There are 7 ways to get from Kandy to Manhattan by bus, plane, train, or subway
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Mini Bus, bus to Weerawila International Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport
best- Take the bus from Kandy to Ellabus
- Take the bus from Ella to Thanamalwilabus
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane WRZ - JFK
40h 55m$607–1,471Train, train to Batticaloa Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Kandy to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the train from Polgahawela to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane BTC - JFK
37h 57m$573–1,439Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane CMB - EWR
27h 34m$834–1,392Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane CMB - JFK
25h 27m$598–1,082Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Laguardia Airport
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane CMB - LGA
27h 27m$1,267–2,967Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport, train
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane CMB - BOS
- Take the train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
29h 39m$973–3,023Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane CMB - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
29h 32m$833–1,516
Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kandy to Manhattan is to fly which costs $600 - $1,100 and takes 25h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Kandy to Manhattan is to fly which takes 25h 27m and costs $600 - $1,100.
The distance between Kandy and Manhattan is 9034 miles.
It takes approximately 40h 55m to get from Kandy to Manhattan, including transfers.
Manhattan is 9h 30m behind Kandy. It is currently 3:55 AM in Kandy and 6:25 PM in Manhattan.
There are 3850+ hotels available in Manhattan.
What companies run services between Kandy, Sri Lanka and Manhattan, NY, USA?
You can take a flight from Victoria Resevour Kandy to New York Penn Station via Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Terminal B, Newark Airport Amtrak, and Newark Airport Railroad Station in around 27h 34m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Istanbul, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Istanbul, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Frankfurt, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,100
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- 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
- $3–9
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $3–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $6–9
Train from Polgahawela to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $7–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Kandy to Ella
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $39
- 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 70 311 0501
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Ella to Thanamalwila
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
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