There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Yala by plane, taxi, car, 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 to Narathiwat Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Narathiwat Airport (NAW)plane CMB - NAW
- Take the taxi from Narathiwat Airport (NAW) to Rue Sotaxi
14h 56m฿14,370–38,539Fly to Alor Setar, train
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane CMB - AOR
- Take the train from Anak Bukit to Padang Besartrain
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Hat Yaitrain
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Yalatrain
11h 56m฿7,634–25,099Fly to Sultan Ismail Petra, drive, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR)plane CMB - KBR
- Drive from Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR) to Sungai Kolokcar
- Take the train from Sungai Kolok to Yalatrain
9h 36m฿8,094–26,209Fly to Hat Yai, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane CMB - HDY
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Yalatrain
10h 1m฿9,474–28,999
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Narathiwat Airport (NAW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Yala is to fly and train which costs ฿7500 - ฿26000 and takes 11h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Yala is to fly and drive and train which takes 9h 36m and costs ฿8000 - ฿27000.
The distance between Colombo and Yala is 2520 km.
It takes approximately 14h 56m to get from Colombo to Yala, including transfers.
Yala is 1h 30m ahead of Colombo. It is currently 12:45 PM in Colombo and 2:15 PM in Yala.
There are eight+ hotels available in Yala.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Yala, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Yala. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Narathiwat Airport (NAW), take the taxi to Rue So, then take the line 38 train to Yala. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR), drive to Sungai Kolok, then take the train to Yala.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–33,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–42,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Narathiwat Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–36,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Narathiwat Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–47,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hat Yai via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–27,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hat Yai via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–27,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–24,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–31,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–65,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–25,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–39,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–28,000
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Sungai Kolok to Yala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿35–900
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–900
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿110–140
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿35–45
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿280–310
Train from Hat Yai to Yala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿35–900
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–900
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿110–140
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿35–50
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿280–310
Train from Padang Besar to Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿15–900
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–900
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿95–120
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿15–20
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿250–280
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Anak Bukit to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿55–70
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
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