There are 5 ways to get from Howrah to Sri Lanka by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CCU - CMB
7h 47mRs 62,961–143,561Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Howrah Jn to Villupuram Jntrain
- Take the train from Villupuram Jn to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
3dRs 27,069–50,765Train, ferry via Chennai
- Take the train from Andul to Peramburtrain
- Take the train from Perambur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
2dRs 27,387–54,316Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Kolkata, West Bengal to Chennai, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the bus from Chennai, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
2d 6hFly to Jaffna
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Jaffna (JAF)plane CCU - JAF
8h 13mRs 101,011–291,261
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Howrah to Sri Lanka is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 27000 - Rs. 55000 and takes 3 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Howrah to Sri Lanka is to fly which takes 7h 47m and costs Rs. 60000 - Rs. 150000.
The distance between Howrah and Sri Lanka is 1975 km.
The best way to get from Howrah to Sri Lanka without a car is to train and ferry via Chennai which takes 2 days 0h and costs Rs. 27000 - Rs. 55000.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Howrah to Sri Lanka, including transfers.
There are 1439+ hotels available in Sri Lanka.
What companies run services between Howrah, India and Sri Lanka?
Air India Express, SriLankan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 3 hours.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–140,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–140,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Jaffna via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–320,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–310,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Jaffna via Madras, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–300,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Andul to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,400–19,000
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,400–3,000
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 6,000–8,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 8,500–11,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 15,000–19,000
Train from Perambur to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 800–6,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 800–1,000
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,100–2,700
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,000–3,800
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,900–6,500
Train from Howrah Jn to Villupuram Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,700–21,000
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,700–3,200
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 6,500–8,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 9,500–12,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 16,000–21,000
Train from Villupuram Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
- Phone
- +91 99622 24077
- [email protected]
- Website
- J J Yatra
Bus from Kolkata, West Bengal to Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- J J Yatra
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,511
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,511
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,511
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
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