There are 5 ways to get from Howrah to Sigiriya by plane, train, ferry, bus, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Sigiriya Airport
best- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane CCU - GIU
11h 51mRs 43,391–150,545Train, ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Howrah Jn to Vridhachalam Jntrain
- Take the train from Vridhachalam Jn to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Dambullabus
47h 45mRs 28,553–50,583Fly to Jaffna, bus
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Jaffna (JAF)plane CCU - JAF
- Take the bus from Kaithady to Dambullabus
12h 47mFly to Kandy, taxi
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Kandy (KDW)plane CCU - KDW
- Take the taxi from Kandy (KDW) to Sigiriyataxi
13h 39mRs 47,061–156,645Train, 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 Dambullabus
47h 50mRs 30,196–50,984
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Howrah to Sigiriya is to train and ferry and bus which costs Rs. 28000 - Rs. 55000 and takes 47h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Howrah to Sigiriya is to fly which takes 11h 51m and costs Rs. 43000 - Rs. 160000.
The distance between Howrah and Sigiriya is 1850 km.
The best way to get from Howrah to Sigiriya without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 47h 45m and costs Rs. 28000 - Rs. 55000.
It takes approximately 11h 51m to get from Howrah to Sigiriya, including transfers.
There are 244+ hotels available in Sigiriya.
What companies run services between Howrah, India and Sigiriya, Sri Lanka?
IndiGo Airlines, Cinnamon Air, and three other airlines fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU) 4 times a day.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Mumbai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–190,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Bengaluru, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 48,000–140,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Madras, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 43,000–150,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Kandy via Mumbai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–190,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Kandy via Bengaluru, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 47,000–140,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Kandy via Madras, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 42,000–150,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Jaffna via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–220,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–230,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Jaffna via Madras, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–220,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
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 2,700–3,200
- 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 Vridhachalam Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 600–4,600
- 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 2,200–2,800
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,700–4,600
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 2,700–3,300
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 6,500–8,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 9,500–13,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 16,000–21,000
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Kankesanturai to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,050–2,200
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- Rs 2,050–2,200
Bus from Kaithady to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Puducherry to Myladuthurai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 370–1,700
- Website
- https://www.tnstc.in/OTRSOnline/
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 21,962
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,000–6,500
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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