There are 4 ways to get from Srilanka to Kandy by car, plane, train, ferry, 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.
Drive to Bagdogra Airport, fly
best- Drive from Srilanka to Bagdogra Airport (IXB)car
- Fly from Bagdogra Airport (IXB) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXB - CMB
- Fly from Colombo Airport to Victoria Resevour Kandyplane
8h 36mRs 99,422–178,533Drive, train, ferry, taxi
cheapest- Drive from Srilanka to Kishanganjcar
- Take the train from Kishanganj to Peramburtrain
- Take the train from Perambur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Kurunegalatrain
- Take the taxi from Kurunegala to Kandytaxi
2d 9hRs 32,309–68,488Fly from Bhadrapur Airport, fly
- Fly from Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BDP - CMB
- Fly from Colombo Airport to Victoria Resevour Kandyplane
7h 29mRs 102,315–193,659Taxi to Biratnagar Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Srilanka to Biratnagar Airport (BIR)taxi
- Fly from Biratnagar Airport (BIR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BIR - CMB
- Fly from Colombo Airport to Victoria Resevour Kandyplane
8h 38mRs 113,436–214,439
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Srilanka to Kandy is to drive and train and ferry and taxi which costs Rs. 32000 - Rs. 70000 and takes 2 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Srilanka to Kandy is to fly which takes 7h 29m and costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 200000.
The distance between Srilanka and Kandy is 2494 km.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Srilanka to Kandy, including transfers.
Kandy is 15 min behind Srilanka. It is currently 7:34 AM in Srilanka and 7:19 AM in Kandy.
There are 1414+ hotels available in Kandy.
What companies run services between Srilanka, Province 1, Nepal and Kandy, Sri Lanka?
You can take a vehicle from Srilanka to Victoria Resevour Kandy via Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) and Colombo Airport in around 7h 29m.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bagdogra Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 45,000–140,000
Flights from Bagdogra Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 46,000–150,000
Flights from Bagdogra Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–150,000
Flights from Bhadrapur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kathmandu, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 46,000–130,000
Flights from Biratnagar Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kathmandu, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 49,000–140,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bagdogra Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–150,000
Flights from Bhadrapur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 40,000–130,000
Flights from Biratnagar Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 42,000–140,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bagdogra Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 42,000–130,000
Flights from Bagdogra Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 42,000–130,000
Flights from Bagdogra Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kolkata, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 43,000–130,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Kishanganj to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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 800–950
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,100–2,700
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,900–3,700
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,900–6,500
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kankesanturai to Kurunegala
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–10,000
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,400–1,800
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,800–10,000
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,133
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,200–20,000
Shan Cabs
- Phone
- +94 77 67 47 747
- Website
- shancab.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Kurunegala Taxi
- Phone
- +94 72 48 54 606
- Website
- kurunegalataxi.com
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