There are 3 ways to get from Kandy to Madagascar 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
best- Take the bus from Kandy to Ellabus
- Take the bus from Ella to Thanamalwilabus
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane WRZ - TNR
37h 13mTrain, train to Koggala, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Kandy to Maradanatrain
- Take the train from Maradana to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane KCT - TNR
36h 30m$300–982Train, train to Batticaloa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kandy to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the train from Polgahawela to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane BTC - TNR
34h 16m$434–1,245
Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Ivato International Airport (TNR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kandy to Madagascar is to train and fly which costs $300 - $1,000 and takes 36h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Kandy to Madagascar is to train and fly which takes 34h 16m and costs $430 - $1,300.
The distance between Kandy and Madagascar is 4867 km.
It takes approximately 37h 13m to get from Kandy to Madagascar, including transfers.
Madagascar is 2h 30m behind Kandy. It is currently 2:00 PM in Kandy and 11:30 AM in Madagascar.
There are 113+ hotels available in Madagascar.
What companies run services between Kandy, Sri Lanka and Madagascar?
There is no direct connection from Kandy to Madagascar. However, you can take the bus to Ella, take the bus to Thanamalwila, take the taxi to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) airport, fly to Ivato International Airport (TNR), then take the taxi to Antananarivo. Alternatively, you can take the train to Maradana, take the train to Habaraduwa, walk to Koggala (KCT) airport, fly to Ivato International Airport (TNR), then take the taxi to Antananarivo.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Colombo, Madras, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Koggala to Ivato International Airport via Colombo, Bengaluru, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Koggala to Ivato International Airport via Colombo, Madras, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Ivato International Airport via Colombo, Madras, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Colombo, Mahe Island
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Colombo, Mahe Island, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Koggala to Ivato International Airport via Colombo, Mahe Island
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Koggala to Ivato International Airport via Colombo, Mahe Island, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Ivato International Airport via Colombo, Mahe Island
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Ivato International Airport via Colombo, Mahe Island, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
- Website
- airmauritius.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Colombo, Mahe Island, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Koggala to Ivato International Airport via Colombo, Mahe Island, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Ivato International Airport via Colombo, Mahe Island, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kandy to Maradana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–12
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $8–12
Train from Maradana to Habaraduwa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–13
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $8–13
- 3rd Class
- $6
- 2nd Class
- $1
- 1st Class
- $7
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
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $3–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $4–8
Train from Polgahawela to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–28
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–6
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $9–28
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Kandy to Ella
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Kandy to Ella
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- 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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