There are 5 ways to get from Kandy to Mathura by bus, plane, or train
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Mini Bus, bus to Weerawila International Airport, fly to Indira Gandhi International Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Kandy to Ellabus
- Take the bus from Ella to Thanamalwilabus
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)plane WRZ - DEL
- Take the train from New Delhi to Mathura Jntrain
15h 40mTrain, train to Batticaloa Airport, fly to Indira Gandhi International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Kandy to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the train from Polgahawela to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)plane BTC - DEL
- Take the train from New Delhi to Mathura Jntrain
15h 42m₹12,061–42,842Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Indira Gandhi International Airport, train
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)plane CMB - DEL
- Take the train from New Delhi to Mathura Jntrain
10h 7m₹29,369–45,534Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Agra Airport, train
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Agra Airport (AGR)plane CMB - AGR
- Take the train from Agra Cantt to Mathura Jntrain
10h 30m₹30,389–46,294Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Hindon, train
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Hindon (HDO)plane CMB - HDO
- Take the train from New Delhi to Mathura Jntrain
12h 46m₹29,664–48,898
Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kandy to Mathura is to train and fly which costs ₹12,000 - ₹43,000 and takes 15h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Kandy to Mathura is to fly and train which takes 10h 7m and costs ₹29,000 - ₹46,000.
The distance between Kandy and Mathura is 2897 km.
It takes approximately 15h 40m to get from Kandy to Mathura, including transfers.
There are 376+ hotels available in Mathura.
What companies run services between Kandy, Sri Lanka and Mathura, India?
There is no direct connection from Kandy to Mathura. However, you can take the bus to Ella, take the bus to Thanamalwila, take the taxi to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) airport, fly to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), walk to IGI Airport, take the subway to New Delhi, walk to New Delhi, then take the train to Mathura Jn. Alternatively, you can take the train to Polgahawela, take the train to Batticaloa, take the taxi to Batticaloa Airport (BTC) airport, fly to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), walk to IGI Airport, take the subway to New Delhi, walk to New Delhi, then take the train to Mathura Jn.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–38,000
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–38,000
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–38,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–26,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–26,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–26,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–26,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Agra Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–110,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Agra Airport via Ahmedabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹35,000–120,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Agra Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–29,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Agra Airport via Madras, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–29,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hindon via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–30,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hindon via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–110,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hindon via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–30,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–50,000
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–50,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–80,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–24,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–50,000
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–50,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–80,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from New Delhi to Mathura Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹150–1,300
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹150–190
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹440–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹600–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹950–1,300
Train from Agra Cantt to Mathura Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹120–1,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹120–150
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹360–450
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹480–600
- First Class (1A)
- ₹750–1,000
- 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
- ₹350–750
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹400–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹350–420
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹430–750
Train from Polgahawela to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹400–2,600
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹400–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹410–500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹800–2,600
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Kandy to Ella
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹3,580
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Kandy to Ella
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹3,099
- 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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