There are 6 ways to get from Kandy to Dubai by train, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, train to Batticaloa, fly to Dubai International Airport
best- Take the train from Kandy to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the train from Polgahawela to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa (BTC) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane BTC - DXB
15h 37mAED 687–1,881Train, train to Koggala, fly to Dubai International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Kandy to Fort Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fort Station to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane KCT - DXB
17h 41mAED 671–1,876Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane CMB - DXB
9h 12mAED 1,162–1,615Train, train to Batticaloa, fly to Sharjah International Airport
- Take the train from Kandy to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the train from Polgahawela to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa (BTC) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane BTC - SHJ
25h 1mAED 705–2,005Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Sharjah International Airport
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane CMB - SHJ
10h 46mAED 1,480–3,039Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Abu Dhabi, shuttle
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane CMB - AUH
- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
11h 29mAED 1,038–1,303
Batticaloa (BTC) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kandy to Dubai is to train and fly which costs AED 650 - AED 1900 and takes 17h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Kandy to Dubai is to fly which takes 9h 12m and costs AED 1100 - AED 1700.
The distance between Kandy and Dubai is 3746 km.
It takes approximately 15h 37m to get from Kandy to Dubai, including transfers.
Dubai is 1h 30m behind Kandy. It is currently 2:54 PM in Kandy and 1:24 PM in Dubai.
There are 17171+ hotels available in Dubai.
What companies run services between Kandy, Sri Lanka and Dubai, United Arab Emirates?
You can take a flight from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Burj Khalifa/ Dubai Mall Metro Station 2 via Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Dubai International Airport (DXB), and Airport Terminal Metro Station in around 9h 12m.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Batticaloa to Dubai International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 600–2,500
Flights from Koggala to Dubai International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 600–2,600
- Website
- salamair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,400
Flights from Batticaloa to Sharjah International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,600
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Batticaloa to Dubai International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,500
Flights from Koggala to Dubai International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 600–950
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Batticaloa to Sharjah International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 650–1,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sharjah International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,400
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,400
Flights from Batticaloa to Sharjah International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 950–2,900
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,300
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Batticaloa to Dubai International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 650–1,800
Flights from Koggala to Dubai International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 650–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,200
- Website
- fitsair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,400
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–2,800
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
Train from Kandy to Polgahawela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- AED 13–35
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- AED 15–21
- 3rd Class Fare
- AED 13–16
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- AED 25–35
Train from Polgahawela to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- AED 15–35
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- AED 15–21
- 3rd Class Fare
- AED 15–19
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- AED 27–35
Train from Kandy to Fort Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- AED 14–35
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- AED 15–21
- 3rd Class Fare
- AED 14–17
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- AED 26–35
Train from Fort Station to Habaraduwa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- AED 3–35
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- AED 15–21
- 3rd Class Fare
- AED 14–17
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- AED 26–35
- 3rd Class
- AED 19
- 2nd Class
- AED 3
- 1st Class
- AED 23
Train from Kandy to Polgahawela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- AED 13–35
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- AED 15–21
- 3rd Class Fare
- AED 13–16
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- AED 25–35
Train from Polgahawela to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- AED 15–35
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- AED 15–21
- 3rd Class Fare
- AED 15–19
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- AED 27–35
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 35–38
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
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