There are 5 ways to get from Kandy to Kalamata 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 Athens International Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Kandy to Ellabus
- Take the bus from Ella to Thanamalwilabus
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane WRZ - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamatabus
30h 27m€285–698Train, train to Koggala, fly to Athens International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Kandy to Maradanatrain
- Take the train from Maradana to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane KCT - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamatabus
29h 43m€251–667Train, train to Batticaloa Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kandy to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the train from Polgahawela to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BTC - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamatabus
26h 19m€254–669Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, bus
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CMB - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamatabus
20h 19m€430–794Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Kalamata International Airport
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane CMB - KLX
18h 18m€624–1,545
Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kandy to Kalamata is to train and fly and bus which costs €250 - €700 and takes 29h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Kandy to Kalamata is to fly which takes 18h 18m and costs €600 - €1600.
The distance between Kandy and Kalamata is 7234 km.
It takes approximately 30h 27m to get from Kandy to Kalamata, including transfers.
Kalamata is 2h 30m behind Kandy. It is currently 8:25 AM in Kandy and 5:55 AM in Kalamata.
There are 1514+ hotels available in Kalamata.
What companies run services between Kandy, Sri Lanka and Kalamata, Greece?
You can take a flight from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Kalamata via Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Kalamata International Airport (KLX), and Kalamata International Airport in around 18h 18m.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Athens International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–800
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Athens International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–800
Flights from Koggala to Athens International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Athens International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Athens International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–650
Flights from Koggala to Athens International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Koggala to Athens International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–650
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Sharjah, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,300
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Athens International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Athens International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Koggala to Athens International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Athens International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–290
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Athens International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–600
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Athens International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–600
Flights from Koggala to Athens International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Athens International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–550
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Athens International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Athens International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–850
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,400
- 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
Train from Kandy to Maradana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–8
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- €3–5
- 3rd Class Fare
- €3–4
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- €6–8
Train from Maradana to Habaraduwa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–8
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- €3–5
- 3rd Class Fare
- €3–4
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- €6–8
- 3rd Class
- €5
- 2nd Class
- €1
- 1st Class
- €6
- 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
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
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