There are 2 ways to get from Kandy to Rishīkesh by bus or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Mini Bus, bus to Weerawila International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Kandy to Ellabus
- Take the bus from Ella to Tissamaharamabus
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Dehradun Airport (DED)plane WRZ - DED
28h 33m₹17,064–43,772Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dehradun Airport (DED)plane CMB - DED
10h 3m₹36,329–48,479
Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Dehradun Airport (DED) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kandy to Rishīkesh is to Mini Bus and bus and fly which costs ₹17,000 - ₹44,000 and takes 28h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Kandy to Rishīkesh is to fly which takes 10h 3m and costs ₹36,000 - ₹49,000.
The distance between Kandy and Rishīkesh is 2926 km.
It takes approximately 28h 33m to get from Kandy to Rishīkesh, including transfers.
There are 1093+ hotels available in Rishīkesh.
What companies run services between Kandy, Sri Lanka and Rishīkesh, India?
You can take a flight from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Rishīkesh via Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) and Dehradun Airport (DED) in around 10h 3m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–43,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–32,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Ahmedabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–55,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–42,000
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–46,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–60,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Dehradun Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–46,000
- Website
- Tuktukdude Lesiure
Bus from Kandy to Ella
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹3,563
- Schedules at
- Tuktukdude Lesiure
- Website
- Magical Srilanka
Bus from Kandy to Ella
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹3,084
- Schedules at
- Magical Srilanka
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- [email protected]
- Website
- National Transport Commission
Bus from Ella to Tissamaharama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹90–100
- Website
- National Transport Commission
- Schedules at
- NTC Schedules
- Standard
- ₹90–100
- Semi Lux
- ₹100–150
- Super Lux
- ₹200–250
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