There are 6 ways to get from Delhi to Dambulla 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 Sigiriya Airport
best- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane DEL - GIU
8h 27mRs 49,077–141,367Train, ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the train from New Delhi to Villupuram Jntrain
- Take the train from Villupuram Jn to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Dambullabus
2d 4hRs 29,281–55,841Fly to Jaffna, bus
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Jaffna (JAF)plane DEL - JAF
- Take the bus from Kaithady to Dambullabus
12h 37mFly to Kandy, taxi
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Kandy (KDW)plane DEL - KDW
- Take the taxi from Kandy (KDW) to Dambullataxi
9h 44mRs 50,627–135,667Fly to Batticaloa Airport, bus
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Batticaloa Airport (BTC)plane DEL - BTC
- Take the bus from Batticaloa to Dambullabus
13h 8mRs 49,977–133,417Bus, train, drive, ferry
- Take the bus from Delhi, Delhi State to Bhopal, Madhya Pradeshbus
- Take the train from Bhopal Jn to Mannarguditrain
- Drive from Mannargudi to Nagapattinamcar
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Dambullabus
2d 12hRs 36,315–58,446
Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Delhi to Dambulla is to train and ferry and bus which costs Rs. 29000 - Rs. 60000 and takes 2 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Delhi to Dambulla is to fly which takes 8h 27m and costs Rs. 49000 - Rs. 150000.
The distance between Delhi and Dambulla is 2358 km.
The best way to get from Delhi to Dambulla without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs Rs. 29000 - Rs. 60000.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Delhi to Dambulla, including transfers.
There are 1093+ hotels available in Dambulla.
What companies run services between Delhi, India and Dambulla, Sri Lanka?
SriLankan Airlines, Cinnamon Air, and IndiGo Airlines fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU) twice daily.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 48,000–140,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Bengaluru, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–140,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Kandy via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 46,000–140,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Kandy via Bengaluru, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–140,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 47,000–140,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Hyderabad, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–140,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Bengaluru, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–140,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Madras, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 47,000–130,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Jaffna via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–240,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from New Delhi to Villupuram Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,400–26,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 3,400–4,100
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 8,500–11,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 12,000–16,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 20,000–26,000
Train from Villupuram Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 600–4,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 600–750
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,600–2,100
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,300–2,900
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,700–4,700
Train from Bhopal Jn to Mannargudi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,700–21,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,700–3,300
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 7,000–8,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 9,500–13,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 16,000–21,000
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- [email protected]
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Kankesanturai to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,050–2,200
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- Rs 2,050–2,200
Bus from Kaithady to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
Bus from Kankesanturai to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,050–2,200
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- Rs 2,050–2,200
- Phone
- +94 777 382 186
- [email protected]
- Website
- superline.lk
Bus from Batticaloa to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,400–2,700
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
- Phone
- +917879122122
- [email protected]
- Website
- vermatravelsindia.com
Bus from Delhi, Delhi State to Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,500–9,000
- Book at
- https://www.vermatravelsindia.com/
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,914
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,914
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,500–5,500
Kandy Budget Taxi
- Phone
- + 94 71 21 08 210
- Website
- kandybudgettaxi.com
Kandy Meter Taxi
- Phone
- + 94 81 49 55 655
- Website
- facebook.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
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