There are 4 ways to get from Dhaka to Colombo by plane, bus, car, 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 from Shahjalal International Airport
best- Fly from Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane DAC - CMB
6h 16mRs 68,711–122,113Train, 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 30,040–69,281Bus, drive, ferry
- Take the bus from Dhaka Mohakhali to Chapai nawabganjbus
- Drive from Chapai nawabganj to Berhamporecar
- Take the bus from Berhampore to Kolkatabus
- Take the bus from Kolkata to Chennaibus
- Take the bus from Chennai to Nagapattinambus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
2d 22hTrain to Agartala, fly
- Take the train from Dhaka to Azampurtrain
- Fly from Agartala (IXA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXA - CMB
12h 12mRs 59,282–154,786
Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dhaka to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 30000 - Rs. 70000 and takes 3 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Dhaka to Colombo is to fly which takes 6h 16m and costs Rs. 65000 - Rs. 130000.
The distance between Dhaka and Colombo is 2217 km.
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Dhaka to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 30 min behind Dhaka. It is currently 4:29 AM in Dhaka and 3:59 AM in Colombo.
There are 1414+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Dhaka, Bangladesh and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
SriLankan Airlines, FitsAir, and IndiGo Airlines fly from Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–110,000
Flights from Agartala to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–140,000
Flights from Agartala to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–180,000
Flights from Agartala to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kolkata, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 49,000–140,000
Flights from Agartala to Bandaranaike International Airport via Gauhati, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–150,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–150,000
- Website
- fitsair.com
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–140,000
Train operators
- support@eticket.railway.gov.bd
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
Train from Dhaka to Akhaura
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 370–2,000
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- Rs 370–550
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- Rs 450–650
- Snigdha
- Rs 850–1,300
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- Rs 1,100–1,600
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- Rs 1,000–1,200
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- Rs 1,400–2,000
Train from Dhaka to Azampur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 380–2,000
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- Rs 380–550
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- Rs 460–650
- Snigdha
- Rs 850–1,300
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- Rs 1,100–1,600
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- Rs 1,000–1,200
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- Rs 1,400–2,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Agartala to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,400–34,000
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 4,400–5,500
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 11,000–14,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 16,000–20,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 26,000–34,000
Train from Perambur to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 800–6,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 800–1,000
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,200–2,700
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,000–3,800
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 5,000–6,500
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,400
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,500–1,900
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–3,400
Bus operators
Bus from Dhaka Mohakhali to Chapai nawabganj
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,232
- Schedules at
- shohoz.com
- Book at
- shohoz.com
- slgtbus@gmail.com
- Website
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Berhampore to Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Kolkata to Chennai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
- Phone
- +91 9799407141
- preet.singh12@yahoo.com
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
Bus from Berhampore to Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Phone
- +91 9153044288
- shashipujan123@gmail.com
- Website
- Shiv Shakti
Bus from Berhampore to Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Shiv Shakti
- Website
- Shiv Shakti
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- National Travels - Ratnagiri
- 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
- NCG Express Facebook
- Sleeper/Seater
- Rs 2,700–2,800
Ferry operators
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,671
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,671
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
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