There are 4 ways to get from Martara to Colombo by taxi, plane, train, 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.
Taxi, fly
best- Take the taxi from Martara to Mana Airport (RPR)taxi
- Fly from Mana Airport (RPR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane RPR - CMB
7h 14mRs 50,901–129,746Taxi, train, ferry
cheapest- Take the taxi from Martara to Tilda Neorataxi
- Take the train from Tilda Neora 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 6hRs 30,822–63,852Taxi, train, ferry, bus
- Take the taxi from Martara to Durgtaxi
- Take the train from Durg to Nagpurtrain
- Take the train from Nagpur to Thiruvarur Jntrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
44h 5mRs 35,219–56,649Taxi, train, ferry via Chennai
- Take the taxi from Martara to Bhataparataxi
- Take the train from Bhatapara 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
47h 18mRs 31,877–67,513
Mana Airport (RPR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Martara to Colombo is to taxi and train and ferry which costs Rs. 30000 - Rs. 65000 and takes 2 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Martara to Colombo is to taxi and fly which takes 7h 14m and costs Rs. 50000 - Rs. 130000.
The distance between Martara and Colombo is 1702 km.
The best way to get from Martara to Colombo without a car is to taxi and train and ferry via Chennai which takes 47h 18m and costs Rs. 31000 - Rs. 70000.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Martara to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1428+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Martara, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Martara to Colombo. However, you can take the taxi to Mana Airport (RPR) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Durg, take the train to Nagpur, take the train to Thiruvarur Jn, drive to Nagapattinam, take the ferry to Kankesanturai, drive to Kankesanturai, then take the bus to Pettah.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Mana Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 35,000–110,000
Flights from Mana Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 36,000–110,000
Flights from Mana Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 43,000–130,000
Flights from Mana Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Visakhapatnam, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 35,000–110,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Mana Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 44,000–140,000
Flights from Mana Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 41,000–130,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Mana Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 41,000–130,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Durg to Nagpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 4,200–5,500
Train from Nagpur to Thiruvarur Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,100–17,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,100–2,600
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 5,000–7,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 7,500–10,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 13,000–17,000
Train from Bhatapara to Chennai Central
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,200–17,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,200–2,600
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 5,500–7,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 7,500–10,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 13,000–17,000
Train from Chennai Egmore to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 800–6,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 800–950
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,100–2,700
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,900–3,700
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,800–6,500
Train from Tilda Neora to Renigunta Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,000–2,400
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 5,000–6,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 7,000–9,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 12,000–16,000
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 3,500–4,500
- 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 22,286
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,200–9,000
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