There are 6 ways to get from Milan to Kandy by train, plane, taxi, 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.
Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Kandy
best- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Kandy (KDW)plane MXP - KDW
18h 30mRs 77,802–213,451Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Hatton, train
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Hatton (NUF)plane MXP - NUF
- Take the train from Hatton to Kandytrain
21h 33mRs 78,232–215,101Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Sigiriya Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane ZRH - GIU
- Take the taxi from Sigiriya Airport (GIU) to Kandytaxi
19h 29mRs 116,896–297,127Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Colombo Airport, fly to Victoria Resevour Kandy
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BGY - CMB
- Fly from Colombo Airport to Victoria Resevour Kandyplane
16hRs 156,551–313,813Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Colombo Airport, fly to Victoria Resevour Kandy
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane MXP - CMB
- Fly from Colombo Airport to Victoria Resevour Kandyplane
16h 33mRs 156,525–706,874Fly Milan Linate Airport to Colombo Airport, fly to Victoria Resevour Kandy
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LIN - CMB
- Fly from Colombo Airport to Victoria Resevour Kandyplane
17h 12mRs 205,622–305,705
Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Kandy (KDW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Kandy is to train and fly which costs Rs. 75000 - Rs. 220000 and takes 18h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Kandy is to bus and fly which takes 16h and costs Rs. 150000 - Rs. 320000.
The distance between Milan and Kandy is 8108 km.
It takes approximately 18h 30m to get from Milan to Kandy, including transfers.
Kandy is 3h 30m ahead of Milan. It is currently 1:08 PM in Milan and 4:38 PM in Kandy.
There are 492+ hotels available in Kandy.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Kandy, Sri Lanka?
You can take a subway from San Babila to Victoria Resevour Kandy via Linate Aeroporto, Milan Linate Airport (LIN), and Colombo Airport in around 17h 12m.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kandy via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–310,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kandy via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–370,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kandy via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–330,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kandy via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–210,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hatton via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–310,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hatton via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–370,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hatton via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–330,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hatton via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–210,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–500,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–370,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–390,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–440,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–250,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–390,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–310,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–430,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Munich, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–490,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Munich, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–480,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–320,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–320,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–400,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Munich, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–490,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Munich, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–480,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–210,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–310,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–250,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–320,000
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,600–2,000
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Hatton to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–2,600
- 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 2,000–2,600
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 20,000–38,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- Rs 27,000–38,000
- 2nd Class
- Rs 20,000–28,000
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,800–9,000
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,900–7,500
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,600–3,000
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,800–6,000
Taxi Dambulla
- Phone
- +94 76 36 05 437
- Website
- taxidambulla.wordpress.com
Kandy Meter Taxi
- Phone
- +94 81 49 55 655
- Website
- kandy-taxi.business.site
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