There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Shillong by plane, train, ferry, taxi, or bus
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Fly to Umroi Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Umroi Airport (SHL)plane CMB - SHL
10h 49m₹23,217–68,843Train, ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Tambaramtrain
- Take the train from Tambaram to Guwahatitrain
- Take the bus from Guwahati Paltan Bazar to Barik Pointbus
3d 3h₹8,422–21,204Train, ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Erode Jntrain
- Take the train from Erode Jn to Kamakhyatrain
- Take the taxi from Kamakhya to Shillongtaxi
2d 22h₹10,102–23,604Fly to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU)plane CMB - GAU
- Take the bus from Gauhati Airport to Shillongbus
9h 16m₹18,817–63,293Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Renigunta Jntrain
- Take the train from Renigunta Jn to New Jalpaiguritrain
- Take the bus from Phulbari Bazaar to Mawiong ISBTbus
2d 22h₹9,457–17,587
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Umroi Airport (SHL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Shillong is to train and ferry and bus which costs ₹8,000 - ₹22,000 and takes 3 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Shillong is to fly and bus which takes 9h 16m and costs ₹18,000 - ₹65,000.
The distance between Colombo and Shillong is 2492 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Shillong without a car is to train and ferry and taxi which takes 2 days 22h and costs ₹10,000 - ₹24,000.
It takes approximately 10h 49m to get from Colombo to Shillong, including transfers.
There are 249+ hotels available in Shillong.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Shillong, India?
SriLankan Airlines, Spicejet, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Umroi Airport (SHL) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Umroi Airport via Madras, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–65,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Umroi Airport via Mumbai, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–75,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Umroi Airport via Bengaluru, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–65,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–60,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–49,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–55,000
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Umroi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–75,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–60,000
Train operators
- 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 Erode Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹200–1,600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹200–250
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹550–700
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹750–950
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,200–1,600
Train from Erode Jn to Kamakhya
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₹1,200–9,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹1,200–1,500
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹3,000–3,800
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹4,300–5,500
- First Class (1A)
- ₹7,000–9,500
Train from Nagappattinam to Renigunta Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹280–2,200
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹280–340
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹750–950
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,000–1,300
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,700–2,200
Train from Renigunta Jn to New Jalpaiguri
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹900–7,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹900–1,100
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,200–2,800
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹3,200–4,000
- First Class (1A)
- ₹5,000–7,000
Train from Nagappattinam to Tambaram
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹220–1,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹220–270
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹600–750
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹800–1,100
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,300–1,700
Train from Tambaram to Guwahati
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹1,100–9,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹1,100–1,400
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,800–3,500
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹4,000–5,500
- First Class (1A)
- ₹6,500–9,000
Bus operators
- Phone
- +91 7640003050
- info@meghalayatourism.in
- Website
- meghalayatourism.in
Bus from Gauhati Airport to Shillong
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹200
- Schedules at
- meghalayatourism.in
- Adult
- ₹200
- 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/
Ferry operators
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Estimated price
- ₹1,800–2,200
Xcell Cabs
- Phone
- +91 97 07 09 70 70
- Website
- xcell.co.in
Kamakshi Tours
- Phone
- +91 98 64 04 79 96
- Website
- kamakshitours.com
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