There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to Sinhasa 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 Indore (IDR)CMB - IDR
5h 33m₹13,123–35,704Train, 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 Lakshmibai Ngr
2d 1h₹8,091–18,024Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Thane
- Take the bus from Teen Hath Naka Thane to Shanti Nagar
2d 6h₹8,948–17,148
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Indore (IDR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Sinhasa is to train and ferry which costs ₹8,000 - ₹18,000 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Sinhasa is to fly which takes 5h 33m and costs ₹13,000 - ₹36,000.
The distance between Colombo and Sinhasa is 1842 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Sinhasa without a car is to train and ferry which takes 2 days 1h and costs ₹8,000 - ₹18,000.
It takes approximately 5h 33m to get from Colombo to Sinhasa, including transfers.
There are 509+ hotels available in Sinhasa.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Sinhasa, India?
IndiGo Airlines, Air India Limited, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Indore (IDR) every 4 hours.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–38,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–39,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–38,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–40,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–40,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–36,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indore via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–32,000
- 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 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 Lakshmibai Ngr
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹750–6,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹750–950
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,000–2,500
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,800–3,500
- First Class (1A)
- ₹4,700–6,000
Train from Nagappattinam to Thane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹650–5,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹650–850
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,700–2,200
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,400–3,100
- First Class (1A)
- ₹4,100–5,500
- 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
- ₹786
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- 020 67186800
- businfo@prasannapurple.com
- Website
- purplebus.in
Bus from Teen Hath Naka Thane to Shanti Nagar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹900–4,200
- Website
- https://purplebus.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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