There are 4 ways to get from Patna to Sri Lanka by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane PAT - CMB
5h 8mRs 58,723–174,472Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Patna Jn 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 27,967–55,739Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Patna to Chennai, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the bus from Chennai, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
2d 22hFly to Jaffna
- Fly from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT) to Jaffna (JAF)plane PAT - JAF
16h 7mRs 101,723–322,172
Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Patna 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 Patna to Sri Lanka is to fly which takes 5h 8m and costs Rs. 55000 - Rs. 180000.
The distance between Patna and Sri Lanka is 2138 km.
The best way to get from Patna 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 5h 8m to get from Patna to Sri Lanka, including transfers.
There are 1479+ hotels available in Sri Lanka.
What companies run services between Patna, India and Sri Lanka?
IndiGo Airlines, Air India Limited, and two other airlines fly from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–170,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–170,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–200,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Jaffna via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–320,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Jaffna via Kolkata, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–340,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–330,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Jaffna via Lucknow, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–350,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Jaffna via Bhubaneswar, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–320,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–200,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–190,000
Flights from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–190,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Patna Jn to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,000–24,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 3,000–3,700
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 7,500–9,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 11,000–14,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 18,000–24,000
Train from Perambur to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 800–6,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,782
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,782
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
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