There are 2 ways to get from Kandy to Kathmandu by taxi, plane, train, ferry, or car
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Taxi, fly
best- Take the taxi from Kandy to Colombo-Airport-CMBtaxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane CMB - KTM
5h 56m$217–370Taxi, train, ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the taxi from Kandy to Kurunegalataxi
- Take the train from Kurunegala to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Kalyan Jntrain
- Take the train from Kalyan Jn to Raxaul Jntrain
- Drive from Raxaul Jn to Kathmanducar
3d 3h$115–271
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kandy to Kathmandu is to taxi and train and ferry and drive which costs $110 - $280 and takes 3 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Kandy to Kathmandu is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 56m and costs $210 - $370.
The distance between Kandy and Kathmandu is 2463 km.
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Kandy to Kathmandu, including transfers.
Kathmandu is 15 min ahead of Kandy. It is currently 8:17 AM in Kandy and 8:32 AM in Kathmandu.
There are 1509+ hotels available in Kathmandu.
What companies run services between Kandy, Sri Lanka and Kathmandu, Nepal?
There is no direct connection from Kandy to Kathmandu. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM), walk to Tribhuvan International Airport, then take the line 5 bus to Singhadurbar. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Kurunegala, take the train to Kankesanturai, walk to Kankesanturai, take the ferry to Nagapattinam, walk to Nagappattinam, take the train to Kalyan Jn, take the train to Raxaul Jn, then drive to Kathmandu.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–480
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–360
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–460
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kurunegala to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–35
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–6
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $9–35
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Nagappattinam to Kalyan Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $7–60
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $7–9
- Third AC (3A)
- $19–24
- Second AC (2A)
- $27–35
- First Class (1A)
- $45–60
Train from Kalyan Jn to Raxaul Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–70
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $8–11
- Third AC (3A)
- $22–28
- Second AC (2A)
- $30–40
- First Class (1A)
- $50–70
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $72
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Estimated price
- $7–20
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Kandy Meter Taxi
- Phone
- + 94 81 49 55 655
- Website
- facebook.com
Kandy Budget Taxi
- Phone
- + 94 71 21 08 210
- Website
- kandybudgettaxi.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Kandy Meter Taxi
- Phone
- + 94 81 49 55 655
- Website
- facebook.com
Kandy Budget Taxi
- Phone
- + 94 71 21 08 210
- Website
- kandybudgettaxi.com
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