There are 3 ways to get from Negombo to Yala by plane, taxi, train, or bus
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Fly to Narathiwat Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Narathiwat Airport (NAW)plane CMB - NAW
- Take the taxi from Narathiwat Airport (NAW) to Rue Sotaxi
14h 44m฿10,650–34,688Fly to Sultan Ismail Petra, bus, Minivan
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR)plane CMB - KBR
- Take the bus from Stesen Bas Kota Bharu to Stesen Bas Rantau Panjangbus
- Take the bus from Sungai Kolok to Yalabus
12h 44m฿6,874–25,463Fly to Hat Yai, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane CMB - HDY
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Yalatrain
9h 47m฿9,254–30,148
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Narathiwat Airport (NAW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Negombo to Yala is to fly and bus and Minivan which costs ฿6500 - ฿26000 and takes 12h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Negombo to Yala is to fly and train which takes 9h 47m and costs ฿9000 - ฿31000.
The distance between Negombo and Yala is 2498 km.
It takes approximately 14h 44m to get from Negombo to Yala, including transfers.
Yala is 1h 30m ahead of Negombo. It is currently 9:23 PM in Negombo and 10:53 PM in Yala.
There are two+ hotels available in Yala.
What companies run services between Negombo, Sri Lanka and Yala, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Negombo to Yala. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Narathiwat Airport (NAW), take the taxi to Rue So, then take the line 38 train to Yala. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Hat Yai (HDY), walk to Hat Yai Airport, take the bus to Kim Yong Market, walk to Hat Yai, then take the train to Yala.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Narathiwat Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–33,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Narathiwat Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–42,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hat Yai via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–29,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hat Yai via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–36,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–75,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–75,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–60,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–41,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–65,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–37,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–26,000
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Hat Yai to Yala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿35–900
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–900
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿110–140
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿35–50
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿280–310
- Phone
- (09) 774 2655
- hq@e-mutiara.com
- Website
- e-mutiara.com.my
Bus from Stesen Bas Kota Bharu to Stesen Bas Rantau Panjang
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿70–110
- Schedules at
- e-mutiara.com.my
Bus from Sungai Kolok to Yala
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿110
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