There are 4 ways to get from Kanpur to Colombo by plane, train, car, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Kanpur Airport (KNU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane KNU - CMB
7h 4mRs 56,143–151,760Train, ferry via Chennai
cheapest- Take the train from Kanpur Central to Chennai Centraltrain
- Take the train from Chennai Egmore to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
2d 7hRs 27,094–62,736Train, drive, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Kanpur Central to Prayagraj Jntrain
- Take the train from Prayagraj Jn to Mayiladuturai Jtrain
- Drive from Mayiladuturai J to Nagapattinamcar
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
2d 6hRs 30,849–57,727Train, ferry
- Take the train from Kanpur Central to Renigunta Jntrain
- Take the train from Renigunta Jn to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
2d 7hRs 27,199–63,634
Kanpur Airport (KNU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kanpur to Colombo is to train and ferry via Chennai which costs Rs. 27000 - Rs. 65000 and takes 2 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Kanpur to Colombo is to fly which takes 7h 4m and costs Rs. 55000 - Rs. 160000.
The distance between Kanpur and Colombo is 2180 km.
The best way to get from Kanpur to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry via Chennai which takes 2 days 7h and costs Rs. 27000 - Rs. 65000.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Kanpur to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1465+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Kanpur, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
IndiGo Airlines and SriLankan Airlines fly from Kanpur Airport (KNU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–160,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–160,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 47,000–140,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 49,000–150,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Kanpur Central to Prayagraj Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 600–4,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 600–750
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,600–2,100
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,200–2,900
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,700–4,700
Train from Prayagraj Jn to Mayiladuturai J
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,200–25,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 3,200–3,800
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 8,000–10,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 11,000–15,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 19,000–25,000
Train from Kanpur Central to Chennai Central
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,800–22,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,800–3,400
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 7,000–9,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 10,000–13,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 17,000–22,000
Train from Chennai Egmore to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 750–6,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 750–950
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,100–2,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,900–3,700
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,800–6,000
Train from Kanpur Central to Renigunta Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,800–21,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,800–3,300
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 7,000–9,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 10,000–13,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 16,000–21,000
Train from Renigunta Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 950–7,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 950–1,200
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,500–3,200
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,500–4,400
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 5,500–7,500
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–13,000
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,500–1,900
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 3,000–13,000
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Kankesanturai to Pettah
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,700
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,141
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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