There are 6 ways to get from Delhi to Sigiriya 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 Hindon to Sigiriya Airport
best- Fly from Hindon (HDO) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane HDO - GIU
21h 1mRs 52,506–152,971Train, 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 5hRs 29,934–56,416Fly Indira Gandhi International Airport to Sigiriya Airport
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane DEL - GIU
8h 43mRs 42,456–130,565Fly Indira Gandhi International Airport to Jaffna, bus
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Jaffna (JAF)plane DEL - JAF
- Take the bus from Kaithady to Dambullabus
15h 56mFly Indira Gandhi International Airport to Kandy, taxi
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Kandy (KDW)plane DEL - KDW
- Take the taxi from Kandy (KDW) to Sigiriyataxi
10h 2mRs 48,626–138,665Bus, train, drive, ferry
- Take the bus from Delhi to Bhopalbus
- 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 11h
Hindon (HDO) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Delhi to Sigiriya is to train and ferry and bus which costs Rs. 29000 - Rs. 60000 and takes 2 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Delhi to Sigiriya is to fly which takes 8h 43m and costs Rs. 42000 - Rs. 140000.
The distance between Delhi and Sigiriya is 2353 km.
The best way to get from Delhi to Sigiriya without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 2 days 5h and costs Rs. 29000 - Rs. 60000.
It takes approximately 21h 1m to get from Delhi to Sigiriya, including transfers.
There are 1060+ hotels available in Sigiriya.
What companies run services between Delhi, India and Sigiriya, Sri Lanka?
IndiGo Airlines, Cinnamon Air, and SriLankan Airlines fly from Hindon (HDO) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU) 5 times a day.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Hindon to Sigiriya Airport via Bengaluru, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–150,000
Flights from Hindon to Sigiriya Airport via Mumbai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–160,000
Flights from Hindon to Sigiriya Airport via Kolkata, Madras, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–170,000
Flights from Hindon to Sigiriya Airport via Kolkata, Bengaluru, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–180,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 42,000–130,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Bengaluru, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 49,000–140,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Kandy via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 42,000–130,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Kandy via Bengaluru, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 48,000–140,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Jaffna via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–270,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Jaffna via Madras, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–280,000
- 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
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 3,400–4,000
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 8,500–11,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 12,000–15,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 20,000–26,000
Train from Villupuram Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 600–4,600
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 600–700
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,600–2,100
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,200–2,800
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,600–4,600
Train from Bhopal Jn to Mannargudi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,700–21,000
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,700–3,300
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 6,500–8,500
- 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
- NCG Express Facebook
- Sleeper/Seater
- Rs 2,050–2,200
Bus from Kaithady to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- NCG Express Facebook
Bus from Kankesanturai to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,050–2,200
- Schedules at
- NCG Express Facebook
- Sleeper/Seater
- Rs 2,050–2,200
- [email protected]
- Website
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Delhi to Bhopal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
- Phone
- +91 9799407141
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
Bus from Delhi to Bhopal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,690
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,690
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,500–8,500
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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