There are 5 ways to get from Europe to Dambulla by train, plane, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Sigiriya Airport
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane FRA - GIU
20h 59mRs 133,138–420,849Train, fly to Kandy, taxi
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kandy (KDW)plane FRA - KDW
- Take the taxi from Kandy (KDW) to Dambullataxi
22h 16mRs 136,688–425,149Train, fly to Batticaloa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Batticaloa Airport (BTC)plane FRA - BTC
- Take the bus from Batticaloa to Dambullabus
21h 55mRs 134,838–422,599Train, fly to Jaffna, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Jaffna (JAF)plane FRA - JAF
- Take the bus from Kaithady to Dambullabus
29h 3mTrain, fly to Hatton, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hatton (NUF)plane FRA - NUF
- Take the train from Hatton to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the bus from Polgahawela to Dambullabus
28h 18m
Frankfurt (FRA) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Dambulla is to train and fly and taxi which costs Rs. 130000 - Rs. 430000 and takes 22h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Dambulla is to train and fly which takes 20h 59m and costs Rs. 130000 - Rs. 430000.
The distance between Europe and Dambulla is 8262 km.
It takes approximately 20h 59m to get from Europe to Dambulla, including transfers.
Dambulla is 3h 30m ahead of Europe. It is currently 6:54 PM in Europe and 10:24 PM in Dambulla.
There are 240+ hotels available in Dambulla.
What companies run services between Europe and Dambulla, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Dambulla. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Sigiriya Airport (GIU), then take the taxi to Dambulla. Alternatively, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Kandy (KDW), then take the taxi to Dambulla.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sigiriya Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–440,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sigiriya Airport via Dubai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sigiriya Airport via Mumbai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–550,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sigiriya Airport via Bengaluru, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–550,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sigiriya Airport via Doha, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kandy via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–440,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kandy via Dubai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kandy via Mumbai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–500,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kandy via Bengaluru, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–550,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kandy via Doha, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Batticaloa Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–440,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Batticaloa Airport via Mumbai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–550,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Batticaloa Airport via Bengaluru, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–550,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Batticaloa Airport via Dubai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Batticaloa Airport via Doha, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Hatton via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–440,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Hatton via Dubai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Hatton via Mumbai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–500,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Hatton via Bengaluru, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–500,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Hatton via Doha, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–850,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–850,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Doha, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–650,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 10,000–24,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 15,000–22,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Hatton to Polgahawela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–3,200
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,500–3,200
- Phone
- +94 777 382 186
- info@superline.lk
- Website
- superline.lk
Bus from Batticaloa to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,200–2,400
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Kaithady to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- +94 112 581 120
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Polgahawela to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,500–5,500
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Kandy Meter Taxi
- Phone
- + 94 81 49 55 655
- Website
- facebook.com
Kandy Budget Taxi
- Phone
- + 94 71 21 08 210
- Website
- kandybudgettaxi.com
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