There are 3 ways to get from Dehradun to Colombo by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly
best- Fly from Dehradun Airport (DED) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)DED - CMB
7h 8mRs 62,562–82,210Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Dehradun to Hazrat Nizamuddin
- Take the train from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Villupuram Jn
- Take the train from Villupuram Jn to Nagappattinam
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
2d 14hRs 28,308–70,659Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Dehradun to Kashmiri Gate
- Take the train from New Delhi to Villupuram Jn
- Take the train from Villupuram Jn to Nagappattinam
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettah
2d 15hRs 32,118–60,538
Dehradun Airport (DED) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dehradun to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 28000 - Rs. 75000 and takes 2 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Dehradun to Colombo is to fly which takes 7h 8m and costs Rs. 60000 - Rs. 85000.
The distance between Dehradun and Colombo is 2626 km.
The best way to get from Dehradun to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 2 days 14h and costs Rs. 28000 - Rs. 75000.
It takes approximately 7h 8m to get from Dehradun to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1483+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Dehradun, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Air India Express, SriLankan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Dehradun Airport (DED) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 4 hours.
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- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Dehradun Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 38,000–110,000
Flights from Dehradun Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 37,000–120,000
Flights from Dehradun Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 33,000–100,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Dehradun Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 35,000–110,000
Flights from Dehradun Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 37,000–120,000
Flights from Dehradun Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–70,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Dehradun Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–70,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Dehradun to Hazrat Nizamuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 750–6,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 750–900
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,000–2,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,700–3,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,500–6,000
Train from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Villupuram Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,300–25,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 3,300–4,000
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 8,000–11,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 11,000–15,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 20,000–25,000
Train from Villupuram Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 600–4,600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 600–700
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,600–2,100
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,200–2,800
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,600–4,600
Train from New Delhi to Villupuram Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,300–26,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 3,300–4,000
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 8,000–11,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 12,000–15,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 20,000–26,000
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
- +91-522-2623578
- info@upsrtc.com
- Website
- upsrtc.up.gov.in
Bus from Dehradun to Kashmiri Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,500–2,800
- Website
- https://upsrtc.up.gov.in/
- Ordinary
- Rs 1,500–2,000
- Janrath
- Rs 1,900–2,800
- 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
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,356
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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