There are 6 ways to get from Assam to Sri Lanka by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly Silchar Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Silchar Airport (IXS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXS - CMB
8h 44mRs 64,309–175,165Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Guwahati to Peramburtrain
- Take the train from Perambur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
2d 18hRs 28,737–61,074Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Guwahati, Assam to Siliguri, West Bengalbus
- Take the bus from Siliguri, West Bengal to Kolkata, West Bengalbus
- Take the bus from Kolkata, West Bengal to Chennai, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the bus from Chennai, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
3d 6hFly Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Fly from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane GAU - CMB
8h 47mRs 58,021–113,851Fly Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Jaffna
- Fly from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU) to Jaffna (JAF)plane GAU - JAF
17h 40mRs 111,021–321,551Train, ferry via Pallāvaram
- Take the train from Guwahati to Tambaramtrain
- Take the train from Tambaram to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
3d 3hRs 28,911–62,241
Silchar Airport (IXS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Assam to Sri Lanka is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 28000 - Rs. 65000 and takes 2 days 18h.
The fastest way to get from Assam to Sri Lanka is to fly which takes 8h 44m and costs Rs. 60000 - Rs. 180000.
The distance between Assam and Sri Lanka is 2449 km.
The best way to get from Assam to Sri Lanka without a car is to train and ferry which takes 2 days 18h and costs Rs. 28000 - Rs. 65000.
It takes approximately 8h 44m to get from Assam to Sri Lanka, including transfers.
There are 1475+ hotels available in Sri Lanka.
What companies run services between Assam, India and Sri Lanka?
IndiGo Airlines and SriLankan Airlines fly from Silchar Airport (IXS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Silchar Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kolkata, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–170,000
Flights from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–110,000
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 55,000–110,000
Flights from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–110,000
Flights from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Jaffna via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
Flights from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Jaffna via Kolkata, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–320,000
Flights from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Jaffna via Hyderabad, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–330,000
Flights from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–330,000
Flights from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Jaffna via Madras, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–320,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Silchar Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Agartala, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–180,000
Flights from Silchar Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kolkata, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–180,000
Flights from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–180,000
Flights from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–210,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Silchar Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Agartala, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–180,000
Flights from Silchar Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kolkata, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–180,000
Flights from Silchar Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kolkata, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–180,000
Flights from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–170,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Guwahati to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,700–29,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 3,700–4,500
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 9,500–12,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 13,000–17,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 22,000–29,000
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 800–1,000
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,200–2,800
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,000–3,800
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 5,000–6,500
Train from Guwahati to Tambaram
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,000–30,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 4,000–4,700
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 10,000–13,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 14,000–18,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 24,000–30,000
Train from Tambaram to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 750–6,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 750–950
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,100–2,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,900–3,600
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,800–6,000
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,400
- 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 2,600–3,400
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,400
- 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 2,600–3,400
Bus operators
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- [email protected]
- 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
Ferry operators
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,843
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,843
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,843
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
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