There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Surat 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 to Surat
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Surat (STV)plane CMB - STV
6h 5m₹23,939–68,483Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Mayiladuturai Jtrain
- Take the train from Mayiladuturai J to Surattrain
2d₹7,779–17,365Fly to Civil Airport Harni, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Civil Airport Harni (BDQ)plane CMB - BDQ
- Take the train from Vadodara Jn to Surattrain
7h 6m₹22,019–69,603Bus, 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 Pune to Sionbus
- Take the bus from Mumbai to Suratbus
2d 2h₹8,778–14,100
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Surat (STV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Surat is to train and ferry which costs ₹7,500 - ₹18,000 and takes 2 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Surat is to fly which takes 6h 5m and costs ₹23,000 - ₹70,000.
The distance between Colombo and Surat is 1777 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Surat without a car is to train and ferry which takes 2 days 0h and costs ₹7,500 - ₹18,000.
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Colombo to Surat, including transfers.
There are 189+ hotels available in Surat.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Surat, India?
IndiGo Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, and Air India Express fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Surat (STV) every 4 hours.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Surat via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–65,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Surat via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–65,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Surat via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–110,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Civil Airport Harni via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–65,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Civil Airport Harni via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–65,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Civil Airport Harni via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–65,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Surat via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–110,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Surat via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–65,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Civil Airport Harni via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–110,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Civil Airport Harni via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–85,000
- 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
- ₹400–600
- 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 Mayiladuturai J
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹120–1,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹120–160
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹360–460
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹490–650
- First Class (1A)
- ₹800–1,000
Train from Mayiladuturai J to Surat
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹750–6,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹750–900
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,900–2,400
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,700–3,400
- First Class (1A)
- ₹4,500–6,000
Train from Vadodara Jn to Surat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹150–1,200
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹150–180
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹430–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹550–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹950–1,200
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
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹800–830
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- ₹800–830
- Phone
- 0836 230 7300
- help@vrlbus.in
- Website
- vrlbus.in
Bus from Pune to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹310–420
- Schedules at
- vrlbus.in
- Phone
- +917303093510
- care@intrcity.com
- Website
- intrcity.com
Bus from Mumbai to Surat
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹460–1,400
- Book at
- https://www.intrcity.com/
- Sleeper
- ₹1,000–1,400
- Seat
- ₹460–650
- 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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