There are 11 ways to get from Colombo to Butwāl by plane, train, ferry, bus, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bhairawa
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Bhairawa (BWA)plane CMB - BWA
6h 12m$269–708Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Mayiladuturai Jtrain
- Take the train from Mayiladuturai J to Ayodhyatrain
- Take the train from Ayodhya to Nautanwatrain
2d 19h$91–198Train, ferry, bus via Itārsi
- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Thiruvarur Jn to Itarsi Jntrain
- Take the train from Itarsi Jn to Barhnitrain
- Take the bus from Krishnanagar to Nayagaunbus
2d 15hFly to Tribhuvan International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane CMB - KTM
- Take the bus from Gurjudhara to Butwalbus
12h 1m$297–462Fly to Pokhara Airport, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Pokhara Airport (PKR)plane CMB - PKR
- Take the taxi from Pokhara Airport (PKR) to Butwāltaxi
8h 25m$377–912Fly to Bharatpur Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Bharatpur Airport (BHR)plane CMB - BHR
- Take the bus from Danda to Butwalbus
10h 10mFly to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT)plane CMB - PAT
- Take the train from Patliputra to Deoria Sadartrain
- Take the train from Deoria Sadar to Nautanwatrain
15h 34m$255–720Fly to Simara Airport, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Simara Airport (SIF)plane CMB - SIF
- Take the taxi from Simara Airport (SIF) to Butwāltaxi
11h 13m$667–1,812Fly to Gorakhpur Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Gorakhpur Airport (GOP)plane CMB - GOP
- Take the train from Gorakhpur to Barhnitrain
- Take the bus from Krishnanagar to Nayagaunbus
14h 16mBus, ferry, drive, train
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Drive from Nagapattinam to Mannargudicar
- Take the train from Mannargudi to Bhopal Jntrain
- Take the bus from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh to Lucknow, Uttar Pradeshbus
- Take the bus from Lucknow to Sonaulibus
2d 19hTrain, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Salem Jntrain
- Take the train from Salem Jn to Gonda Jntrain
- Take the train from Gonda Jn to Barhnitrain
- Take the bus from Krishnanagar to Butwalbus
2d 23h
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Bhairawa (BWA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Butwāl is to train and ferry which costs $90 - $200 and takes 2 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Butwāl is to fly which takes 6h 12m and costs $260 - $750.
The distance between Colombo and Butwāl is 2349 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Butwāl without a car is to train and ferry and bus via Itārsi which takes 2 days 15h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Colombo to Butwāl, including transfers.
Butwāl is 15 min ahead of Colombo. It is currently 6:23 PM in Colombo and 6:38 PM in Butwāl.
There are 66+ hotels available in Butwāl.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Butwāl, Nepal?
SriLankan Airlines, Buddha Air Ltd, and Air India Express fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Bhairawa (BWA) 5 times a week.
- Website
- buddhaair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bhairawa via Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bhairawa via Bengaluru, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Pokhara Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Pokhara Airport via Bengaluru, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–850
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bharatpur Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bharatpur Airport via Bengaluru, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Simara Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Simara Airport via Bengaluru, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Simara Airport via Delhi, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–380
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–700
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–500
- Website
- starlightairline.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–650
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–11
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–6
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $8–11
Train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–11
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–6
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $8–11
Train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–11
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–6
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $8–11
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Thiruvarur Jn to Itarsi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $7–60
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $7–10
- Third AC (3A)
- $19–24
- Second AC (2A)
- $27–35
- First Class (1A)
- $45–60
Train from Itarsi Jn to Barhni
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–35
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $4–6
- Third AC (3A)
- $11–15
- Second AC (2A)
- $16–21
- First Class (1A)
- $27–35
Train from Patliputra to Deoria Sadar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–15
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $5–7
- Second AC (2A)
- $7–9
- First Class (1A)
- $11–15
Train from Deoria Sadar to Nautanwa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–13
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $4–6
- Second AC (2A)
- $6–8
- First Class (1A)
- $10–13
Train from Gorakhpur to Barhni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–12
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $4–6
- Second AC (2A)
- $5–8
- First Class (1A)
- $9–12
Train from Nagappattinam to Mayiladuturai J
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–11
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $3–5
- Second AC (2A)
- $5–7
- First Class (1A)
- $8–11
Train from Mayiladuturai J to Ayodhya
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $11–85
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $11–13
- Third AC (3A)
- $27–35
- Second AC (2A)
- $35–50
- First Class (1A)
- $65–85
Train from Ayodhya to Nautanwa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2–16
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $5–7
- Second AC (2A)
- $7–10
- First Class (1A)
- $12–16
Train from Mannargudi to Bhopal Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $8–65
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $8–10
- Third AC (3A)
- $20–26
- Second AC (2A)
- $29–40
- First Class (1A)
- $45–65
Train from Nagappattinam to Salem Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–19
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $6–8
- Second AC (2A)
- $8–11
- First Class (1A)
- $14–19
Train from Salem Jn to Gonda Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–85
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $10–13
- Third AC (3A)
- $27–35
- Second AC (2A)
- $35–50
- First Class (1A)
- $65–85
Train from Gonda Jn to Barhni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–12
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $4–6
- Second AC (2A)
- $5–8
- First Class (1A)
- $9–12
- Phone
- 9857039522
- Website
- namastekapilvastubus.com
Bus from Krishnanagar to Nayagaun
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://namastekapilvastubus.com/customer/namastekapilvastu.xhtml
Bus from Gurjudhara to Butwal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19
- Website
- https://namastekapilvastubus.com/customer/namastekapilvastu.xhtml
Bus from Danda to Butwal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://namastekapilvastubus.com/customer/namastekapilvastu.xhtml
Bus from Krishnanagar to Nayagaun
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://namastekapilvastubus.com/customer/namastekapilvastu.xhtml
Bus from Krishnanagar to Butwal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://namastekapilvastubus.com/customer/namastekapilvastu.xhtml
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- [email protected]
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- $8–9
- Phone
- 9599757693
- [email protected]
Bus from Lucknow to Sonauli
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- https://www.asianshinabus.com/
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $69
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $69
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $69
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $69
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
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