There are 3 ways to get from Odisha to Colombo by plane, train, ferry, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Biju Patnaik International Airport
best- Fly from Biju Patnaik International Airport (BBI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BBI - CMB
8h 3mRs 51,523–161,058Train, ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bhubaneswar to Mayiladuturai Jtrain
- Take the train from Mayiladuturai J to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
41h 36mRs 27,675–45,429Taxi to Jeypore Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Nowrangapur to Jeypore Airport (PYB)taxi
- Fly from Jeypore Airport (PYB) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane PYB - CMB
10h 35mRs 46,208–135,382
Biju Patnaik International Airport (BBI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Odisha to Colombo is to train and ferry and bus which costs Rs. 27000 - Rs. 46000 and takes 41h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Odisha to Colombo is to fly which takes 8h 3m and costs Rs. 50000 - Rs. 170000.
The distance between Odisha and Colombo is 1626 km.
The best way to get from Odisha to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 41h 36m and costs Rs. 27000 - Rs. 46000.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Odisha to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 524+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Odisha, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Air India Express, SriLankan Airlines, and IndiGo Airlines fly from Biju Patnaik International Airport (BBI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 5 times a day.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Biju Patnaik International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 46,000–160,000
Flights from Biju Patnaik International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 48,000–160,000
Flights from Biju Patnaik International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 43,000–150,000
Flights from Jeypore Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Biju Patnaik International Airport, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 41,000–140,000
Flights from Jeypore Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Visakhapatnam, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 34,000–120,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Jeypore Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 39,000–180,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Bhubaneswar to Mayiladuturai J
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,200–17,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,200–2,700
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 5,500–7,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 8,000–10,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 13,000–17,000
Train from Mayiladuturai J to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 430–3,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 430–550
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,600–2,100
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,700–3,400
- 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 2,700–2,800
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- Rs 2,700–2,800
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,012
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,700–4,400
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