There are 4 ways to get from Negombo to Yala by plane, taxi, car, train, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Narathiwat Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Narathiwat Airport (NAW)CMB - NAW
- Take the taxi from Narathiwat Airport (NAW) to Rue So
10h 12m฿6,682–20,741Fly to Sultan Ismail Petra, drive, train
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR)CMB - KBR
- Drive from Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR) to Sungai Kolok
- Take the train from Sungai Kolok to Yala
9h 23m฿4,202–7,951Fly to Hat Yai, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Hat Yai (HDY)CMB - HDY
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Yala
9h 48m฿4,382–15,251Fly to Alor Setar, tram, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Alor Setar (AOR)CMB - AOR
- Take the tram from Anak Bukit to Padang Besar
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Hat Yai
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Yala
11h 34m฿4,667–16,501
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Narathiwat Airport (NAW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Negombo to Yala is to fly and drive and train which costs ฿4200 - ฿8000 and takes 9h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Negombo to Yala is to fly and drive and train which takes 9h 23m and costs ฿4200 - ฿8000.
The distance between Negombo and Yala is 2498 km.
It takes approximately 10h 12m to get from Negombo to Yala, including transfers.
Yala is 1h 30m ahead of Negombo. It is currently 10:12 AM in Negombo and 11:42 AM in Yala.
There are seven+ 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 Sultan Ismail Petra (KBR), drive to Sungai Kolok, then take the train to Yala.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–20,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–43,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,200–14,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Kuala Lumpur, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,700–15,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,200–14,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur, Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,800–16,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Narathiwat Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–18,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Narathiwat Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–19,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hat Yai via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–16,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hat Yai via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,100–14,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–30,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,900–30,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sultan Ismail Petra via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,600–14,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hat Yai via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,400–14,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–21,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–16,000
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Sungai Kolok to Yala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿60–1,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿60–170
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿550–800
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿260–360
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿750–1,000
Train from Hat Yai to Yala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿60–1,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿60–170
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿550–800
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿260–360
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿750–1,000
Train from Padang Besar to Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿45–950
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿45–160
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿550–750
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿240–340
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿700–950
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Anak Bukit to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿50–170
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- ฿120–170
- Shuttle
- ฿50–150
- Express First
- ฿130–170
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