There are 5 ways to get from Esenler to Kandy by bus, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Hatton, taxi
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Hatton (NUF)IST - NUF
- Take the taxi from Hatton (NUF) to Kandy
16h 55mRs 74,703–195,963Bus, fly to Sigiriya Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)IST - GIU
- Take the taxi from Sigiriya Airport (GIU) to Kandy
17h 7mRs 75,803–197,563Bus, fly to Batticaloa Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Batticaloa Airport (BTC)IST - BTC
- Take the taxi from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Kandy
16h 40mRs 89,503–232,563Bus, fly to Koggala
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Koggala (KCT)IST - KCT
- Take the bus from Galle Bus Station to Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center
- Take the bus from Malabe to Kandy
46h 10mRs 79,963–202,603Bus, fly to Colombo Airport, fly to Victoria Resevour Kandy
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)IST - CMB
- Fly from Colombo Airport to Victoria Resevour Kandy
12h 45mRs 120,926–166,486
Istanbul (IST) to Hatton (NUF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Esenler to Kandy is to bus and fly and taxi which costs Rs. 70000 - Rs. 200000 and takes 16h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Esenler to Kandy is to bus and fly which takes 12h 45m and costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 170000.
The distance between Esenler and Kandy is 6489 km.
It takes approximately 16h 55m to get from Esenler to Kandy, including transfers.
Kandy is 2h 30m ahead of Esenler. It is currently 4:25 PM in Esenler and 6:55 PM in Kandy.
There are 1472+ hotels available in Kandy.
What companies run services between Esenler, Turkey and Kandy, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Esenler to Kandy. However, you can take the bus to Istanbul Airport Bus, walk to Istanbul (IST) airport, fly to Hatton (NUF), then take the taxi to Kandy. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Istanbul Airport Bus, walk to Istanbul (IST) airport, fly to Sigiriya Airport (GIU), then take the taxi to Kandy.
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- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Hatton via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–280,000
Flights from Istanbul to Hatton via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–310,000
Flights from Istanbul to Hatton via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–370,000
Flights from Istanbul to Hatton via Sharjah, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–210,000
Flights from Istanbul to Hatton via Kuwait, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–250,000
Flights from Istanbul to Hatton via Mumbai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–190,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sigiriya Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–280,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sigiriya Airport via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–310,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sigiriya Airport via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–370,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sigiriya Airport via Sharjah, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–220,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sigiriya Airport via Kuwait, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–250,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sigiriya Airport via Mumbai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–190,000
Flights from Istanbul to Batticaloa Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–280,000
Flights from Istanbul to Batticaloa Airport via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–310,000
Flights from Istanbul to Batticaloa Airport via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–370,000
Flights from Istanbul to Batticaloa Airport via Sharjah, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–220,000
Flights from Istanbul to Batticaloa Airport via Kuwait, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–250,000
Flights from Istanbul to Koggala via Bandaranaike International Airport, Hatton
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–280,000
Flights from Istanbul to Koggala via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport, Hatton
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–310,000
Flights from Istanbul to Koggala via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport, Hatton
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–370,000
Flights from Istanbul to Koggala via Sharjah, Bandaranaike International Airport, Hatton
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–220,000
Flights from Istanbul to Koggala via Kuwait, Bandaranaike International Airport, Hatton
- Ave. Duration
- 43h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–250,000
Flights from Istanbul to Koggala via Mumbai, Bandaranaike International Airport, Hatton
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–190,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–310,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–230,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–170,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–270,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bandaranaike International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–95,000
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,000–1,600
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Galle Bus Station to Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 370–410
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 370–410
- Semi Lux
- Rs 440–650
- Super Lux
- Rs 800–1,100
Bus from Malabe to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 390–430
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 390–430
- Semi Lux
- Rs 460–650
- Super Lux
- Rs 850–1,100
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,700–11,000
Randidu Cabs and Tours
- Phone
- +94 72 35 77 277
- Website
- business.facebook.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Nuwara Eliya Taxi
- Phone
- +94 72 27 02 600
- Website
- nuwaraeliyataxi.wixsite.com
Minipura Taxi
- Phone
- +94 11 45 22 64 264
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Dambulla
- Phone
- +94 76 36 05 437
- Website
- taxidambulla.wordpress.com
Kandy Meter Taxi
- Phone
- +94 81 49 55 655
- Website
- kandy-taxi.business.site
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Batticaloa Taxi Service
- Phone
- +94 65 222 60 79
- Website
- welcometobatticaloa.com
Batticaloa Car Taxi
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