There are 6 ways to get from Colombo to State of Bihar by plane, bus, ferry, or train
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Fly to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT)CMB - PAT
5h 28m₹19,329–50,941Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Arakkonam
- Take the train from Arakkonam to Patna Jn
2d 13h₹8,161–19,792Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Renigunta Jn
- Take the train from Renigunta Jn to Patna Jn
2d 11h₹8,495–16,085Fly to Darbhanga Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Darbhanga Airport (DBR)CMB - DBR
5h 55m₹18,319–50,931Fly to Purnea Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Purnea Airport (PXN)CMB - PXN
7h 41m₹17,319–48,931Fly to Gaya
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Gaya (GAY)CMB - GAY
8h 22m₹18,329–24,941
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to State of Bihar is to bus and ferry and train which costs ₹8,500 - ₹17,000 and takes 2 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to State of Bihar is to fly which takes 5h 28m and costs ₹19,000 - ₹55,000.
The distance between Colombo and State of Bihar is 2161 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to State of Bihar without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 2 days 11h and costs ₹8,500 - ₹17,000.
It takes approximately 5h 28m to get from Colombo to State of Bihar, including transfers.
There are 251+ hotels available in State of Bihar.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and State of Bihar, India?
IndiGo Airlines, Air India Limited, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT) every 4 hours.
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- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–50,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Darbhanga Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–47,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Darbhanga Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–47,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Darbhanga Airport via Madras, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–47,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Purnea Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–45,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Purnea Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Purnea Airport via Madras, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–46,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gaya via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–50,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gaya via Bengaluru, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–21,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–47,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gaya via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–50,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–65,000
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Darbhanga Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–50,000
- Website
- starlightairline.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Darbhanga Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–55,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gaya via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–65,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gaya via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–85,000
- Website
- drukair.com.bt
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gaya via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–70,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
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 Patna Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹850–6,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹850–1,000
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,100–2,700
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹3,000–3,800
- First Class (1A)
- ₹5,000–6,500
Train from Nagappattinam to Arakkonam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹260–2,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹260–310
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹650–850
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹950–1,200
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,500–2,000
Train from Arakkonam to Patna Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₹1,000–7,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹1,000–1,200
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹2,500–3,100
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹3,500–4,400
- First Class (1A)
- ₹6,000–7,500
- 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
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹785
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- 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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