There are 4 ways to get from Kolkata to Colombo by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
best- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CCU - CMB
8h 11mRs 53,927–98,951Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Howrah Jn to Vridhachalam Jntrain
- Take the train from Vridhachalam Jn to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
2d 2hRs 26,870–60,441Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Howrah Jn to Villupuram Jntrain
- Take the train from Villupuram Jn to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
2dRs 28,430–49,874Train, train to Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, fly
- Take the train from Howrah Jn to Barddhamantrain
- Take the train from Barddhaman to Durgapurtrain
- Fly from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (RDP) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane RDP - CMB
10h 37mRs 56,223–161,599
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kolkata to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 26000 - Rs. 65000 and takes 2 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Kolkata to Colombo is to fly which takes 8h 11m and costs Rs. 50000 - Rs. 100000.
The distance between Kolkata and Colombo is 1997 km.
The best way to get from Kolkata to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 2 days 0h and costs Rs. 28000 - Rs. 50000.
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Kolkata to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1425+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Kolkata, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
IndiGo Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 3 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 46,000–75,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 46,000–75,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 46,000–75,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 46,000–75,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 46,000–140,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 44,000–140,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 39,000–120,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 37,000–100,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 47,000–140,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 46,000–140,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 47,000–140,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 46,000–140,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Howrah Jn to Villupuram Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,600–20,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,600–3,200
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 6,500–8,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 9,500–12,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 16,000–20,000
Train from Villupuram Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 550–4,600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 550–700
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,600–2,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,200–2,800
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,600–4,600
Train from Howrah Jn to Barddhaman
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 480–3,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 480–600
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,300–1,700
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,800–2,300
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,900–3,700
Train from Barddhaman to Durgapur
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 440–3,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 440–550
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,700–2,100
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,700–3,500
Train from Howrah Jn to Vridhachalam Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,700–21,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,700–3,300
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 6,500–8,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 9,500–13,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 16,000–21,000
Train from Vridhachalam Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
- 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
Bus operators
- 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/
Ferry operators
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,226
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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