There are 6 ways to get from Varanasi to Sri Lanka by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly Varanasi Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane VNS - CMB
8h 49mRs 62,972–98,675Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Varanasi Jn to Mayiladuturai Jtrain
- Take the train from Mayiladuturai J to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
2d 10hRs 27,785–53,985Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh to Hyderabad, Telanganabus
- Take the bus from Hyderabad, Telangana to Chennai, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the bus from Chennai, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
2d 12hFly Varanasi Airport to Jaffna
- Fly from Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Jaffna (JAF)plane VNS - JAF
18h 13mRs 100,972–301,375Train to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the train from Varanasi Jn to Danapurtrain
- Fly from Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane PAT - CMB
11h 5mRs 59,506–179,692Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 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 14h
Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Varanasi to Sri Lanka is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 27000 - Rs. 55000 and takes 2 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Varanasi to Sri Lanka is to fly which takes 8h 49m and costs Rs. 60000 - Rs. 100000.
The distance between Varanasi and Sri Lanka is 2091 km.
The best way to get from Varanasi to Sri Lanka without a car is to train and ferry which takes 2 days 10h and costs Rs. 27000 - Rs. 55000.
It takes approximately 8h 49m to get from Varanasi to Sri Lanka, including transfers.
There are 1479+ hotels available in Sri Lanka.
What companies run services between Varanasi, India and Sri Lanka?
IndiGo Airlines, Air India Limited, and two other airlines fly from Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–80,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–80,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Jaffna via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–300,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–310,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Jaffna via Kolkata, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–330,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–310,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Jaffna via Hyderabad, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–300,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Jaffna via Bhubaneswar, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–310,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Jaffna via Hyderabad, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–300,000
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
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–180,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–170,000
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
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–180,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Varanasi Jn to Mayiladuturai J
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,200–25,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 3,200–3,800
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 8,000–10,000
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 11,000–15,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 19,000–25,000
Train from Mayiladuturai J to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 Varanasi Jn to Danapur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 650–5,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 650–800
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,700–2,200
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,400–3,100
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,000–5,000
- 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
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
Bus operators
- Phone
- 9887925057
- [email protected]
- Website
- omio.com
Bus from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh to Hyderabad, Telangana
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- omio.com
- 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
Ferry operators
- 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/
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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