There are 5 ways to get from Sri Lanka to Surat by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Surat
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Surat (STV)plane CMB - STV
7h 21m₹15,173–24,400Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Mayiladuturai Jtrain
- Take the train from Mayiladuturai J to Surattrain
2d₹7,763–14,460Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the bus from Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu to Chennai, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the bus from Chennai, Tamil Nadu to Thanebus
- Take the bus from Thane to Surat, Gujaratbus
2d 8hFly Jaffna to Surat
- Fly from Jaffna (JAF) to Surat (STV)plane JAF - STV
23h 50m₹30,628–95,757Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Civil Airport Harni, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Civil Airport Harni (BDQ)plane CMB - BDQ
- Take the train from Vadodara Jn to Surattrain
8h 12m₹18,113–52,350
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Surat (STV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sri Lanka to Surat is to train and ferry which costs ₹7,500 - ₹15,000 and takes 2 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Sri Lanka to Surat is to fly which takes 7h 21m and costs ₹15,000 - ₹25,000.
The distance between Sri Lanka and Surat is 1754 km.
The best way to get from Sri Lanka to Surat without a car is to train and ferry which takes 2 days 0h and costs ₹7,500 - ₹15,000.
It takes approximately 7h 21m to get from Sri Lanka to Surat, including transfers.
There are 228+ hotels available in Surat.
What companies run services between Sri Lanka and Surat, India?
SriLankan Airlines, Air India Express, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Surat (STV) 4 times a day.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Surat via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–22,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Surat via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–22,000
Flights from Jaffna to Surat via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–95,000
Flights from Jaffna to Surat via Tiruchirapalli, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–95,000
Flights from Jaffna to Surat via Madras, Pune
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–95,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Civil Airport Harni via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Civil Airport Harni via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Civil Airport Harni via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–70,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Civil Airport Harni via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–55,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Surat via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–80,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Surat via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–70,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Civil Airport Harni via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–70,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Civil Airport Harni via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–50,000
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹390–1,000
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹390–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹440–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹750–1,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Nagappattinam to Mayiladuturai J
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹120–1,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹120–160
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹360–460
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹490–650
- First Class (1A)
- ₹800–1,000
Train from Mayiladuturai J to Surat
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹750–6,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹750–900
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹1,900–2,400
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹2,700–3,400
- First Class (1A)
- ₹4,500–6,000
Train from Vadodara Jn to Surat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹150–1,200
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹150–180
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹430–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹550–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹950–1,200
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- [email protected]
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹770–800
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- ₹770–800
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
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