There are 4 ways to get from Sydney to Kandy by plane or taxi
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Fly to Kandy
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kandy (KDW)SYD - KDW
21h 34mRs 89,941–266,049Fly to Hatton, taxi
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Hatton (NUF)SYD - NUF
- Take the taxi from Hatton (NUF) to Kandy
22h 23mRs 92,441–258,949Fly to Sigiriya Airport, taxi
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)SYD - GIU
- Take the taxi from Sigiriya Airport (GIU) to Kandy
23hRs 93,541–270,549Fly to Colombo Airport, fly to Victoria Resevour Kandy
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)SYD - CMB
- Fly from Colombo Airport to Victoria Resevour Kandy
14h 48mRs 148,664–239,472
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kandy (KDW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Kandy is to fly which costs Rs. 90000 - Rs. 270000 and takes 21h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Kandy is to fly which takes 14h 48m and costs Rs. 140000 - Rs. 240000.
The distance between Sydney and Kandy is 8724 km.
It takes approximately 21h 34m to get from Sydney to Kandy, including transfers.
Kandy is 5h 30m behind Sydney. It is currently 5:33 AM in Sydney and 12:03 AM in Kandy.
There are 1479+ hotels available in Kandy.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Kandy, Sri Lanka?
SriLankan Airlines, Cinnamon Air, and five other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kandy (KDW) 5 times a day.
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- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kandy via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–270,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kandy via Singapore Changi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–550,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kandy via Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–350,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kandy via Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–350,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hatton via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–270,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hatton via Singapore Changi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–550,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hatton via Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–350,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hatton via Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–340,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–270,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–350,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Singapore Changi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–550,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–360,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–220,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–410,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–290,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–410,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–430,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–450,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–300,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–290,000
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,700–6,000
Randidu Cabs and Tours
- Phone
- +94 72 35 77 277
- Website
- business.facebook.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Nuwara Eliya Taxi
- Phone
- +94 72 27 02 600
- Website
- nuwaraeliyataxi.wixsite.com
Minipura Taxi
- Phone
- +94 11 45 22 64 264
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Dambulla
- Phone
- +94 76 36 05 437
- Website
- taxidambulla.wordpress.com
Kandy Meter Taxi
- Phone
- +94 81 49 55 655
- Website
- kandy-taxi.business.site
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