There are 5 ways to get from Mumbai to Sri Lanka by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BOM - CMB
5h 7mRs 45,956–79,485Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Thane to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
43h 10mRs 26,461–45,417Fly Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Jaffna
- Fly from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM) to Jaffna (JAF)plane BOM - JAF
7h 51mRs 60,956–182,185Train to Pune Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the train from Dadar to Pune Jntrain
- Fly from Pune Airport (PNQ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane PNQ - CMB
10h 2mRs 50,545–83,130Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Nerul Naka to Kalyan stationbus
- Take the train from Kalyan Jn to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
44h 15mRs 28,563–46,162
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mumbai to Sri Lanka is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 26000 - Rs. 46000 and takes 43h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Mumbai to Sri Lanka is to fly which takes 5h 7m and costs Rs. 46000 - Rs. 80000.
The distance between Mumbai and Sri Lanka is 1549 km.
The best way to get from Mumbai to Sri Lanka without a car is to train and ferry which takes 43h 10m and costs Rs. 26000 - Rs. 46000.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Mumbai to Sri Lanka, including transfers.
There are 1451+ hotels available in Sri Lanka.
What companies run services between Mumbai, India and Sri Lanka?
SriLankan Airlines, Air India Limited, and IndiGo Airlines fly from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 44,000–80,000
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 44,000–80,000
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 44,000–80,000
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Jaffna via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–200,000
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–200,000
Flights from Pune Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 46,000–75,000
Flights from Pune Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 46,000–75,000
Flights from Pune Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 46,000–75,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 42,000–75,000
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 42,000–75,000
Flights from Pune Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 44,000–130,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 43,000–65,000
Flights from Pune Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 44,000–110,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Thane to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,400–19,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,400–2,900
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 6,000–7,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 8,500–11,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 14,000–19,000
Train from Dadar to Pune Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 600–4,600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 600–700
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,600–2,100
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,200–2,800
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,600–4,600
Train from Kalyan Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,400–18,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,400–2,900
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 6,000–7,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 8,500–11,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 14,000–18,000
- 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
Bus operators
- Phone
- 7588904455
- [email protected]
- Website
- nmmc.gov.in
Bus from Nerul Naka to Kalyan station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 140–490
- Website
- https://www.nmmc.gov.in/nmmt
- 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
Ferry operators
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,731
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,731
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
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