There are 5 ways to get from Manipal to Colombo by taxi, plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Taxi to Bajpe Airport, fly
best- Take the taxi from Manipal to Bajpe Airport (IXE)
- Fly from Bajpe Airport (IXE) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)IXE - CMB
5h 7mRs 51,946–75,027Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Udupi to Erode Jn
- Take the train from Erode Jn to Nagappattinam
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
30h 39mRs 25,847–49,921Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Udupi to Bangalore Kempegowda Bus Terminal 2A
- Take the bus from FlixBus Bengaluru Majestic - Flixbus Boarding Zone to FlixBus Chennai - Anna University
- Take the bus from Anna University to Nagore
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettah
37h 22mRs 31,013–39,892Taxi to Shivamogga, fly
- Take the taxi from Manipal to Shivamogga (RQY)
- Fly from Shivamogga (RQY) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)RQY - CMB
6h 51mRs 38,713–94,207Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Udupi to Bangalore Kempegowda Bus Terminal 2A
- Take the train from Baiyyappanahali to Nagappattinam
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
38h 26mRs 27,403–49,752
Bajpe Airport (IXE) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manipal to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 25000 - Rs. 50000 and takes 30h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Manipal to Colombo is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 7m and costs Rs. 50000 - Rs. 75000.
The distance between Manipal and Colombo is 937 km.
The best way to get from Manipal to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 30h 39m and costs Rs. 25000 - Rs. 50000.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Manipal to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1477+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Manipal, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Manipal to Colombo. However, you can take the taxi to Bajpe Airport (IXE) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Manipal to Colombo Fort via Udupi, Erode Jn, Nagappattinam, Nagapattinam, Kankesanturai, and Kankesanturai in around 30h 39m.
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- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bajpe Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 36,000–55,000
Flights from Bajpe Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 36,000–55,000
Flights from Bajpe Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 36,000–55,000
Flights from Shivamogga to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 19,000–70,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bajpe Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 17,000–75,000
Flights from Bajpe Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 41,000–120,000
Flights from Bajpe Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 27,000–100,000
Flights from Shivamogga to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 15,000–65,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Shivamogga to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 16,000–70,000
Flights from Shivamogga to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 20,000–75,000
Flights from Shivamogga to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 15,000–65,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Udupi to Erode Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,000–8,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 1,000–1,300
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,800–3,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,900–5,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 6,500–8,500
Train from Erode Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 700–850
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,900–2,400
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,600–3,300
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,300–5,500
Train from Baiyyappanahali to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,000–8,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 1,000–1,300
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,700–3,400
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,800–4,800
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 6,000–8,000
- 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
- 080-26252625
- Website
- ksrtc.in
Bus from Udupi to Bangalore Kempegowda Bus Terminal 2A
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,000–5,500
- Schedules at
- ksrtc.in
- AC Sleeper
- Rs 2,000–5,500
- Phone
- +91 8404855555
- Website
- flixbus.in
Bus from FlixBus Bengaluru Majestic - Flixbus Boarding Zone to FlixBus Chennai - Anna University
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,900–6,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.in
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Anna University to Nagore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,100–2,100
- Website
- https://www.tnstc.in/OTRSOnline/
- 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 22,443
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,500–17,000
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