There are 3 ways to get from Cuttack to Colombo by bus, plane, train, or ferry
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Bus, fly
best- Take the bus from Badambadi Bus Stand to Capital Hospitalbus
- Fly from Biju Patnaik International Airport (BBI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BBI - CMB
9h 31mRs 51,662–161,283Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Bhubaneswar to Mayiladuturai Jtrain
- Take the train from Mayiladuturai J to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
42h 43mRs 26,239–58,345Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Badambadi Bus Stand to Vani Vihar Squarebus 17
- Take the train from Bhubaneswar to Mayiladuturai Jtrain
- Take the train from Mayiladuturai J to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
44h 7mRs 27,676–45,732
Biju Patnaik International Airport (BBI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuttack to Colombo is to bus and train and ferry which costs Rs. 27000 - Rs. 46000 and takes 44h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Cuttack to Colombo is to bus and fly which takes 9h 31m and costs Rs. 50000 - Rs. 170000.
The distance between Cuttack and Colombo is 1671 km.
The best way to get from Cuttack to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 42h 43m and costs Rs. 26000 - Rs. 60000.
It takes approximately 9h 31m to get from Cuttack to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1466+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Cuttack, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Cuttack to Colombo. However, you can take the bus to Capital Hospital, take the line 10 bus to Biju Patnaik International Airport, walk to Bhubaneswar-Airport-BBI airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cuttack to Colombo Fort via Bhubaneswar, Mayiladuturai J, Nagappattinam, Nagapattinam, Kankesanturai, and Kankesanturai in around 42h 43m.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Biju Patnaik International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–150,000
Flights from Biju Patnaik International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–310,000
Flights from Biju Patnaik International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–260,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Biju Patnaik International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 46,000–160,000
Flights from Biju Patnaik International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 43,000–150,000
Flights from Biju Patnaik International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 47,000–160,000
Flights from Biju Patnaik International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–200,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Bhubaneswar to Mayiladuturai J
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,200–17,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,200–2,700
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 5,500–7,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 8,000–10,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 13,000–17,000
Train from Mayiladuturai J to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 430–3,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 430–550
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,600–2,100
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,600–3,400
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–13,000
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,500–1,900
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 3,000–13,000
- Phone
- 1800-5700-218
- crutbbsr@gmail.com
- Website
- capitalregiontransport.in
Bus from Badambadi Bus Stand to Capital Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 140–230
- Website
- https://www.capitalregiontransport.in/
- Non AC
- Rs 140–200
- AC
- Rs 200–230
Bus from Badambadi Bus Stand to Vani Vihar Square
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 120–210
- Website
- https://www.capitalregiontransport.in/
- Non AC
- Rs 120–180
- AC
- Rs 180–210
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Kankesanturai to Pettah
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,700–2,800
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- Rs 2,700–2,800
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 21,916
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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