There are 5 ways to get from Dhaka to Colombo by plane, bus, car, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Shahjalal International Airport
best- Fly from Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane DAC - CMB
6h 22mRs 63,686–122,134Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Dhaka to Akhauratrain
- Take the train from Agartala to Peramburtrain
- Take the train from Perambur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
3d 10hRs 29,244–77,631Bus, drive, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Dhaka Mohakhali to Chapai nawabganjbus
- Drive from Chapai nawabganj to New Farakka Jncar
- Take the train from New Farakka Jn to Peramburtrain
- Take the train from Perambur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
2d 14hRs 34,231–59,709Train to Agartala, fly
- Take the train from Dhaka to Azampurtrain
- Fly from Agartala (IXA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXA - CMB
11h 3mRs 59,693–165,659Train, drive, ferry
- Take the train from Dhaka to Chapai Nawabganjtrain
- Drive from Chapai Nawabganj to Pakaurcar
- Take the train from Pakaur to Palakkadtrain
- Take the train from Palakkad to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
3dRs 31,616–77,871
Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dhaka to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 29000 - Rs. 80000 and takes 3 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Dhaka to Colombo is to fly which takes 6h 22m and costs Rs. 60000 - Rs. 130000.
The distance between Dhaka and Colombo is 2217 km.
It takes approximately 6h 22m to get from Dhaka to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 30 min behind Dhaka. It is currently 9:43 AM in Dhaka and 9:13 AM in Colombo.
There are 1437+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Dhaka, Bangladesh and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
FitsAir, SriLankan Airlines, and FlexFlight ApS fly from Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 46,000–200,000
Flights from Agartala to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–160,000
Flights from Agartala to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–250,000
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–330,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Agartala to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kolkata, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 49,000–150,000
- Website
- fitsair.com
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–170,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from New Farakka Jn to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,800–21,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,800–3,300
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 7,000–9,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 10,000–13,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 16,000–21,000
Train from Perambur to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 800–6,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 800–950
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,100–2,700
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,900–3,700
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,800–6,500
Train from Pakaur to Palakkad
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,400–26,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 3,400–4,100
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 8,500–11,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 12,000–16,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 20,000–26,000
Train from Palakkad to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 850–7,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 850–1,100
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,300–2,900
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,200–4,100
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 5,000–7,000
Train from Agartala to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,300–33,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 4,300–5,500
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 10,000–14,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 15,000–20,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 26,000–33,000
Train from Dhaka to Azampur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 390–2,500
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- Rs 390–550
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- Rs 390–550
- Snigdha
- Rs 800–1,200
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- Rs 1,000–1,500
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- Rs 950–1,100
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- Rs 1,700–2,500
Train from Dhaka to Chapai Nawabganj
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 650–4,900
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- Rs 650–950
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- Rs 750–1,100
- Snigdha
- Rs 1,300–2,500
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- Rs 1,700–2,500
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- Rs 2,300–2,600
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- Rs 3,500–4,900
- S_Chair
- Rs 1,312
- AC_S
- Rs 2,988
Train from Dhaka to Akhaura
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 390–2,500
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- Rs 390–550
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- Rs 390–550
- Snigdha
- Rs 800–1,200
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- Rs 1,000–1,500
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- Rs 950–1,100
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- Rs 1,700–2,500
- 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
Bus operators
Bus from Dhaka Mohakhali to Chapai nawabganj
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,114
- Schedules at
- shohoz.com
- Book at
- shohoz.com
- 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
Ferry operators
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 21,994
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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