There are 4 ways to get from Howrah to Colombo by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
best- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)CCU - CMB
8h 18mRs 48,105–83,134Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Howrah Jn to Vridhachalam Jn
- Take the train from Vridhachalam Jn to Nagappattinam
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
2d 2hRs 27,009–60,679Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Howrah Jn to Villupuram Jn
- Take the train from Villupuram Jn to Nagappattinam
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettah
2dRs 28,619–50,109Train, train to Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, fly
- Take the train from Howrah Jn to Barddhaman
- Take the train from Barddhaman to Durgapur
- Fly from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (RDP) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)RDP - CMB
10h 37mRs 52,726–153,620
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Howrah to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 27000 - Rs. 65000 and takes 2 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Howrah to Colombo is to fly which takes 8h 18m and costs Rs. 48000 - Rs. 85000.
The distance between Howrah and Colombo is 1999 km.
The best way to get from Howrah to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 2 days 0h and costs Rs. 28000 - Rs. 50000.
It takes approximately 8h 18m to get from Howrah to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1438+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Howrah, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
IndiGo Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) hourly.
Airlines
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 41,000–65,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 41,000–65,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 41,000–65,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 41,000–65,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 40,000–140,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 39,000–130,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bhubaneswar, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 39,000–130,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Varanasi, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 43,000–140,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 32,000–100,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 36,000–100,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 36,000–100,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 40,000–140,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 41,000–140,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 40,000–140,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Howrah Jn to Villupuram Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,600–21,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,600–3,200
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 6,500–8,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 9,500–12,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 16,000–21,000
Train from Villupuram Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 600–4,600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 600–700
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,600–2,100
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,200–2,800
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,600–4,600
Train from Howrah Jn to Barddhaman
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 480–3,800
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 480–600
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,300–1,700
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,800–2,300
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,900–3,800
Train from Barddhaman to Durgapur
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 440–3,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 440–550
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,700–2,200
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,700–3,500
Train from Howrah Jn to Vridhachalam Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,700–21,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,700–3,300
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 6,500–8,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 9,500–13,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 16,000–21,000
Train from Vridhachalam Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 600–4,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 600–750
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,600–2,100
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,300–2,900
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,700–4,700
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
Bus operators
- 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
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
Ferry operators
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,350
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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