There are 5 ways to get from Kathmandu to Matara by plane, taxi, train, 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 to Weerawila International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ)plane KTM - WRZ
- Take the taxi from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Matarataxi
19h 33mRs 75,958–198,406Fly to Koggala
cheapest- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Koggala (KCT)plane KTM - KCT
19h 53mRs 60,351–180,729Fly to Hatton, taxi
- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Hatton (NUF)plane KTM - NUF
- Take the taxi from Hatton (NUF) to Matarataxi
20h 27mRs 86,278–209,655Fly to Kandy, train, bus
- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Kandy (KDW)plane KTM - KDW
- Take the train from Kandy to Fort Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Fort Station to Matara Bus Stationbus
23h 43mRs 61,449–181,273Fly to Sigiriya Airport, bus
- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane KTM - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kadawathabus
- Take the bus from Kadawatha to Matarabus
23h 23mRs 61,290–180,180
Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kathmandu to Matara is to fly which costs Rs. 60000 - Rs. 190000 and takes 19h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Kathmandu to Matara is to fly and taxi which takes 19h 33m and costs Rs. 75000 - Rs. 200000.
The distance between Kathmandu and Matara is 2535 km.
It takes approximately 19h 33m to get from Kathmandu to Matara, including transfers.
Matara is 15 min behind Kathmandu. It is currently 4:26 PM in Kathmandu and 4:11 PM in Matara.
There are 3632+ hotels available in Matara.
What companies run services between Kathmandu, Nepal and Matara, Sri Lanka?
SriLankan Airlines, Cinnamon Air, and five other airlines fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Koggala (KCT) 4 times a day.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Weerawila International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–180,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Weerawila International Airport via Delhi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–220,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Weerawila International Airport via Mumbai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–210,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Weerawila International Airport via Bengaluru, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–210,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Weerawila International Airport via Colombo, Sigiriya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–190,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Weerawila International Airport via Dhaka, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–190,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Koggala via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–180,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Koggala via Delhi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–220,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Koggala via Mumbai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–210,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Koggala via Bengaluru, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–210,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Koggala via Colombo, Sigiriya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–190,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Koggala via Dhaka, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Hatton via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–180,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Hatton via Delhi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–210,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Hatton via Mumbai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–210,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Hatton via Bengaluru, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–210,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Hatton via Dhaka, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–190,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Kandy via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–180,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Kandy via Delhi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–210,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Kandy via Mumbai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–210,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Kandy via Bengaluru, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–210,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Kandy via Dhaka, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–190,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–180,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Delhi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–210,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Mumbai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–210,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Bengaluru, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–210,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Dhaka, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–190,000
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kandy to Fort Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–3,000
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,300–3,000
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Fort Station to Matara Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 530–580
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 530–580
- Semi Lux
- Rs 650–900
- Super Lux
- Rs 1,200–1,600
Bus from Kadawatha to Matara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 530–590
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 530–590
- Semi Lux
- Rs 650–900
- Super Lux
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Phone
- +94 70 311 0501
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Kadawatha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 850–1,200
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Estimated price
- Rs 16,000–34,000
Visit Lanka Sri Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
Randidu Cabs and Tours
- Phone
- +94 72 35 77 277
- Website
- business.facebook.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Nuwara Eliya Taxi
- Phone
- +94 72 27 02 600
- Website
- nuwaraeliyataxi.wixsite.com
Minipura Taxi
- Phone
- +94 11 45 22 64 264
- Website
- facebook.com
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