There are 4 ways to get from Yanam to Colombo by taxi, plane, bus, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, fly
best- Take the taxi from Yanam to Rajahmundry Airport (RJA)taxi
- Fly from Rajahmundry Airport (RJA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane RJA - CMB
5h 22mRs 53,221–136,579Train, ferry via Villupuram
cheapest- Take the train from Kakinada Port to Villupuram Jntrain
- Take the train from Villupuram Jn to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
37h 17mRs 27,200–52,819Taxi, bus, ferry
- Take the taxi from Yanam to FlixBus Rajahmundry - Diwan Cheruvutaxi
- Take the bus from FlixBus Rajahmundry - Diwan Cheruvu to FlixBus Chennai - Koyambedubus
- Take the bus from Chennai Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus to Nagorebus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
30h 20mRs 32,801–42,299Train, ferry
- Take the train from Kakinada Town to Rajamundrytrain
- Take the train from Rajamundry to Mayiladuturai Jtrain
- Take the train from Mayiladuturai J to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
33h 23mRs 27,526–55,138
Rajahmundry Airport (RJA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Yanam to Colombo is to train and ferry via Villupuram which costs Rs. 27000 - Rs. 55000 and takes 37h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Yanam to Colombo is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 22m and costs Rs. 50000 - Rs. 140000.
The distance between Yanam and Colombo is 1229 km.
The best way to get from Yanam to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 33h 23m and costs Rs. 27000 - Rs. 55000.
It takes approximately 5h 22m to get from Yanam to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 520+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Yanam, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Yanam to Colombo. However, you can take the taxi to Rajahmundry Airport (RJA) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to FlixBus Rajahmundry - Diwan Cheruvu, take the bus to FlixBus Chennai - Koyambedu, walk to Chennai Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus, take the bus to Nagore, drive to Nagapattinam, take the ferry to Kankesanturai, drive to Kankesanturai, then take the bus to Pettah.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Rajahmundry Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 40,000–120,000
Flights from Rajahmundry Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 40,000–120,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Rajahmundry Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 38,000–180,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Kakinada Town to Rajamundry
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 430–3,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 430–550
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,600–2,100
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,700–3,400
Train from Rajamundry to Mayiladuturai J
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,400–11,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 1,400–1,700
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 3,700–4,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 5,000–6,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 8,500–11,000
Train from Mayiladuturai J to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 430–3,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 430–550
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,600–2,100
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,600–3,400
Train from Kakinada Port to Villupuram Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,400–11,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 1,400–1,700
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 3,600–4,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 5,000–6,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 8,500–11,000
Train from Villupuram Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 550–4,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 550–700
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,600–2,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,200–2,800
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,600–4,500
- 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
- +91 8404855555
- Website
- flixbus.in
Bus from FlixBus Rajahmundry - Diwan Cheruvu to FlixBus Chennai - Koyambedu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,900–10,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.in
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Chennai Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus to Nagore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,000–2,400
- Website
- https://www.tnstc.in/OTRSOnline/
- 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 21,916
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,900–6,000
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