There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to Odisha by plane, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Biju Patnaik International Airport (BBI)plane CMB - BBI
5h 10m₹15,760–20,275Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Mayiladuturai Jtrain
- Take the train from Mayiladuturai J to Bhubaneswartrain
41h 10m₹7,671–16,294Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the bus from FlixBus Velankanni - Bus Stand to FlixBus Bengaluru - Electronic Citybus
- Take the bus from FlixBus Bengaluru - Electronic City to FlixBus Visakhapatnam - Akkayapalembus
- Take the train from Visakhapatnam to Khurda Road Jntrain
2d 3h₹9,955–17,800
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Biju Patnaik International Airport (BBI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Odisha is to train and ferry which costs ₹7,500 - ₹17,000 and takes 41h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Odisha is to fly which takes 5h 10m and costs ₹15,000 - ₹21,000.
The distance between Colombo and Odisha is 1624 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Odisha without a car is to train and ferry which takes 41h 10m and costs ₹7,500 - ₹17,000.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Colombo to Odisha, including transfers.
There are 361+ hotels available in Odisha.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Odisha, India?
IndiGo Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Biju Patnaik International Airport (BBI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Biju Patnaik International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–16,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Biju Patnaik International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–16,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Biju Patnaik International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–16,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Biju Patnaik International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–41,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Biju Patnaik International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–55,000
- 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
- ₹400–3,800
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹400–550
- 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 Mayiladuturai J
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹120–1,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹120–160
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹360–460
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹490–650
- First Class (1A)
- ₹800–1,000
Train from Mayiladuturai J to Bhubaneswar
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹650–5,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹650–800
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,600–2,100
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,300–3,000
- First Class (1A)
- ₹4,000–5,000
Train from Visakhapatnam to Khurda Road Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹260–2,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹260–310
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹700–900
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹950–1,200
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,600–2,000
- 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
- ₹786
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- +91 8404855555
- Website
- flixbus.in
Bus from FlixBus Velankanni - Bus Stand to FlixBus Bengaluru - Electronic City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹700–2,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.in
Bus from FlixBus Bengaluru - Electronic City to FlixBus Visakhapatnam - Akkayapalem
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹1,300–4,900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.in
- 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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