There are 6 ways to get from Lucknow to Colombo by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport
best- Fly from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LKO - CMB
7h 32mRs 58,611–161,131Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Lucknow to Peramburtrain
- Take the train from Perambur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
2d 10hRs 28,177–57,169Train, ferry via Bhopal
- Take the train from Lucknowjn to Rani Kamalapatitrain
- Take the train from Rani Kamalapati to Thiruvarur Jntrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
2d 7hRs 28,343–58,993Train to Kanpur Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lucknowjn to Kanpur Centraltrain
- Fly from Kanpur Airport (KNU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane KNU - CMB
11h 32mRs 63,966–184,573Train to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lucknow Jn to Ayodhya Cantttrain
- Fly from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport (AYJ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane AYJ - CMB
10h 16mRs 69,739–186,019Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Alambagh to Prayagrajbus
- Take the train from Prayagraj Jn to Mayiladuturai Jtrain
- Take the train from Mayiladuturai J to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
2d 13hRs 30,644–56,979
Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lucknow to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 28000 - Rs. 60000 and takes 2 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Lucknow to Colombo is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs Rs. 55000 - Rs. 170000.
The distance between Lucknow and Colombo is 2223 km.
The best way to get from Lucknow to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry via Bhopal which takes 2 days 7h and costs Rs. 28000 - Rs. 60000.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Lucknow to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1428+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Lucknow, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
IndiGo Airlines, Air India Limited, and two other airlines fly from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–160,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–160,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–170,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–190,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–190,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–200,000
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–180,000
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–170,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–190,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–190,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–200,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–170,000
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–180,000
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Ahmedabad
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–180,000
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–170,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–150,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–170,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–160,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–210,000
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–180,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Lucknowjn to Rani Kamalapati
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,100–9,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 1,100–1,400
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,900–3,700
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 4,100–5,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 6,500–9,000
Train from Rani Kamalapati to Thiruvarur Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,700–21,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,700–3,200
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 6,500–8,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 9,500–12,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 16,000–21,000
Train from Lucknowjn to Kanpur Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 460–3,600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 460–550
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,300–1,700
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,700–2,200
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,800–3,600
Train from Lucknow Jn to Ayodhya Cantt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 500–4,200
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 500–650
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,500–1,900
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,000–2,600
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,300–4,200
Train from Lucknow to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,200–25,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 3,200–3,900
- 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 Perambur to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 800–6,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 800–1,000
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,200–2,700
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,000–3,800
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 5,000–6,500
Train from Prayagraj Jn to Mayiladuturai J
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,300–25,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 3,300–3,900
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 8,000–11,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 11,000–15,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 20,000–25,000
Train from Mayiladuturai J to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 450–3,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 450–550
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,300–1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,700–2,200
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,800–3,500
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,400
- 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 2,600–3,400
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,400
- 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 2,600–3,400
Bus operators
- Phone
- +91-522-2623578
- info@upsrtc.com
- Website
- upsrtc.up.gov.in
Bus from Alambagh to Prayagraj
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,100–2,600
- Website
- https://upsrtc.up.gov.in/
- Ordinary
- Rs 1,100–1,400
- AC
- Rs 1,500–2,100
- Adult
- Rs 1,100–2,600
- 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 2,700–2,800
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- Rs 2,700–2,800
Ferry operators
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,803
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,803
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,803
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
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