There are 4 ways to get from Howrah to Colombo by plane, train, ferry, bus, or car
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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)plane CCU - CMB
7h 45mRs 51,560–86,142Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Howrah Jn to Villupuram Jntrain
- Take the train from Villupuram Jn to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
2dRs 25,968–58,398Train to Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, fly
- Take the train from Howrah Jn to Durgapurtrain
- Fly from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (RDP) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane RDP - CMB
11h 2mRs 61,116–190,165Train, bus, drive, ferry
- Take the train from Howrah Jn to Pondicherrytrain
- Take the bus from Puducherry to Myladuthuraibus
- Drive from Myladuthurai to Nagapattinamcar
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
2d 2hRs 29,407–49,341
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. 26000 - Rs. 60000 and takes 2 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Howrah to Colombo is to fly which takes 7h 45m and costs Rs. 50000 - Rs. 90000.
The distance between Howrah and Colombo is 1997 km.
The best way to get from Howrah to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 2 days 0h and costs Rs. 26000 - Rs. 60000.
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Howrah to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1451+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Howrah, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
IndiGo Airlines, Air India Express, 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
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 43,000–70,000
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 43,000–70,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 43,000–70,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 43,000–70,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–170,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–180,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bhubaneswar, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–170,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 44,000–130,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 46,000–140,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–260,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 49,000–240,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–180,000
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 2,500–20,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,500–3,100
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 6,500–8,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 9,000–12,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 15,000–20,000
Train from Villupuram Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 550–4,500
- 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 3,500–4,500
Train from Howrah Jn to Durgapur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 500–4,200
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 500–650
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,500–1,900
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,000–2,600
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,300–4,200
Train from Howrah Jn to Pondicherry
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,700–21,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,700–3,200
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 6,500–8,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 9,500–12,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 16,000–21,000
- 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
Bus operators
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Puducherry to Myladuthurai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 370–1,600
- 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
Ferry operators
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 21,528
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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