There are 2 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)PAT - CMB
6h 12mRs 47,281–121,923Train, ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Patna Jn to Perambur
- Take the train from Perambur to Nagappattinam
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettah
2d 11hRs 29,306–54,784
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 and bus which costs Rs. 29000 - Rs. 55000 and takes 2 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Patna to Colombo is to fly which takes 6h 12m and costs Rs. 47000 - Rs. 130000.
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 and bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs Rs. 29000 - Rs. 55000.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Patna to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1448+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Patna, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
IndiGo Airlines, Air India Express, and three other airlines fly from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 3 hours.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 38,000–130,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 45,000–140,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 38,000–110,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 38,000–120,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 41,000–130,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 42,000–130,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 44,000–140,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 38,000–120,000
- 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 10,000–14,000
- 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 2,100–2,700
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,000–3,800
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,900–6,500
- 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
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,482
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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