There are 7 ways to get from West Bengal to Sri Lanka by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Jaffna
best- Fly from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (RDP) to Jaffna (JAF)plane RDP - JAF
19h 32mRs 123,511–374,286Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Howrah Jn to Villupuram Jntrain
- Take the train from Villupuram Jn to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
2d 1hRs 27,145–50,908Bus, ferry
- 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 Pettahbus
2d 6hFly Bagdogra Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Fly from Bagdogra Airport (IXB) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXB - CMB
5h 43mRs 74,154–114,982Fly Bagdogra Airport to Jaffna
- Fly from Bagdogra Airport (IXB) to Jaffna (JAF)plane IXB - JAF
16h 27mRs 122,154–342,682Fly Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CCU - CMB
7h 42mRs 63,316–146,499Fly Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Jaffna
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Jaffna (JAF)plane CCU - JAF
8h 15mRs 96,316–284,199
Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (RDP) to Jaffna (JAF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from West Bengal to Sri Lanka is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 27000 - Rs. 55000 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from West Bengal to Sri Lanka is to fly which takes 5h 43m and costs Rs. 70000 - Rs. 120000.
The distance between West Bengal and Sri Lanka is 1753 km.
The best way to get from West Bengal to Sri Lanka without a car is to train and ferry which takes 2 days 1h and costs Rs. 27000 - Rs. 55000.
It takes approximately 19h 32m to get from West Bengal to Sri Lanka, including transfers.
There are 1463+ hotels available in Sri Lanka.
What companies run services between West Bengal, India and Sri Lanka?
IndiGo Airlines flies from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (RDP) to Jaffna (JAF) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Jaffna via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Jaffna via Madras, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–380,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–400,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Jaffna via Mumbai, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–450,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Jaffna via Hyderabad, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
Flights from Durgapur Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
Flights from Bagdogra Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–180,000
Flights from Bagdogra Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–210,000
Flights from Bagdogra Airport to Jaffna via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–340,000
Flights from Bagdogra Airport to Jaffna via Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–350,000
Flights from Bagdogra Airport to Jaffna via Madras, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–350,000
Flights from Bagdogra Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–370,000
Flights from Bagdogra Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–360,000
Flights from Bagdogra Airport to Jaffna via Hyderabad, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–360,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–140,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–140,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Jaffna via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–310,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–300,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Jaffna via Madras, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–290,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bagdogra Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–200,000
Flights from Bagdogra Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–220,000
Flights from Bagdogra Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–210,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–160,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–170,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–170,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Howrah Jn to Villupuram Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,700–21,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 2,700–3,200
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 6,500–8,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 9,500–12,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 16,000–21,000
Train from Villupuram Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 600–4,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 600–750
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,600–2,100
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,200–2,800
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,700–4,700
- 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
Bus operators
- 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 22,534
- 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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