There are 3 ways to get from Negombo to Kathmandu by plane, bus, ferry, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane CMB - KTM
4h 14m$225–366Bus, ferry, drive, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Negombo to Punnalaikkadduvanbus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Drive from Nagapattinam to Myladuthuraicar
- Take the bus from Myladuthurai to Puducherrybus
- Take the train from Pondicherry to Agra Cantttrain
- Take the bus from Agra to Kathmandubus
3d 1h$100–209Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Negombo to Punnalaikkadduvanbus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Mayiladuturai Jtrain
- Take the train from Mayiladuturai J to Shahganj Jntrain
- Take the train from Shahganj Jn to Gorakhpurtrain
- Take the bus from Gorakhpur to Swoyambhubus
3d 6h$102–236
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Negombo to Kathmandu is to bus and ferry and drive and train which costs $95 - $210 and takes 3 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Negombo to Kathmandu is to fly which takes 4h 14m and costs $220 - $370.
The distance between Negombo and Kathmandu is 2373 km.
The best way to get from Negombo to Kathmandu without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 3 days 6h and costs $100 - $240.
It takes approximately 4h 14m to get from Negombo to Kathmandu, including transfers.
Kathmandu is 15 min ahead of Negombo. It is currently 11:49 PM in Negombo and 12:04 AM in Kathmandu.
There are 1509+ hotels available in Kathmandu.
What companies run services between Negombo, Sri Lanka and Kathmandu, Nepal?
SriLankan Airlines, Air India Express, and Air India Limited fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–360
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Pondicherry to Agra Cantt
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $10–75
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $10–12
- Third AC (3A)
- $25–35
- Second AC (2A)
- $35–45
- First Class (1A)
- $60–75
Train from Nagappattinam to Mayiladuturai J
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–11
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $4–5
- Second AC (2A)
- $5–7
- First Class (1A)
- $8–11
Train from Mayiladuturai J to Shahganj Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $11–85
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $11–13
- Third AC (3A)
- $27–35
- Second AC (2A)
- $35–50
- First Class (1A)
- $65–85
Train from Shahganj Jn to Gorakhpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2–17
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $5–7
- Second AC (2A)
- $7–10
- First Class (1A)
- $12–17
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Negombo to Punnalaikkadduvan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Myladuthurai to Puducherry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Website
- https://www.tnstc.in/OTRSOnline/
- Phone
- +91-11-23370236
- info@dimts.in
- Website
- dtc.delhi.gov.in
Bus from Agra to Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–31
- Website
- https://dtc.delhi.gov.in
- Ordinary Buses
- $1–2
- AC Buses
- $2–3
- Airport Express Services
- $20–27
- Phone
- +91 9530045999
- Website
- gajrajbus.com
Bus from Gorakhpur to Swoyambhu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–39
- Book at
- gajrajbus.com
- AC Sleeper
- $6–18
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $71
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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