There are 4 ways to get from Kandy to Dublin by bus, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Mini Bus, bus to Weerawila International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
best- Take the bus from Kandy to Ellabus
- Take the bus from Ella to Thanamalwilabus
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane WRZ - DUB
36h 2m€359–1,258Train, train to Batticaloa Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Kandy to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the train from Polgahawela to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BTC - DUB
25h 15m€328–1,229Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane CMB - DUB
18h 14m€454–1,654Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane CMB - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
23h 50m€669–1,584
Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kandy to Dublin is to train and fly which costs €320 - €1300 and takes 25h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Kandy to Dublin is to fly which takes 18h 14m and costs €450 - €1700.
The distance between Kandy and Dublin is 9514 km.
It takes approximately 36h 2m to get from Kandy to Dublin, including transfers.
Dublin is 4h 30m behind Kandy. It is currently 12:48 AM in Kandy and 8:18 PM in Dublin.
There are 1224+ hotels available in Dublin.
What companies run services between Kandy, Sri Lanka and Dublin, Ireland?
You can take a flight from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Dublin 3Arena Point Village & Ringsend via Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Dublin Airport (DUB), and Dublin Airport, Terminal 2 in around 18h 14m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Dublin Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Dublin Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cork Airport via Doha, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cork Airport via Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Dublin Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,500
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Dublin Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dublin Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–2,300
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dublin Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Dublin Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Dublin Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dublin Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–440
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cork Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Dublin Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–950
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dublin Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,300
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kandy to Polgahawela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–8
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- €3–5
- 3rd Class Fare
- €3–4
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- €5–8
Train from Polgahawela to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–9
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- €3–5
- 3rd Class Fare
- €3–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- €6–9
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Kandy to Ella
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €34
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Kandy to Ella
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- +94 70 311 0501
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Ella to Thanamalwila
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
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