There are 4 ways to get from Raipur 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 Mana Airport (RPR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane RPR - CMB
5h 50mRs 51,063–152,848Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Raipur Jn to Chennai Centraltrain
- Take the train from Chennai Egmore to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
45h 22mRs 25,671–56,065Train, ferry via Nagpur
- Take the train from Raipur Jn to Nagpurtrain
- Take the train from Nagpur to Thiruvarur Jntrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
44h 26mRs 25,934–59,009Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Raipur Jn to Gondia Jntrain
- Take the train from Gondia Jn 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
46h 56mRs 27,596–49,279
Mana Airport (RPR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raipur to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 25000 - Rs. 60000 and takes 45h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Raipur to Colombo is to fly which takes 5h 50m and costs Rs. 50000 - Rs. 160000.
The distance between Raipur and Colombo is 1617 km.
The best way to get from Raipur to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry via Nagpur which takes 44h 26m and costs Rs. 25000 - Rs. 60000.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Raipur to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1443+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Raipur, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
IndiGo Airlines, Air India Limited, and SriLankan Airlines fly from Mana Airport (RPR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Mana Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 41,000–140,000
Flights from Mana Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 42,000–140,000
Flights from Mana Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–170,000
Flights from Mana Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Visakhapatnam, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 41,000–140,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Mana Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–270,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Raipur Jn to Nagpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 700–850
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,900–2,400
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,600–3,300
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,400–5,500
Train from Nagpur to Thiruvarur Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,000–2,500
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 5,000–6,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 7,500–9,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 12,000–16,000
Train from Raipur Jn to Chennai Central
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,000–2,500
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 5,000–6,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 7,000–9,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 12,000–16,000
Train from Chennai Egmore to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 750–6,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 750–950
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,000–2,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,800–3,600
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,700–6,000
Train from Raipur Jn to Gondia Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 550–4,300
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 550–700
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,500–1,900
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,100–2,700
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,400–4,300
Train from Gondia Jn to Mayiladuturai J
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,100–17,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,100–2,600
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 5,500–7,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 7,500–10,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 13,000–17,000
Train from Mayiladuturai J to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 420–3,300
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 420–500
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,600–2,100
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,600–3,300
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–13,000
- 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 3,000–13,000
- 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
- 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 21,532
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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