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There are 4 ways to get from Kandy to Leh by bus, plane, or train

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Mini Bus, bus to Weerawila International Airport, fly
best
1. Take the bus from Kandy to Ellabus
2. Take the bus from Ella to Thanamalwilabus
3. Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL)plane WRZ - IXL
25h 52m
Train, train to Koggala, fly
cheapest
1. Take the train from Kandy to Maradanatrain
2. Take the train from Maradana to Habaraduwatrain
3. Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL)plane KCT - IXL
25h 9m
₹24,041–78,157
Train, train to Batticaloa Airport, fly
1. Take the train from Kandy to Polgahawelatrain
2. Take the train from Polgahawela to Batticaloatrain
3. Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL)plane BTC - IXL
22h 54m
₹25,477–84,244
Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly
1. Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
2. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL)plane CMB - IXL
11h 54m
₹52,820–136,970

Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL) flights

16Weekly Planes

21h 6mAverage Duration

₹21,138Cheapest Price

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Distance: 3,346.4 km
Duration: 25h 52m

What companies run services between Kandy, Sri Lanka and Leh, India?

You can take a flight from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Leh via Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) and Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL) in around 11h 54m.

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Leh(opens in a new window), India(opens in a new window)

Leh is a city in Indian-administered Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir region. It is the largest city and the joint capital of Ladakh. Leh, located in the Leh district, was also the historical capital of the Kingdom of Ladakh. The seat of the kingdom, Leh Palace, the former residence of the royal family of Ladakh, was built in the same style and about the same time as the Potala Palace in Tibet. Since they were both constructed in a similar style and at roughly the same time, the Potala Palace in Tibet and Leh Palace, the royal residence, are frequently contrasted. Leh is at an altitude of, and is connected via National Highway 1 to Srinagar in the southwest and to Manali in the south via the Leh-Manali Highway (part of National Highway 3).

Things to do in Leh

Khardung La(Opens in a new window)

Khardung La (Khardung Pass, la means pass in Tibetan) is a mountain pass in the Ladakh region of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The local pronunciation is "Khardong La" or "Khardzong La" but, as with most names in Ladakh, the romanised spelling varies.

Magnetic Hill(Opens in a new window)

Magnet Hill is a "gravity hill" located near Leh in Ladakh, India. The layout of the area and surrounding slopes creates an optical illusion that the downhill road is actually an uphill road. Objects and cars on the hill may appear to roll "uphill" in defiance of gravity when they are, in fact, rolling downhill.

Stakna Monastery(Opens in a new window)

Stakna Monastery or Stakna Gompa is a Buddhist monastery of the Drugpa sect in Stakna, Leh district, Ladakh, northern India, 21 or 25 kilometres from Leh on the left bank of the Indus River.

Hemis National Park(Opens in a new window)

Hemis National Park (or Hemis High Altitude National Park) is a high altitude national park in the eastern Ladakh region of the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India. World famous for being the best place to see the snow leopard in the wild, it is believed to have the highest density of snow leopards of any protected area in the world. It is the only national park in India north of the Himalayas, the largest notified protected area in India (and thus the largest national park of India), and is the second largest contiguous protected area after the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve and surrounding protected areas. The park is home to a number of species of endangered mammals including the snow leopard. Hemis National Park is India's only protected area inside the Palearctic ecozone, outside the Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary northeast of Hemis, and the proposed Tso Lhamo Cold Desert Conservation Area in North Sikkim.

Places to stay in Leh

₹19,122

The Grand Dragon Ladakh(Opens in a new window)

9.4Superb

₹4,349

Hotel Ashoka Ladakh(Opens in a new window)

9.8Exceptional

₹22,653

Chospa Hotel(Opens in a new window)

9.8Exceptional

₹3,603

Hotel New Glacier View(Opens in a new window)

9.6Exceptional

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