There are 4 ways to get from Istanbul to Kandy by plane, taxi, or train
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Fly to Kandy
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kandy (KDW)plane IST - KDW
15h 29mRs 82,497–195,032Fly to Sigiriya Airport, taxi
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane IST - GIU
- Take the taxi from Sigiriya Airport (GIU) to Kandytaxi
16h 35mRs 86,355–200,025Fly to Hatton, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Hatton (NUF)plane IST - NUF
- Take the train from Hatton to Kandytrain
18h 32mRs 82,800–196,440Fly to Colombo Airport, fly to Victoria Resevour Kandy
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IST - CMB
- Fly from Colombo Airport to Victoria Resevour Kandyplane
12h 37mRs 139,908–836,140
Istanbul (IST) to Kandy (KDW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Kandy is to fly which costs Rs. 80000 - Rs. 200000 and takes 15h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Kandy is to fly which takes 12h 37m and costs Rs. 140000 - Rs. 850000.
The distance between Istanbul and Kandy is 6421 km.
It takes approximately 15h 29m to get from Istanbul to Kandy, including transfers.
Kandy is 2h 30m ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 5:22 PM in Istanbul and 7:52 PM in Kandy.
There are 1492+ hotels available in Kandy.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Kandy, Sri Lanka?
Turkish Airlines, Cinnamon Air, and four other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kandy (KDW) every 4 hours.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kandy via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–330,000
Flights from Istanbul to Kandy via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–270,000
Flights from Istanbul to Kandy via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–280,000
Flights from Istanbul to Kandy via Sharjah, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–200,000
Flights from Istanbul to Kandy via Kuwait, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–220,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sigiriya Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–330,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sigiriya Airport via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–270,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sigiriya Airport via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–280,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sigiriya Airport via Sharjah, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–200,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sigiriya Airport via Kuwait, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–220,000
Flights from Istanbul to Hatton via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–330,000
Flights from Istanbul to Hatton via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–270,000
Flights from Istanbul to Hatton via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–280,000
Flights from Istanbul to Hatton via Sharjah, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–200,000
Flights from Istanbul to Hatton via Kuwait, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–220,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–280,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–250,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–320,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bandaranaike International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–130,000
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Hatton to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–2,600
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,000–2,600
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,800–6,000
Taxi Dambulla
- Phone
- +94 76 36 05 437
- Website
- taxidambulla.wordpress.com
Kandy Meter Taxi
- Phone
- +94 81 49 55 655
- Website
- kandy-taxi.business.site
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