There are 11 ways to get from India to Srilanka by plane, car, train, or bus
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Fly Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bagdogra Airport, drive
best- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Bagdogra Airport (IXB)plane CCU - IXB
- Drive from Bagdogra Airport (IXB) to Srilankacar
3h 42m$54–141Train, drive via Kishanganj
cheapest- Take the train from New Delhi to Kishanganjtrain
- Take the train from Kishanganj to Thakurganjtrain
- Drive from Thakurganj to Srilankacar
21h 48m$13–69Bus
- Take the bus from Delhi Majnu ka Tila to Kathmandu Swoyambhubus
- Take the bus from Kalanki Dhungeadda to Damakbus
40h 35m$61–79Drive 1,285.9 km
- Drive from Delhi to Srilankacar 1,285.9 km
16h 14m$165–238Fly Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bagdogra Airport, drive
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Bagdogra Airport (IXB)plane DEL - IXB
- Drive from Bagdogra Airport (IXB) to Srilankacar
4h 20m$62–141Fly Hyderabad to Bagdogra Airport, drive
- Fly from Hyderabad (HYD) to Bagdogra Airport (IXB)plane HYD - IXB
- Drive from Bagdogra Airport (IXB) to Srilankacar
5h 4m$79–214Fly Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport to Bagdogra Airport, drive
- Fly from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD) to Bagdogra Airport (IXB)plane AMD - IXB
- Drive from Bagdogra Airport (IXB) to Srilankacar
4h 54m$97–192Fly Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Purnea Airport, drive
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Purnea Airport (PXN)plane CCU - PXN
- Drive from Purnea Airport (PXN) to Srilankacar
5h 7m$64–225Fly Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Bagdogra Airport, drive
- Fly from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM) to Bagdogra Airport (IXB)plane BOM - IXB
- Drive from Bagdogra Airport (IXB) to Srilankacar
5h 42m$73–172Train, drive
- Take the train from Delhi to Thakurganjtrain 15484
- Drive from Thakurganj to Srilankacar
30h 40m$13–61Bus via Madhyapur Thimi
- Take the bus from Delhi to Kathmandubus Indo-Nepal Maitree Bus
- Take the bus from Koteshwor to Damakbus
43h 19m$32–69
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Bagdogra Airport (IXB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from India to Srilanka is to train and drive which costs $12 - $65 and takes 30h 40m.
The fastest way to get from India to Srilanka is to fly and drive which takes 3h 42m and costs $50 - $150.
No, there is no direct bus from India to Srilanka. However, there are services departing from Hanuman Mandir / Yamuna Bazar and arriving at Damak via Delhi Majnu ka Tila, Swoyambhu, Sitapaila and Kalanki Dhungeadda. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 35m.
The distance between India and Srilanka is 522 km. The road distance is 1285.9 km.
The best way to get from India to Srilanka without a car is to bus which takes 40h 35m and costs $60 - $80.
It takes approximately 3h 42m to get from India to Srilanka, including transfers.
India to Srilanka bus services, operated by Asians Shina Tours & Travel, depart from Delhi Majnu ka Tila station.
India to Srilanka bus services, operated by Asians Shina Tours & Travel, arrive at Kathmandu Swoyambhu station.
Srilanka is 15 min ahead of India. It is currently 5:06 AM in India and 5:21 AM in Srilanka.
Yes, the driving distance between India to Srilanka is 1286 km. It takes approximately 16h 14m to drive from India to Srilanka.
What companies run services between India and Srilanka, Province 1, Nepal?
You can take a bus from Hanuman Mandir / Yamuna Bazar to Srilanka via Delhi Majnu ka Tila, Swoyambhu, Sitapaila, Kalanki, Kalanki Dhungeadda, and Damak in around 40h 35m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bagdogra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–140
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bagdogra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–130
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–130
Flights from Hyderabad to Bagdogra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–160
Flights from Hyderabad to Bagdogra Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–160
Flights from Hyderabad to Bagdogra Airport via Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–160
Flights from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–180
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Purnea Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–190
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Bagdogra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–170
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–170
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–170
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–170
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–170
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bagdogra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–110
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bagdogra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–130
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–100
Flights from Hyderabad to Bagdogra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–200
Flights from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–220
Flights from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–220
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Bagdogra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–190
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bagdogra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–110
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bagdogra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–130
Flights from Hyderabad to Bagdogra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–200
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Bagdogra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–190
- Website
- starlightairline.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bagdogra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–110
Flights from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport to Bagdogra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–210
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Bagdogra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–140
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bagdogra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–120
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Bagdogra Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- drukair.com.bt
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Paro
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–320
- Website
- starair.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Purnea Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from New Delhi to Kishanganj
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–50
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $6–8
- Third AC (3A)
- $16–20
- Second AC (2A)
- $23–29
- First Class (1A)
- $35–50
Train from Kishanganj to Thakurganj
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–11
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $3–5
- Second AC (2A)
- $5–7
- First Class (1A)
- $8–11
Train from Delhi to Thakurganj
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–55
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $6–8
- Third AC (3A)
- $17–21
- Second AC (2A)
- $24–30
- First Class (1A)
- $40–55
- Phone
- 9599757693
- [email protected]
Bus from Delhi Majnu ka Tila to Kathmandu Swoyambhu
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- https://www.asianshinabus.com/
- A/C Sleeper
- $31–33
- Phone
- +977 985-2059959
- Website
- bussewa.com
Bus from Kalanki Dhungeadda to Damak
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17
- Book at
- bussewa.com
Bus from Koteshwor to Damak
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17
- Book at
- bussewa.com
- Phone
- +91-11-23370236
- [email protected]
- Website
- dtc.delhi.gov.in
Bus from Delhi to Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–35
- Website
- https://dtc.delhi.gov.in
- Ordinary Buses
- $1–2
- AC Buses
- $2–4
- Airport Express Services
- $23–35
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