How To Reach Colombo From India

By Air:

Flights are the most popular way to reach Colombo from India and major airlines serve this route. Malaysian Airlines, Emirates, Singapore Airlines, Jet Airways, Qatar Airways and Srilankan Airlines are the prominent flights to fly from India to other Colombo. A traveler will reach Sri Lanka for the destination Colombo where Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) ensures the landing of all major airlines. This airport is located in Katunayaka and it will take around one-hour drive to reach Colombo.

The airport is situated around 32 km from Colombo, and on an average, any road service will take more than 45 minutes for reaching Colombo city. The flights from South India will be the cheapest and it will take less time to reach the Colombo as it is the nearest place.

By rail:

Colombo has wide rail connectivity and one can visit all nearby tourist places by availing rail services. One can get regular train services from Katunayake south Railway station. From this railway station, one can easily reach to Colombo. One can check the online status and timings of these trains. Also, the facility of online booking is available from anywhere in India for all desired destinations across the globe including Colombo.

Though trains are not such practical way to reach Colombo from India but trains are the cheapest way to go from one to another place in Sri Lanka itself only. One can expect the heavy crowd in the same. So, it is advised to book the trains in advance in order to entertain the comfortable and worry-free journey.

By Road:

Bus, taxi, cab and other services are available from the Bandaranaike Airport and Katunayake railway station to reach anywhere in the city. One can book a private car or pre-paid taxis in order to visit the best tourist places of the Colombo. Buses are a great connecting transportation means in Sri Lanka. The bus services are comparatively cheap and one can go from one place to another with the help of buses.