lhasa
- Hard Seat
- ¥65–100
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥120–130
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥190–280
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Mannargudi to Ujjain Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥60–480
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥60–75
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥150–200
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥220–280
- First Class (1A)
- ¥380–480
Train from Ujjain Jn to New Mal Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥55–440
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥55–70
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥140–180
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥200–260
- First Class (1A)
- ¥350–440
Bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥25
- Schedules at
- https://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/jiangsu/nanjing/airport.htm
- 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
- ¥59–62
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- ¥59–62
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Yadong Xian to Lasa North Suburb Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥151
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥482
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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