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Visit the beautiful Kandy City in Sri Lanka

How To Reach Kandy City From Chennai

Travel to the magnificent city of Sri Lanka!

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Dec - May

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Chennai To Kandy City Distance

	By Air	By Road	By Train	By Sea
Chennai to Kandy	4.0 hours	-	-	-

Kandy City is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Sri Lanka. However, there are always doubts regarding how to reach Kandy City or the most convenient way to reach the city. If you are planning to travel from Chennai to Kandy City, there is no direct route to the destination. The Chennai to Kandy flight will first take you to the capital city of Sri Lanka, Colombo. From here, you can travel to Kandy City by various ways of transport like the train, bus or a cab to reach the city.

As soon as you alight from your flight in Colombo, the second half of your Chennai to Kandy travel starts. If you plan to travel by train, deboard your flight and board a train from the Colombo Railway Station and alight at the Kandy Railway Station. This ride takes approximately 2 hours and is accompanied by various railway facilities. The view outside the train is enjoyable and a must-try. The trains keep running throughout the day but you will need to buy tickets to get an individual seat for yourselves. Please adhere to the timings mentioned in the ticket. The bus is the easiest and cheapest way to reach Kandy city. So, if you plan to take a bus, it will be a 3-hour bus ride from Colombo to Kandy. There are various air-conditioned intercity buses that run throughout the day. However, the bus requires you to buy a ticket at least one week in advance so that you can have a comfortable ride to the city. The ticket allows you to reserve a seat for yourself throughout the ride. Booking a cab or hiring a car should be chosen as a mode of transport if you want to travel individually. The cab usually takes the shortest way to reach the city but it takes more time than the other travel options. The ride is roughly 4 hours. The ride is comfortable and will allow you to make stops on the way to view and admire popular tourist attractions.

The only way to reach Kandy City from India is by air as the sea routes have been permanently stopped due to security and unstable weather conditions.

The most comfortable way to travel to Kandy City is by traveling by means of an airplane. There are many Chennai to Kandy flights like Air India, Indigo, Spicejet and Sri Lankan Airways that will take you to and fro Chennai and Sri Lanka. However, you can only take a Sri Lankan flight while traveling from Sri Lanka to Chennai. If you book your tickets at least 4 months in advance, you can avail of a ticket for another plane that will take you from Colombo to Kandy. This plane will drop you in Kandy in about one hour. The first flight takes about 3 hours to take you from Chennai to Columbo. So, the total time taken to reach travel from Chennai to Kandy by air is 4 hours. The timings differ according to the time of purchasing the tickets and the seats available. Since traveling by air is the only way to travel from India to Sri Lanka, there is a huge demand for the purchasing of tickets to travel from Colombo to Kandy City.

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Padhu Amar

Chennai

Padhu's 7 days trip to Kandy

Hi, We sincerely appreciate the wonderful arrangements your team made for our recent trip to Sri Lanka. Overall, it was a memorable experience, and we’re grateful for your efforts in showcasing this beautiful country—clean, green, and filled with warm, responsible people. The emphasis on road safet

y and the peaceful atmosphere added to our enjoyment. Highlights: The itinerary was well-curated, and most accommodations/transfers were seamless. Your team’s hospitality and attention to detail in key locations were exceptional. Constructive Feedback for Improvement: Hotel Concerns (3rd Stay): The remote location and lack of basic amenities at the third hotel made our family uncomfortable, especially as we were the only guests. A refund for this stay would be greatly appreciated. Transparency in Costs: Entry fees at temples/private attractions were unexpected. Clarifying these in advance or including them in the package would help future travelers. Similarly, sharing day-wise programs with detailed cost breakdowns (e.g., train tickets) would improve planning. Itinerary Communication: Providing a more detailed schedule (e.g., attraction entry times, fee lists) would enhance the experience. Request: Given the issues with the third hotel and unused train tickets, we kindly ask for a refund or credit for these. This would reflect your commitment to customer satisfaction. Also as agreed by your team return off $80 towards train arrangement which was cancelled due to local strike. Please note we lost $200 during the trip which was unexpected. Thank you again for the beautiful moments and your responsiveness throughout. We’d love to recommend your services with these refinements in place. Special thanks to Madhu who supported us through the tour Thanks to Aruna for safe driving Best regards, Padmanabhan

Ashish Kumar

Surat

Ashish's 8 days trip to Kandy

Had a great experience touring Sri Lanka thanks to Madhu for managing this well. And Roshan for driving us around. There were some confusion about the final payment in cash vs. online hope they would have communicated well on this. Roshan managed our expectations well and ensured our needs are taken

care.

Suresh Alicatta

Hyderabad

Suresh's 7 days trip to Kandy

I am from India tour to Srilanka CNB is the Superb Travel agent, they provided excellent hotels in beautiful locations, very good food and good Driver. Excellent cooperation. Thanks to Travel Triangle. Srilanka trip was Ramayana Circuit and Honeymoon trip.

Nayanamallesh

Bangalore

Nayanamallesh's 7 days trip to Kandy

Our itinerary was perfectly customized to our preferences, thanks to Mr. Suna who was always prompt, polite, and helpful in addressing all our queries. The hotels were clean and spacious, except for one in Bentota, which was a bit dirty and noisy. The highlight of our trip was our chauffeur, Mr. Su

mith. As a group of three girls, we felt completely safe and comfortable throughout the 7-day journey. He wasn’t just a driver—he became a friend and guide, always ready to solve any problem and suggest the best places to visit (or skip). His kindness and friendly nature truly made our trip special. We left Sri Lanka with beautiful memories and heavy hearts—the hardest goodbye was definitely to Mr. Sumith. This trip was an unforgettable experience, and we’re so grateful for the amazing hospitality.

Holsrio

Mumbai

Holsrio's 4 days trip to Kandy

Suna was very good and he answered all our questions with patience and even went out of the way to customize the package as per our requirements. Alika was also a very good driver and the vehicle was also very clean. The Ocean hotel in cmb was very good. Disappointed with the villa in Mirissa .No

t upto the mark.. only pool and breakfast was good . Overall a very good trip made memorable by Suna and Akila. Best place was secret beach in Mirissa

Vanitha KB

Bengaluru

Vanitha's 8 days trip to Kandy

I recommend Travel Triangle for planning your trips. We recently travelled to Srilanka as family of 3 with a 2 years old toddler. TT assigned various local travel agents and I picked CNB Travel agency as they are good in listening my needs and customisation as per my need. Overall it was a comforta

ble and relaxing trip.

Subhojeet Ghose

New delhi

Subhojeet's 7 days trip to Kandy

We had taken a land package for our Srilanka vacation from Crimson voyages via Travel triangle. Nurshida from Crimsons voyages was our trip manager. I initially liked the swift and prompt communication with Crimsons which made me go ahead with their itinerary. We liked the way they greeted us at the

airport. The hotels were also very good at all locations . However, the other experiences , could have been better. I am sharing few things which we didn't like about them. 1. The driver assigned to take us around was not even aware of the itinerary which was finalized with Crimson. Due to his lack of awareness, we missed our Colombo casino visit which was part of the package. I had to give him a copy of the itinerary separately to bring into his knowledge, what we were supposed to do. Till then he was simply blank. There seemed to be a huge communication gap within the team of Crimson. 2. A 7 GB SIM card was supposed to be provided to us as complimentary with the tour package. I had discussed the same with Nurshida before travel, however, after a lot of persuasions and follow ups, they gave me a used SIM with only 1.7GB data. The response from the backend team was very cold. Things could have been better. For every other thing they had an excuse that it is a New years’ time and shops are all closed ( in reality not all shops were closed and I had detail discussion prior to our travel). 3. Driver was not having any knowledge about the places. For every other thing which was promised to us, we had to keep following up with the driver or the tour manager. 4. The vehicle assigned to us was also not in good condition. Video system was not functional. Things did not look welcoming as initially we had hoped for. I hope Crimson voyages will take note of these feedbacks for their future clients. Thank you. Beach resort stay at Palms Bentota and stay at Araliya green city hotel.

Neethu C

Bengaluru

Neethu's 6 days trip to Kandy

I recently booked a 6-day, 5-night package to Sri Lanka with this agency, and while the duration was a bit rushed for exploring this beautiful country, the agency excelled in some areas. Their driver was exceptional - patient, kind, and caring. The agency also showed flexibility with last-minute cha

nges and upgrades. However, there's room for improvement. It would be great if they could tailor recommendations based on individual preferences and suggest some offbeat locations. One area for growth is taking constructive feedback positively. After sharing some feedback, I felt it wasn't well-received, which limited further communication. Overall, I'd rate this experience 3.5 stars. With a few tweaks, this agency could truly shine!

Eranki Venkata Ravikanth

Bengaluru

Eranki's 9 days trip to Kandy

Our tour was very nicely arranged and Ms.Chamodi and her team were very professional and helpful

Varsha H

Bangalore

Varsha's 5 days trip to Kandy

Our sri lanka trip was organized by steeple tours. It was very well organized and all customizations were done as per our suggestion. Mrs Chandi was very helpful and she was always polite and helped us in getting things done faster All the hotels we stayed were very good. No issues faced. Would

like to mention specifically , our driver Mr Anil was very friendly and helpful. He was very polite too and drove very smooth! His suggestions were very apt and helped in planning places better. He was kind to our kid and a good gentleman as well. Thanks steeple tours for organizing our trip well and helping us in getting queries resolved faster. Thanks Varsha Stay at the palms was very good. Very beautiful resort huge and good food for Indians as well. Kids can enjoy beach and pool time.

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How To Reach Kandy City From Chennai

Travel to the magnificent city of Sri Lanka!

Quick Information

Best time to visit

Dec - May

Ideal Duration

5-6 Days

Visa

On Arrival

Starting from

Rs. 1,980

Ideal for families

Ideal for friends

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Chennai To Kandy City Distance

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