There are 3 ways to get from Patna to Colombo by plane, train, ferry, 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.
Fly
best- Fly from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane PAT - CMB
5h 21mRs 64,318–181,967Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Patna Jn to Peramburtrain
- Take the train from Perambur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
2d 10hRs 27,820–55,479Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Patna to Chennai, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the bus from Chennai, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
2d 22h
Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Patna to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 27000 - Rs. 60000 and takes 2 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Patna to Colombo is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs Rs. 60000 - Rs. 190000.
The distance between Patna and Colombo is 2160 km.
The best way to get from Patna to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 2 days 10h and costs Rs. 27000 - Rs. 60000.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Patna to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1437+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Patna, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
IndiGo Airlines, Air India Limited, and two other airlines fly from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–200,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–190,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–190,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–170,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–170,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–200,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Patna Jn to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,000–23,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 3,000–3,600
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 7,500–9,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 11,000–14,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 18,000–23,000
Train from Perambur to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 800–6,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 800–1,000
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,200–2,700
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,000–3,800
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 5,000–6,500
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,400
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,500–1,900
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–3,400
- 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
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,653
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,653
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
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