There are 6 ways to get from India Gate to Sri Lanka by plane, train, ferry, bus, or car
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Fly Hindon to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Hindon (HDO) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane HDO - CMB
7h 18mRs 65,369–126,418Train, ferry
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 train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
2d 8hRs 28,119–56,983Fly Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane DEL - CMB
6h 32mRs 53,054–103,768Fly Indira Gandhi International Airport to Jaffna
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Jaffna (JAF)plane DEL - JAF
9hRs 81,054–231,468Train, ferry via Virudhachalam
- Take the train from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Vridhachalam Jntrain
- Take the train from Vridhachalam Jn to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
2d 10hRs 28,120–57,100Bus, 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 Pettahbus
2d 16hRs 36,836–58,929
Hindon (HDO) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from India Gate to Sri Lanka is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 28000 - Rs. 60000 and takes 2 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from India Gate to Sri Lanka is to fly which takes 6h 32m and costs Rs. 50000 - Rs. 110000.
The distance between India Gate and Sri Lanka is 2439 km.
The best way to get from India Gate to Sri Lanka without a car is to train and ferry which takes 2 days 8h and costs Rs. 28000 - Rs. 60000.
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from India Gate to Sri Lanka, including transfers.
There are 1449+ hotels available in Sri Lanka.
What companies run services between India Gate, Delhi, India and Sri Lanka?
IndiGo Airlines and SriLankan Airlines fly from Hindon (HDO) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) once daily.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Hindon to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–120,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–100,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–100,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–100,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–100,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Jaffna via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–250,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Hindon to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–120,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 48,000–75,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 48,000–75,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 48,000–75,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Hindon to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–120,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–70,000
- 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 3,400–4,000
- 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 2,200–2,900
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,700–4,700
Train from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Vridhachalam Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times 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 Vridhachalam Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 600–4,800
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 600–750
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,700–2,100
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,300–2,900
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,800–4,800
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 6,500–8,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 9,500–13,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 16,000–21,000
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,400
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,500–1,900
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–3,400
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,400
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,500–1,900
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–3,400
- 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
- +94 76 714 8292
- [email protected]
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Kankesanturai to Pettah
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,700–2,800
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- Rs 2,700–2,800
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,785
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,785
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,785
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
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