There are 4 ways to get from Kandy to Victoria Falls by train or plane
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Train, train to Batticaloa Airport, fly to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport
best- Take the train from Kandy to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the train from Polgahawela to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI)plane BTC - LVI
30h 5m$392–1,044Train, train to Batticaloa Airport, fly to Victoria Falls Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Kandy to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the train from Polgahawela to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA)plane BTC - VFA
30h 38m$340–889Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Victoria Falls Airport
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA)plane CMB - VFA
20h 3m$728–1,878Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI)plane CMB - LVI
19h 30m$650–1,483
Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kandy to Victoria Falls is to train and fly which costs $340 - $900 and takes 30h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Kandy to Victoria Falls is to fly which takes 19h 30m and costs $650 - $1,500.
The distance between Kandy and Victoria Falls is 7103 km.
It takes approximately 30h 5m to get from Kandy to Victoria Falls, including transfers.
Victoria Falls is 3h 30m behind Kandy. It is currently 8:43 AM in Kandy and 5:13 AM in Victoria Falls.
There are 226+ hotels available in Victoria Falls.
What companies run services between Kandy, Sri Lanka and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe?
You can take a flight from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Victoria Falls via Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Victoria Falls Airport (VFA), Victoria Falls Airport, and Zambia Border in around 20h 3m.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Mumbai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Mumbai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Mumbai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Victoria Falls Airport via Madras, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Doha, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Doha, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Dubai, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport via Doha, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- 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
- $3–9
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $3–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $4–9
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
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