There are 5 ways to get from Kandy to Kanda by bus, plane, or train
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Mini Bus, bus to Weerawila International Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Kandy to Ellabus
- Take the bus from Ella to Thanamalwilabus
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane WRZ - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kokuratrain
28h 2mTrain, train to Batticaloa Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Kandy to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the train from Polgahawela to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane BTC - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kokuratrain
25h 4m¥41,781–160,573Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane CMB - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kokuratrain
16h 14m¥80,097–142,427Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Kitakyushu Airport
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ)plane CMB - KKJ
20h 34m¥97,997–308,327Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport, train
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane CMB - KMJ
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Kokuratrain
20h 43m¥107,777–286,177
Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kandy to Kanda is to train and fly which costs ¥41000 - ¥170000 and takes 25h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Kandy to Kanda is to fly and train which takes 16h 14m and costs ¥80000 - ¥150000.
The distance between Kandy and Kanda is 6194 km.
It takes approximately 28h 2m to get from Kandy to Kanda, including transfers.
Kanda is 3h 30m ahead of Kandy. It is currently 2:41 PM in Kandy and 6:11 PM in Kanda.
There are 62+ hotels available in Kanda.
What companies run services between Kandy, Sri Lanka and Kanda, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan?
You can take a flight from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Kanda(Fukuoka) via Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ), Kita Kyushu Airport, Kusami Station, and Kusami in around 20h 34m.
Airlines
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–180,000
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–180,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–290,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–330,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Tianfu International, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–290,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–280,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–310,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Tianfu International, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–290,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–280,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥38,000–150,000
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥38,000–150,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–240,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–150,000
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–150,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–240,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥38,000–150,000
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥38,000–150,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–240,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Hong Kong, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–250,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–390,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–550,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–270,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Hong Kong, Taichung
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–250,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–4,400
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥2,800–3,800
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,600–4,400
- Green seat
- ¥4,300–6,000
Train from Kumamoto to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–7,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥4,800–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,000
- Green seat
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,200
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥2,800–3,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Green Seat
- ¥2,700–3,700
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kandy to Polgahawela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,300
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ¥650–950
- 3rd Class Fare
- ¥600–750
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ¥700–1,300
Train from Polgahawela to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–4,400
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ¥650–950
- 3rd Class Fare
- ¥700–850
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ¥1,400–4,400
Bus operators
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Kandy to Ella
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,169
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Kandy to Ella
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,340
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- +94 112 581 120
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Ella to Thanamalwila
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
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