There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Somnath temple by plane, taxi, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly to Diu Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Diu Airport (DIU)plane CMB - DIU
- Take the taxi from Diu Airport (DIU) to Somnath templetaxi
13h 30m₹22,135–60,014Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Pune Jntrain
- Take the train from Pune Jn to Veravaltrain
2d 11h₹8,595–19,679Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Pune Jntrain
- Take the bus from Swargate to Geeta Mandirbus
- Take the bus from Geeta Mandir to New Parking Somnathbus
2d 16h₹9,368–15,048Fly to Rajkot International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Rajkot International Airport (HSR)plane CMB - HSR
- Take the train from Rajkot Jn to Veravaltrain
12h 40m₹16,405–45,564Fly to Govardhanpur Airport Jamnagar, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Govardhanpur Airport Jamnagar (JGA)plane CMB - JGA
- Take the train from Jamnagar to Veravaltrain
21h 8m₹30,645–90,724
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Diu Airport (DIU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Somnath temple is to train and ferry which costs ₹8,500 - ₹20,000 and takes 2 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Somnath temple is to fly and train which takes 12h 40m and costs ₹16,000 - ₹46,000.
The distance between Colombo and Somnath temple is 1897 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Somnath temple without a car is to train and ferry which takes 2 days 11h and costs ₹8,500 - ₹20,000.
It takes approximately 13h 30m to get from Colombo to Somnath temple, including transfers.
There are 33+ hotels available in Somnath temple.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Somnath temple, Gujarāt, India?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Somnath temple. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Diu Airport (DIU), then take the taxi to Somnath temple. Alternatively, you can take a train from Colombo Fort to Somnath temple via Kankesanturai, Kankesanturai, Nagapattinam, Nagappattinam, Pune Jn, and Veraval in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Diu Airport via Madras, Surat
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Diu Airport via Mumbai, Ahmedabad
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Diu Airport via Delhi, Ahmedabad
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–70,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Diu Airport via Bengaluru, Surat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Diu Airport via Delhi, Surat
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–70,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Rajkot International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–47,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Rajkot International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Rajkot International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–47,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Rajkot International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–44,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Rajkot International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Govardhanpur Airport Jamnagar via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–90,000
- 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
- ₹400–3,900
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹400–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹450–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹850–3,900
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Nagappattinam to Pune Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹600–4,800
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹600–750
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,600–2,000
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,200–2,900
- First Class (1A)
- ₹3,800–4,800
Train from Pune Jn to Veraval
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹490–3,800
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹490–600
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,200–1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,800–2,300
- First Class (1A)
- ₹3,000–3,800
Train from Rajkot Jn to Veraval
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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 Jamnagar to Veraval
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- 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
- 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
- ₹793
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- 91 82870 09889
- care@zingbus.com
- Website
- zingbus.com
Bus from Swargate to Geeta Mandir
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹650–2,100
- Website
- https://www.zingbus.com/
- AC Sleeper
- ₹1,100–1,700
- Phone
- +919428521105
- info@gujarattravels.co.in
- Website
- gujarattravels.co.in
Bus from Geeta Mandir to New Parking Somnath
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹720
- Schedules at
- gujarattravels.co.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
- 1h 14m
- Estimated price
- ₹1,500–1,900
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