There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to Rāmeshwaram Banda by plane, bus, ferry, or train
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Fly, bus
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Hyderabad (HYD)plane CMB - HYD
- Take the bus from RGI Airport to Gangarambus
4h 16m₹13,995–25,853Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Waditrain
- Take the train from Wadi to Lingampallitrain
35h 16m₹7,846–12,845Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the bus from Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu to Thanjavur, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the bus from Thanjavur to Bangalorebus
- Take the bus from Kempegowda BS Majestic to Shamshabad B.S.bus
- Take the bus from Shamsabad to Miyapur Bus Depotbus Aj
30h 6m
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Hyderabad (HYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Rāmeshwaram Banda is to train and ferry which costs ₹7,500 - ₹13,000 and takes 35h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Rāmeshwaram Banda is to fly and bus which takes 4h 16m and costs ₹14,000 - ₹26,000.
The distance between Colombo and Rāmeshwaram Banda is 1225 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Rāmeshwaram Banda without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 30h 6m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 16m to get from Colombo to Rāmeshwaram Banda, including transfers.
There are 1970+ hotels available in Rāmeshwaram Banda.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Rāmeshwaram Banda, India?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Rāmeshwaram Banda. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Hyderabad (HYD), walk to RGI Airport, take the bus to Gangaram, then take the taxi to Rāmeshwaram Banda. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pettah to Rāmeshwaram Banda via Kankesanturai, Kankesanturai, Nagapattinam, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur, Bangalore, Kempegowda BS Majestic, Shamsabad, and Miyapur Bus Depot in around 30h 6m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–22,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hyderabad via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–22,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hyderabad via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–22,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–37,000
- 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
- ₹390–1,000
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹390–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹440–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹750–1,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Nagappattinam to Wadi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹480–3,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹480–600
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,200–1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,700–2,200
- First Class (1A)
- ₹2,900–3,700
Train from Wadi to Lingampalli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹160–1,300
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹160–200
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹450–600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹600–800
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,000–1,300
- Phone
- 040 69440000
- [email protected]
- Website
- tgsrtc.telangana.gov.in
Bus from RGI Airport to Gangaram
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹100–430
- Schedules at
- tgsrtc.telangana.gov.in
- Pushpak AC
- ₹350–430
- Adult
- ₹100–270
Bus from Shamsabad to Miyapur Bus Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹200–270
- Schedules at
- tgsrtc.telangana.gov.in
- Adult
- ₹200–270
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- [email protected]
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹770–810
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- ₹770–810
- Phone
- +917303093510
- [email protected]
- Website
- intrcity.com
Bus from Thanjavur to Bangalore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹500–1,400
- Book at
- https://www.intrcity.com/
- Sleeper
- ₹1,000–1,400
- Seat
- ₹500–700
- Phone
- 080-26252625
- Website
- ksrtc.in
Bus from Kempegowda BS Majestic to Shamshabad B.S.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹800–1,700
- Schedules at
- ksrtc.in
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
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