There are 6 ways to get from Sylhet to Colombo by plane, bus, car, train, or ferry
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 Osmani International Airport
best- Fly from Osmani International Airport (ZYL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ZYL - CMB
6h 20mRs 70,084–212,873Drive, train, ferry
cheapest- Drive from Sylhet to New Karimganjcar
- Take the train from New Karimganj to Peramburtrain
- Take the train from Perambur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
3d 3hRs 30,601–75,942Bus, drive, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Sylhet to Dhaka Arambagbus
- Take the bus from Dhaka Mohakhali to Chapai nawabganjbus
- Drive from Chapai nawabganj to New Farakka Jncar
- Take the train from New Farakka Jn to Peramburtrain
- Take the train from Perambur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
2d 22hRs 35,924–64,575Train to Shahjalal International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sylhet to Biman Bandartrain
- Fly from Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane DAC - CMB
11h 17mRs 63,976–125,513Train to Agartala, fly
- Take the train from Sylhet to Azampurtrain
- Fly from Agartala (IXA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXA - CMB
13h 11mRs 60,725–166,375Drive, bus to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, fly
- Drive from Sylhet to Shillongcar
- Take the bus from Shillong to Gauhati Airportbus
- Fly from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane GAU - CMB
13h 6mRs 56,277–157,598
Osmani International Airport (ZYL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sylhet to Colombo is to drive and train and ferry which costs Rs. 30000 - Rs. 80000 and takes 3 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Sylhet to Colombo is to fly which takes 6h 20m and costs Rs. 70000 - Rs. 220000.
The distance between Sylhet and Colombo is 2393 km.
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Sylhet to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 30 min behind Sylhet. It is currently 5:23 PM in Sylhet and 4:53 PM in Colombo.
There are 1446+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Sylhet, Bangladesh and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Biman Bangladesh Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Osmani International Airport (ZYL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) twice daily.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Osmani International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–250,000
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–110,000
Flights from Agartala to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–220,000
Flights from Agartala to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kolkata, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 48,000–160,000
Flights from Agartala to Bandaranaike International Airport via Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–180,000
Flights from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 43,000–140,000
Flights from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–190,000
Flights from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 45,000–150,000
Flights from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–180,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Agartala to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–170,000
Flights from Agartala to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bagdogra, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–170,000
Flights from Agartala to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kolkata, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–150,000
Flights from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 46,000–150,000
Flights from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–250,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Osmani International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–260,000
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–250,000
Flights from Agartala to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–170,000
Flights from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–150,000
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Osmani International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–240,000
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–320,000
- Website
- fitsair.com
Flights from Osmani International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–240,000
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–220,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from New Farakka Jn to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,800–21,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,800–3,300
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 7,000–9,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 10,000–13,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 16,000–21,000
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 4,800–6,500
Train from New Karimganj to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,100–31,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 4,100–4,800
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 10,000–13,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 14,000–19,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 24,000–31,000
Train from Sylhet to Biman Bandar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 476–4,600
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- Rs 600–900
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- Rs 700–1,000
- Snigdha
- Rs 1,200–1,800
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- Rs 1,600–2,300
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- Rs 2,100–2,400
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- Rs 3,200–4,600
- S_Chair
- Rs 579
- Shovan
- Rs 476
- F_Chair
- Rs 875
- F_Seat
- Rs 875
Train from Sylhet to Azampur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 425–3,200
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- Rs 470–700
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- Rs 500–700
- Snigdha
- Rs 950–1,400
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- Rs 1,200–1,800
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- Rs 1,300–1,600
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- Rs 2,300–3,200
- S_Chair
- Rs 517
- Shovan
- Rs 425
- F_Chair
- Rs 781
- F_Seat
- Rs 781
- 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
- 16460
- support@bdtickets.com
- Website
- shyamoliparibahan-bd.com
Bus from Sylhet to Dhaka Arambag
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,800–5,000
- Schedules at
- shyamoliparibahan-bd.com
- Book at
- shyamoliparibahan-bd.com
- Non AC (E Class)
- Rs 1,900–2,500
- AC (B Class)
- Rs 3,300–5,000
- Seater
- Rs 1,800–4,700
Bus from Dhaka Mohakhali to Chapai nawabganj
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,135
- Schedules at
- shohoz.com
- Book at
- shohoz.com
- 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
- Phone
- +91 7640003050
- info@meghalayatourism.in
- Website
- meghalayatourism.in
Bus from Shillong to Gauhati Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 679
- Schedules at
- meghalayatourism.in
- Adult
- Rs 679
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,059
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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