There are 4 ways to get from Srilanka to Dambulla by plane, train, ferry, bus, or car
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Fly from Bhadrapur Airport
best- Fly from Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane BDP - GIU
21h 48mRs 78,565–210,199Train, ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Galgalia to Kishanganjtrain
- Take the train from Kishanganj to Tambaramtrain
- Take the train from Tambaram to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Dambullabus
2d 17hRs 31,372–63,348Drive, bus, ferry
- Drive from Srilanka to Siliguri, West Bengalcar
- Take the bus from Siliguri, West Bengal to Kolkata, West Bengalbus
- Take the bus from Kolkata, West Bengal 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 Dambullabus
2d 17hDrive to Bagdogra Airport, fly
- Drive from Srilanka to Bagdogra Airport (IXB)car
- Fly from Bagdogra Airport (IXB) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane IXB - GIU
16h 36mRs 68,666–195,123
Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Srilanka to Dambulla is to train and ferry and bus which costs Rs. 31000 - Rs. 65000 and takes 2 days 17h.
The fastest way to get from Srilanka to Dambulla is to drive and fly which takes 16h 36m and costs Rs. 65000 - Rs. 200000.
The distance between Srilanka and Dambulla is 2261 km.
It takes approximately 21h 48m to get from Srilanka to Dambulla, including transfers.
Dambulla is 15 min behind Srilanka. It is currently 9:21 AM in Srilanka and 9:06 AM in Dambulla.
There are 1097+ hotels available in Dambulla.
What companies run services between Srilanka, Province 1, Nepal and Dambulla, Sri Lanka?
Yeti Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU) 3 times a day.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Bhadrapur Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Kathmandu, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–200,000
Flights from Bhadrapur Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Kathmandu, Mumbai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–230,000
Flights from Bhadrapur Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Kathmandu, Bengaluru, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–230,000
Flights from Bhadrapur Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Kathmandu, Dhaka, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–380,000
Flights from Bagdogra Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Delhi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–230,000
Flights from Bagdogra Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Mumbai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–220,000
Flights from Bagdogra Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Bengaluru, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–210,000
Flights from Bagdogra Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Madras, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–190,000
Flights from Bagdogra Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–260,000
Flights from Bagdogra Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Kolkata, Madras, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–190,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Galgalia to Kishanganj
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 450–3,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 450–550
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,300–1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,700–2,200
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,800–3,500
Train from Kishanganj to Tambaram
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,300–26,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 3,300–4,000
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 8,000–11,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 12,000–15,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 20,000–26,000
Train from Tambaram to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 750–6,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 750–950
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,100–2,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,900–3,600
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,800–6,000
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- [email protected]
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Kankesanturai to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,050–2,200
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- Rs 2,050–2,200
Bus from Kankesanturai to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,050–2,200
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- Rs 2,050–2,200
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,843
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,843
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
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