There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to Visakhapatnam by plane, bus, ferry, or train
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 Visakhapatnam Airport (VTZ)plane CMB - VTZ
4h 16m₹14,901–42,440Train, 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 Duvvadatrain
33h 33m₹7,734–15,394Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the bus from Nagore to Chennai Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminusbus
- Take the bus from FlixBus Chennai - Koyambedu to FlixBus Visakhapatnam - Gajuwakabus
31h 10m₹8,752–12,026
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Visakhapatnam Airport (VTZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Visakhapatnam is to train and ferry which costs ₹7,500 - ₹16,000 and takes 33h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Visakhapatnam is to fly which takes 4h 16m and costs ₹14,000 - ₹43,000.
The distance between Colombo and Visakhapatnam is 1269 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Visakhapatnam without a car is to train and ferry which takes 33h 33m and costs ₹7,500 - ₹16,000.
It takes approximately 4h 16m to get from Colombo to Visakhapatnam, including transfers.
There are 210+ hotels available in Visakhapatnam.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Visakhapatnam, India?
IndiGo Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, and Air India Express fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Visakhapatnam Airport (VTZ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Visakhapatnam Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–43,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Visakhapatnam Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–41,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Visakhapatnam Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–45,000
- 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 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 Duvvada
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- 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)
- ₹1,700–2,200
- First Class (1A)
- ₹2,900–3,800
- 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
- ₹790–830
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- ₹790–830
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Nagore to Chennai Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹260–750
- Website
- https://www.tnstc.in/OTRSOnline/
- Sleeper/ Seater
- ₹260–550
- Phone
- +91 8404855555
- Website
- flixbus.in
Bus from FlixBus Chennai - Koyambedu to FlixBus Visakhapatnam - Gajuwaka
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹1,100–3,800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.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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