There are 3 ways to get from Guwahati to Colombo by plane, train, ferry, 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.
Fly
best- Fly from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane GAU - CMB
9h 20mRs 52,608–141,335Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Guwahati to Tambaramtrain
- Take the train from Tambaram to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
3d 3hRs 27,645–69,349Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Guwahati to Peramburtrain
- Take the train from Perambur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
2d 19hRs 29,111–57,911
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Guwahati to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 27000 - Rs. 70000 and takes 3 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Guwahati to Colombo is to fly which takes 9h 20m and costs Rs. 50000 - Rs. 150000.
The distance between Guwahati and Colombo is 2497 km.
The best way to get from Guwahati to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs Rs. 29000 - Rs. 60000.
It takes approximately 9h 20m to get from Guwahati to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1437+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Guwahati, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Air India Express, SriLankan Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 46,000–140,000
Flights from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 44,000–130,000
Flights from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 49,000–230,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 42,000–140,000
Flights from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 44,000–140,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 49,000–140,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Guwahati to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,600–27,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 3,600–4,300
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 9,000–11,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 12,000–16,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 21,000–27,000
Train from Perambur to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 750–6,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 750–950
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,100–2,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,900–3,700
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,800–6,000
Train from Guwahati to Tambaram
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,800–29,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 3,800–4,500
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 9,500–12,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 13,000–17,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 23,000–29,000
Train from Tambaram to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 750–6,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 750–900
- 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
- +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 21,766
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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