There are 2 ways to get from Thimphu to Colombo by taxi, plane, or train
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Taxi, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Thimphu to Paro Airport (PBH)taxi
- Fly from Paro Airport (PBH) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane PBH - CMB
8h 4mRs 143,056–186,385Taxi, fly to Kandy, train
cheapest- Take the taxi from Thimphu to Paro Airport (PBH)taxi
- Fly from Paro Airport (PBH) to Kandy (KDW)plane PBH - KDW
- Take the train from Kandy to Fort Stationtrain
24h 1mRs 76,956–230,885
Paro Airport (PBH) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thimphu to Colombo is to taxi and fly and train which costs Rs. 75000 - Rs. 240000 and takes 24h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Thimphu to Colombo is to taxi and fly which takes 8h 4m and costs Rs. 140000 - Rs. 190000.
The distance between Thimphu and Colombo is 2542 km.
It takes approximately 8h 4m to get from Thimphu to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 30 min behind Thimphu. It is currently 12:51 PM in Thimphu and 12:21 PM in Colombo.
There are 1423+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Thimphu, Bhutan and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Thimphu to Colombo. However, you can take the taxi to Paro Airport (PBH) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Paro Airport (PBH) airport, fly to Kandy (KDW), take the taxi to Kandy, then take the train to Fort Station.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Paro Airport to Kandy via Dhaka, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–220,000
Flights from Paro Airport to Kandy via Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–420,000
Flights from Paro Airport to Kandy via Delhi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–270,000
Flights from Paro Airport to Kandy via Kathmandu, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–230,000
Flights from Paro Airport to Kandy via Kolkata, Madras, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–240,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Paro Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–200,000
Flights from Paro Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–270,000
Flights from Paro Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–190,000
Flights from Paro Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–240,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Paro Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–230,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Paro Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Paro Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kolkata, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–210,000
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kandy to Fort Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–3,900
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–3,900
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,500–5,500
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