There are 8 ways to get from Prayagraj 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 from Allahabad
best- Fly from Allahabad (IXD) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXD - CMB
10h 6mRsĀ 68,882ā203,950Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Prayagraj Jn to Mayiladuturai Jtrain
- Take the train from Mayiladuturai J to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
2d 5hRsĀ 27,721ā54,344Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh to Hyderabad, Telanganabus
- Take the bus from Hyderabad, Telangana to Thanjavur, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the bus from Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
2d 10hTrain to Varanasi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Prayagraj Rambag to Varanasi Jntrain
- Fly from Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane VNS - CMB
11h 32mRsĀ 70,168ā99,036Train to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Prayagraj Jn to Ayodhya Cantttrain
- Fly from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport (AYJ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane AYJ - CMB
11h 31mRsĀ 69,774ā196,280Train to Kanpur Airport, fly
- Take the train from Prayagraj Jn to Kanpur Centraltrain
- Fly from Kanpur Airport (KNU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane KNU - CMB
12h 17mRsĀ 64,122ā185,733Train, train to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Prayagraj Jn to Kanpur Centraltrain
- Take the train from Kanpur Central to Lucknowtrain
- Fly from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LKO - CMB
11h 52mRsĀ 59,692ā169,463Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh to Varanasi, Uttar Pradeshbus
- Take the bus from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh to Chennai, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the bus from Chennai, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
2d 17h
Allahabad (IXD) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Prayagraj to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 27000Ā -Ā Rs. 55000 and takes 2 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Prayagraj to Colombo is to fly which takes 10h 6m and costs Rs. 65000Ā -Ā Rs. 210000.
The distance between Prayagraj and Colombo is 2083 km.
The best way to get from Prayagraj to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 2 days 5h and costs Rs. 27000Ā -Ā Rs. 55000.
It takes approximately 10h 6m to get from Prayagraj to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1447+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Prayagraj, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
IndiGo Airlines, Starlight Airline, and SriLankan Airlines fly from Allahabad (IXD) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Allahabad to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 75,000ā220,000
Flights from Allahabad to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 70,000ā210,000
Flights from Allahabad to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 80,000ā230,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 60,000ā180,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 55,000ā170,000
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 60,000ā180,000
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 60,000ā180,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 65,000ā190,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 65,000ā190,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 65,000ā200,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 55,000ā160,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 50,000ā160,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 65,000ā170,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Allahabad to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 75,000ā220,000
Flights from Allahabad to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 70,000ā210,000
Flights from Allahabad to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 80,000ā230,000
Flights from Allahabad to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 60,000ā190,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 60,000ā180,000
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 60,000ā180,000
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Ahmedabad
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 60,000ā180,000
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 60,000ā180,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 65,000ā190,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 65,000ā190,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 65,000ā200,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 55,000ā170,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Allahabad to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 85,000ā240,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 60,000ā80,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 60,000ā80,000
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 65,000ā190,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 75,000ā210,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 50,000ā150,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 60,000ā170,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport viaĀ Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 60,000ā160,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Prayagraj Jn to Mayiladuturai J
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 3,300ā25,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- RsĀ 3,300ā3,900
- Third AC (3A)
- RsĀ 8,000ā11,000
- Second AC (2A)
- RsĀ 11,000ā15,000
- First Class (1A)
- RsĀ 19,000ā25,000
Train from Mayiladuturai J to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 450ā3,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- RsĀ 450ā550
- Third AC (3A)
- RsĀ 1,200ā1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- RsĀ 1,700ā2,200
- First Class (1A)
- RsĀ 2,700ā3,500
Train from Prayagraj Rambag to Varanasi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 500ā4,100
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- RsĀ 500ā650
- Third AC (3A)
- RsĀ 1,400ā1,800
- Second AC (2A)
- RsĀ 1,900ā2,500
- First Class (1A)
- RsĀ 3,200ā4,100
Train from Prayagraj Jn to Ayodhya Cantt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 550ā4,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- RsĀ 550ā700
- Third AC (3A)
- RsĀ 1,500ā2,000
- Second AC (2A)
- RsĀ 2,100ā2,700
- First Class (1A)
- RsĀ 3,500ā4,400
Train from Prayagraj Jn to Kanpur Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 600ā4,800
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- RsĀ 600ā750
- Third AC (3A)
- RsĀ 1,700ā2,100
- Second AC (2A)
- RsĀ 2,300ā2,900
- First Class (1A)
- RsĀ 3,800ā4,800
Train from Prayagraj Jn to Kanpur Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 600ā4,800
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- RsĀ 600ā750
- Third AC (3A)
- RsĀ 1,700ā2,100
- Second AC (2A)
- RsĀ 2,300ā2,900
- First Class (1A)
- RsĀ 3,800ā4,800
Train from Kanpur Central to Lucknow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 460ā3,600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- RsĀ 460ā550
- Third AC (3A)
- RsĀ 1,300ā1,700
- Second AC (2A)
- RsĀ 1,700ā2,200
- First Class (1A)
- RsĀ 2,800ā3,600
- 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
- RsĀ 1,300ā3,400
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- RsĀ 1,300ā1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- RsĀ 1,500ā1,900
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- RsĀ 2,600ā3,400
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 1,300ā3,400
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- RsĀ 1,300ā1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- RsĀ 1,500ā1,900
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- RsĀ 2,600ā3,400
- Phone
- +91 9530045999
- Website
- omio.com
Bus from Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh to Hyderabad, Telangana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 4,800ā6,000
- Schedules at
- omio.com
- AC Sleeper
- RsĀ 4,800ā6,000
- 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
- RsĀ 2,700ā2,800
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- RsĀ 2,700ā2,800
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 22,653
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 22,653
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RsĀ 22,653
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
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