There are 7 ways to get from Lucknow to Sri Lanka by plane, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LKO - CMB
7h 19mRs 63,010–83,630Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Lucknow to Peramburtrain
- Take the train from Perambur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
2d 10hRs 28,048–56,935Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Lucknow to Allahabadbus
- Take the bus from Allahabad to Bengalurubus
- Take the bus from Bengaluru to Nagapattinambus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
2d 10hFly Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Jaffna
- Fly from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO) to Jaffna (JAF)plane LKO - JAF
9h 20mRs 101,060–301,330Train to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the train from Lucknow to Ayodhya Cantttrain
- Fly from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport (AYJ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane AYJ - CMB
10h 6mRs 54,136–158,495Train to Kanpur Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the train from Lucknow to Kanpur Centraltrain
- Fly from Kanpur Airport (KNU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane KNU - CMB
10h 27mRs 53,364–157,062Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Lucknow to Hyderabadbus
- Take the bus from Hyderabad to Tiruchirappallibus
- Take the bus from Tiruchirappalli to Nagapattinambus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
2d 20h
Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lucknow to Sri Lanka is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 28000 - Rs. 60000 and takes 2 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Lucknow to Sri Lanka is to fly which takes 7h 19m and costs Rs. 60000 - Rs. 85000.
The distance between Lucknow and Sri Lanka is 2201 km.
The best way to get from Lucknow to Sri Lanka without a car is to train and ferry which takes 2 days 10h and costs Rs. 28000 - Rs. 60000.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Lucknow to Sri Lanka, including transfers.
There are 1402+ hotels available in Sri Lanka.
What companies run services between Lucknow, India and Sri Lanka?
IndiGo Airlines, Air India Limited, and SriLankan Airlines fly from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 48,000–140,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 48,000–140,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–150,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 48,000–140,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–150,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–300,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Jaffna via Pune, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–330,000
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–160,000
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–170,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–150,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–160,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 47,000–140,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–140,000
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–170,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–150,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–150,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–170,000
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–150,000
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Ahmedabad
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–170,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–150,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–150,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Lucknow to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,200–25,000
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 3,200–3,900
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 8,000–10,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 11,000–15,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 19,000–25,000
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 2,200–2,700
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,000–3,800
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 5,000–6,500
Train from Lucknow to Ayodhya Cantt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 500–4,100
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 500–650
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,500–1,900
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,000–2,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,200–4,100
Train from Lucknow to Kanpur Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 460–3,600
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 460–550
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,300–1,700
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,700–2,200
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,800–3,600
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,400
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,400
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,500–1,900
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–3,400
- [email protected]
- Website
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Lucknow to Allahabad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Allahabad to Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Bengaluru to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Lucknow to Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Hyderabad to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Tiruchirappalli to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
- Phone
- +91 9799407141
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
Bus from Allahabad to Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
Bus from Bengaluru to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
Bus from Hyderabad to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
Bus from Tiruchirappalli to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Phone
- +91 9021264955
- [email protected]
- Website
- National Travels - Ratnagiri
Bus from Bengaluru to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- National Travels - Ratnagiri
- 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
- NCG Express Facebook
- Sleeper/Seater
- Rs 2,700–2,800
- 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
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,690
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
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