There are 7 ways to get from Bhāgalpur to Colombo by train, plane, ferry, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Deoghar, fly
best- Take the train from Bhagalpur to Mohanpurtrain
- Fly from Deoghar (DGH) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane DGH - CMB
11h 3mRs 75,792–217,611Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Bhagalpur to Katpadi Jntrain
- Take the train from Katpadi Jn to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
2d 10hRs 28,480–57,614Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Bhagalpur to Howrah Jntrain
- Take the bus from Kolkata to Chennaibus
- Take the bus from Chennai to Nagapattinambus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
2d 15hTaxi to Purnea Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Bhāgalpur to Purnea Airport (PXN)taxi
- Fly from Purnea Airport (PXN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane PXN - CMB
10h 21mRs 103,643–268,896Train to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bhagalpur Jn. to Patna Jn.train
- Fly from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane PAT - CMB
11h 26mRs 59,920–167,044Train, train to Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bhagalpur to Dumkatrain
- Take the train from Dumka to Ukhratrain
- Fly from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (RDP) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane RDP - CMB
16h 37mRs 66,379–181,749Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Bhagalpur to Patnabus
- Take the bus from Patna to Chennaibus
- Take the bus from Chennai to Nagapattinambus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
3d 6h
Deoghar (DGH) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bhāgalpur to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 28000 - Rs. 60000 and takes 2 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Bhāgalpur to Colombo is to taxi and fly which takes 10h 21m and costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 270000.
The distance between Bhāgalpur and Colombo is 2263 km.
The best way to get from Bhāgalpur to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 2 days 10h and costs Rs. 28000 - Rs. 60000.
It takes approximately 11h 3m to get from Bhāgalpur to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1362+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Bhāgalpur, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Bhāgalpur to Colombo. However, you can take the train to Mohanpur, take the taxi to Deoghar (DGH) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bhagalpur to Colombo Fort via Katpadi Jn, Nagappattinam, Nagapattinam, Kankesanturai, and Kankesanturai in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Deoghar to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–220,000
Flights from Deoghar to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–200,000
Flights from Deoghar to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–220,000
Flights from Purnea Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–270,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–170,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–170,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–160,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–200,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–190,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Deoghar to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–200,000
Flights from Purnea Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kolkata, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–240,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–150,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–150,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–180,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–160,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–170,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–190,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Deoghar to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–220,000
Flights from Deoghar to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–200,000
Flights from Purnea Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–240,000
Flights from Purnea Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–270,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–150,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–200,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–190,000
- Website
- fitsair.com
Flights from Purnea Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Ahmedabad
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–300,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Bhagalpur to Mohanpur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 550–4,600
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- 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 3,600–4,600
Train from Bhagalpur to Katpadi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,300–25,000
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 3,300–3,900
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 8,000–11,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 11,000–15,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 19,000–25,000
Train from Katpadi Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 800–6,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- 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 Bhagalpur to Howrah Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 900–7,000
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 900–1,100
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,400–3,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,300–4,200
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 5,500–7,000
Train from Bhagalpur Jn. to Patna Jn.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 650–5,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 650–800
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,800–2,300
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,500–3,100
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,100–5,500
Train from Bhagalpur to Dumka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 500–4,100
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 500–650
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,400–1,900
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,000–2,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,200–4,100
Train from Dumka to Ukhra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 550–4,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 550–700
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,600–2,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,100–2,700
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,500–4,500
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,400
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,400
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,500–1,900
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–3,400
- Phone
- +91 99405 65430
- [email protected]
- Website
- MRM Travels
Bus from Kolkata to Chennai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- MRM Travels
- Phone
- +91 8336003361
- [email protected]
- Website
- Shymoli Paribahan
Bus from Kolkata to Chennai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,500–14,000
- Website
- Shymoli Paribahan
- Phone
- +91 7448399777
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rr Travels
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Rr Travels
- Schedules at
- Rr Travels
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Rr Travels
- Schedules at
- Rr Travels
- Phone
- +91 9021264955
- [email protected]
- Website
- National Travels - Ratnagiri
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- National Travels - Ratnagiri
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- National Travels - Ratnagiri
- Phone
- +91-8838448649
- [email protected]
- Website
- Swarnam Travels
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Swarnam Travels
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Swarnam Travels
- Phone
- +91 9865511926
- [email protected]
- Website
- Universal Travels
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Universal Travels
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Universal Travels
- Website
- VIVIN Travels
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- VIVIN Travels
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- VIVIN Travels
- Website
- R.S.Mani Knight Riders
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- R.S.Mani Knight Riders
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- R.S.Mani Knight Riders
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- Sri Ganesh Transports & Travels
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- Sri Ganesh Transports & Travels
- Website
- Atana Connect
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- Atana Connect
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- Atana Connect
- Website
- Universal Bus( UTS)
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Universal Bus( UTS)
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Universal Bus( UTS)
- Phone
- +91 94440 05266
- [email protected]
- Website
- Apple Travels
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Apple Travels
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Apple Travels
- Website
- Uzhavan Travels
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Uzhavan Travels
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Uzhavan Travels
- Website
- Armor Tours And Travels
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Armor Tours And Travels
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Armor Tours And Travels
- Website
- Umanath Tour and Travels
Bus from Bhagalpur to Patna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Umanath Tour and Travels
- Website
- Mantu Bus Services
Bus from Bhagalpur to Patna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Mantu Bus Services
- Website
- Maa Shanti Travels
Bus from Bhagalpur to Patna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- Maa Shanti Travels
- Website
- Shree Ras Bus
Bus from Bhagalpur to Patna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Shree Ras Bus
- Phone
- +91 83281 41344
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fast Track Tours & Travels
Bus from Patna to Chennai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Fast Track Tours & Travels
- 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
- NCG Express Facebook
- Sleeper/Seater
- Rs 2,700–2,800
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 23,084
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 23,084
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 23,084
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Estimated price
- Rs 15,000–18,000
Bhagalpur Cab Service
- Phone
- +91 81 30 62 46 68
Subh Yatra Travels
- Phone
- +91 79 03 73 26 41
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