There are 6 ways to get from Guntur to Colombo by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Vijayawada Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Guntur Jn to Uppalurtrain
- Fly from Vijayawada Airport (VGA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane VGA - CMB
7h 50mRs 59,768–125,311Train, ferry via Pallāvaram
cheapest- Take the train from New Guntur to Tambaramtrain
- Take the train from Tambaram to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
30h 11mRs 24,555–47,527Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Guntur to Koyambedubus
- Take the bus from Chennai Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus to Nagorebus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
24h 27mRs 29,733–37,363Train, ferry
- Take the train from Tenali Jn to Thiruvarur Jntrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
28h 56mRs 24,910–50,117Train to Rajahmundry Airport, fly
- Take the train from Guntur Jn to Rajamundrytrain
- Fly from Rajahmundry Airport (RJA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane RJA - CMB
10h 11mRs 50,478–127,102Train to Hyderabad, fly
- Take the train from Guntur Jn to Begumpettrain
- Fly from Hyderabad (HYD) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane HYD - CMB
10h 12mRs 43,537–102,364
Vijayawada Airport (VGA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Guntur to Colombo is to train and ferry via Pallāvaram which costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 48000 and takes 30h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Guntur to Colombo is to train and fly which takes 7h 50m and costs Rs. 60000 - Rs. 130000.
The distance between Guntur and Colombo is 1137 km.
The best way to get from Guntur to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 28h 56m and costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 50000.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Guntur to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1449+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Guntur, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Guntur to Colombo. However, you can take the train to Uppalur, take the taxi to Vijayawada Airport (VGA) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Guntur to Pettah via Koyambedu, Chennai Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus, Nagore, Nagapattinam, Kankesanturai, and Kankesanturai in around 24h 27m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Vijayawada Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–110,000
Flights from Vijayawada Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–110,000
Flights from Vijayawada Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–110,000
Flights from Rajahmundry Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 40,000–110,000
Flights from Rajahmundry Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 40,000–110,000
Flights from Hyderabad to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 34,000–85,000
Flights from Hyderabad to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 34,000–85,000
Flights from Hyderabad to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 34,000–85,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Vijayawada Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 37,000–170,000
Flights from Hyderabad to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 34,000–47,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Guntur Jn to Uppalur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 410–3,300
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 410–490
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,600–2,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,500–3,300
Train from Tenali Jn to Thiruvarur Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–9,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 3,200–4,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 4,500–6,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 7,500–9,500
Train from Guntur Jn to Rajamundry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 550–4,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 550–700
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,500–2,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,100–2,700
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,500–4,400
Train from Guntur Jn to Begumpet
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 700–850
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,900–2,400
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,600–3,300
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,300–5,500
Train from New Guntur to Tambaram
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 900–7,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 900–1,100
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,400–3,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,300–4,200
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 5,500–7,000
Train from Tambaram to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 700–6,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 700–900
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,000–2,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,700–3,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,500–6,000
- 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
- Phone
- +91-9384047581
- vkvtravels99@gmail.com
- Website
- vkvtravels.in
Bus from Guntur to Koyambedu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,000–10,000
- Website
- https://www.vkvtravels.in/
- Seater/ Sleeper
- Rs 4,000–10,000
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Chennai Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus to Nagore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,000–2,400
- Website
- https://www.tnstc.in/OTRSOnline/
- 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
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 21,644
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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