There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to Rāmeshwaram Banda by plane, taxi, bus, ferry, or train
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Fly, taxi
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Hyderabad (HYD)CMB - HYD
- Take the taxi from Gachi Bowli to Rāmeshwaram Banda
3h 55m₹12,269–25,542Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Cuddapah
- Take the train from Cuddapah to Lingampalli
35h 16m₹7,862–15,595Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the bus from Nagore to Ashokpillar
- Take the bus from FlixBus Chennai - Ashok Pillar to FlixBus Hyderabad - BHEL
31h 18m₹8,913–11,623
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Hyderabad (HYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Rāmeshwaram Banda is to train and ferry which costs ₹7,500 - ₹16,000 and takes 35h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Rāmeshwaram Banda is to fly and taxi which takes 3h 55m and costs ₹12,000 - ₹26,000.
The distance between Colombo and Rāmeshwaram Banda is 1213 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Rāmeshwaram Banda without a car is to train and ferry which takes 35h 16m and costs ₹7,500 - ₹16,000.
It takes approximately 3h 55m to get from Colombo to Rāmeshwaram Banda, including transfers.
There are 1195+ hotels available in Rāmeshwaram Banda.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Rāmeshwaram Banda, India?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Rāmeshwaram Banda. However, you can take the taxi to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) airport, fly to Hyderabad (HYD), walk to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, take the bus to Gachi Bowli, then take the taxi to Rāmeshwaram Banda. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pettah to Rāmeshwaram Banda via Kankesanturai, Kankesanturai, Nagapattinam, Nagore, Ashokpillar, FlixBus Chennai - Ashok Pillar, and FlixBus Hyderabad - BHEL in around 31h 18m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–21,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hyderabad via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–21,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hyderabad via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–21,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–20,000
- 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
- ₹450–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹850–3,800
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Nagappattinam to Cuddapah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹330–2,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹330–390
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹850–1,100
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,200–1,500
- First Class (1A)
- ₹2,000–2,500
Train from Cuddapah to Lingampalli
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹310–2,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹310–380
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹800–1,100
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,100–1,500
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,900–2,400
- 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
- ₹788
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Nagore to Ashokpillar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹350–650
- Website
- https://www.tnstc.in/OTRSOnline/
- Website
- flixbus.in
Bus from FlixBus Chennai - Ashok Pillar to FlixBus Hyderabad - BHEL
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹900–3,200
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Estimated price
- ₹470–600
Savaari Car Rentals
- Phone
- +91 40 22 99 22 99
- Website
- savaari.com
Reddy Car Travels
- Phone
- +91 96 66 32 60 33
- Website
- reddycarrentals.com
Hyderabadcabz.com
- Phone
- +91 90 00 05 56 69
- Website
- facebook.com
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