There are 3 ways to get from Vadodara to Dambulla cave temple by plane, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Civil Airport Harni (BDQ) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane BDQ - GIU
14h 24mRs 51,483–161,871Train, ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Vadodara Jn to Mayiladuturai Jtrain
- Take the train from Mayiladuturai J to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Dambullabus
2d 1hRs 28,111–49,571Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Vadodara, Gujarat to Bangalore, Karnatakabus
- Take the bus from Bangalore, Karnataka to Madurai, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the bus from Madurai, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Dambullabus
2d 6h
Civil Airport Harni (BDQ) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vadodara to Dambulla cave temple is to train and ferry and bus which costs Rs. 28000 - Rs. 50000 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Vadodara to Dambulla cave temple is to fly which takes 14h 24m and costs Rs. 50000 - Rs. 170000.
The distance between Vadodara and Dambulla cave temple is 1810 km.
The best way to get from Vadodara to Dambulla cave temple without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs Rs. 28000 - Rs. 50000.
It takes approximately 14h 24m to get from Vadodara to Dambulla cave temple, including transfers.
There are 1079+ hotels available in Dambulla cave temple.
What companies run services between Vadodara, India and Dambulla cave temple, Sri Lanka?
IndiGo Airlines, Cinnamon Air, and two other airlines fly from Civil Airport Harni (BDQ) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU) 4 times a day.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Civil Airport Harni to Sigiriya Airport via Mumbai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–160,000
Flights from Civil Airport Harni to Sigiriya Airport via Delhi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–180,000
Flights from Civil Airport Harni to Sigiriya Airport via Madras, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–160,000
Flights from Civil Airport Harni to Sigiriya Airport via Bengaluru, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–160,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Vadodara Jn to Mayiladuturai J
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,800–21,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,800–3,300
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 7,000–9,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 10,000–13,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 16,000–21,000
Train from Mayiladuturai J to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 440–3,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- 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
- 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
- +91 9994 998 437
- [email protected]
- Website
- veeveebus.com
Bus from Madurai, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://veeveebus.com/
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,534
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,534
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
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