There are 6 ways to get from Patiāla to Colombo by bus, plane, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Chandigarh International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Patiala to Chandigarhbus
- Fly from Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXC - CMB
10h 11mRs 57,928–158,648Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Patiala to Ambala Cant Jntrain
- Take the train from Ambala Cant Jn to Arakkonamtrain
- Take the train from Arakkonam to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
2d 21hRs 29,331–64,920Train, ferry via Delhi
- Take the train from Patiala to Ambala Cant Jntrain
- Take the train from Ambala Cant Jn to New Delhitrain
- 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 13hRs 29,431–65,520Train, train to Indira Gandhi International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Patiala to Ambala Cant Jntrain
- Take the train from Ambala Cant Jn to New Delhitrain
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane DEL - CMB
10h 57mRs 59,667–109,506Train to Dehradun Airport, fly
- Take the train from Patiala to Rishikeshtrain
- Fly from Dehradun Airport (DED) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane DED - CMB
14h 46mRs 81,284–138,702Bus to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Patiala to Amritsarbus
- Fly from Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport (ATQ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ATQ - CMB
14h 29m
Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Patiāla to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 29000 - Rs. 65000 and takes 2 days 21h.
The fastest way to get from Patiāla to Colombo is to bus and fly which takes 10h 11m and costs Rs. 55000 - Rs. 160000.
The distance between Patiāla and Colombo is 2748 km.
The best way to get from Patiāla to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry via Delhi which takes 2 days 13h and costs Rs. 29000 - Rs. 70000.
It takes approximately 10h 11m to get from Patiāla to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1362+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Patiāla, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Patiāla to Colombo. However, you can take the bus to Chandigarh, walk to Isbt-17, take the line 17 bus to Behlana, walk to Chandigarh International Airport (IXC) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo. Alternatively, you can take a train from Patiala to Colombo Fort via Ambala Cant Jn, New Delhi, Villupuram Jn, Nagappattinam, Nagapattinam, Kankesanturai, and Kankesanturai in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 48,000–140,000
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–150,000
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–160,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–90,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–90,000
Flights from Dehradun Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 48,000–140,000
Flights from Dehradun Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–150,000
Flights from Dehradun Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–160,000
Flights from Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 46,000–140,000
Flights from Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–140,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–150,000
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–150,000
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–150,000
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–150,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 45,000–100,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 45,000–100,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 45,000–100,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 45,000–100,000
Flights from Dehradun Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–150,000
Flights from Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–140,000
Flights from Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–150,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Chandigarh International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–150,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–80,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Patiala to Ambala Cant Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 440–3,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 440–550
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,700–2,200
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,700–3,500
Train from Ambala Cant Jn to New Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 600–4,900
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 600–750
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,700–2,200
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,300–3,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,900–4,900
Train from New Delhi to Villupuram Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,400–26,000
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- 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 Villupuram Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 600–4,700
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- 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 Patiala to Ambala Cant Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 440–3,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 440–550
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,700–2,200
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,700–3,500
Train from Ambala Cant Jn to New Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 600–4,900
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 600–750
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,700–2,200
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,300–3,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,900–4,900
Train from Patiala to Rishikesh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 650–5,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 650–800
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,800–2,300
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,500–3,200
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,100–5,500
Train from Patiala to Ambala Cant Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 440–3,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 440–550
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,700–2,200
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,700–3,500
Train from Ambala Cant Jn to Arakkonam
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,600–28,000
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 3,600–4,300
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 9,000–12,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 13,000–17,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 22,000–28,000
Train from Arakkonam to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 900–7,000
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 900–1,100
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,400–3,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,300–4,200
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 5,500–7,000
- 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
Bus from Patiala to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- Orbit Aviation Private Limited
- Phone
- +91 9316 993169
- [email protected]
- Website
- Indo Canadian Express
Bus from Patiala to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Indo Canadian Express
- Website
- New deep bus service
Bus from Patiala to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- New deep bus service
- Phone
- +91 9928371859
- Website
- Vijay Tours And Travels
Bus from Patiala to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Vijay Tours And Travels
- Website
- Rajpreet Travels and cargo
Bus from Patiala to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- Rajpreet Travels and cargo
Bus from Patiala to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- Chhapola Bus Service & Tour Travels
- Website
- New Fateh Bus Service
Bus from Patiala to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- New Fateh Bus Service
- Website
- Rathore Sonal Travels
Bus from Patiala to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- Rathore Sonal Travels
- Phone
- +91 9530045999
- Website
- Gajraj Bus Service
Bus from Patiala to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–6,000
- Schedules at
- Gajraj Bus Service
- AC Sleeper
- Rs 1,300–6,000
- Phone
- +91 9252222163
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rathore Travels Agency
Bus from Patiala to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Rathore Travels Agency
- Website
- Yaduvanshi Holidays LLP
Bus from Patiala to Chandigarh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- Yaduvanshi Holidays LLP
- Phone
- +91 72199 79797
- Website
- Kissan Travels Pilani
Bus from Patiala to Amritsar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Kissan Travels Pilani
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 23,084
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 23,084
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
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