How to Go to Sri Lanka

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How to Reach Sri Lanka

Taking a direct flight from Delhi or Chennai to Colombo is the best way to travel cover the distance from India and Sri Lanka. The island is completely inaccessible by road and train so India to Sri Lanka by flight is a preferred option for travellers. Those wondering how to go to Sri Lanka from India by ship should know that Mumbai to Colombo cruise takes about 2 days and ferries are available at Rameshwaram. Boarding an India to Sri Lanka cruise is a good alternative to booking a flight. Recently UNESCO added the name of Sri Lankan historical sites to the category of World heritage sites. Certainly, UNESCO’s addition helped attract more tourists and Sri Lanka’s tourism has progressed significantly. Whether it’s the ancient temples or the stone etched carvings in a cave, all minutely portray the legacy of their ancient rulers and civilization. Now, read to get a perfect idea about the diverse routes of Sri Lanka.Below are the different options about how to reach Sri Lanka including distance and flight duration:

Colombo International Airport (CMB) is the main point of entry for international travelers in Sri Lanka. The availability of domestic flights in Sri Lanka is limited as most of the cities are quite near to each other. Direct flights from Indian cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Chennai are available by Air India, Jet Airways, and SriLankan Airlines. India to Sri Lanka flight duration may vary from 90 minutes to 3 hours 30 minutes depending on the airport.

However, some of the prime flight zones are from Ampara, Bentota river, Colombo, Hatton, Jaffna, Kandy, Anuradhapura, Katugastota, Kelaniya, Koggala, Mahaweli, Weerala, Sigiriya, Trincomalee etc. The airlines that religiously serve Sri Lanka are like Jet Airways, Singapore airlines, Turkish Airlines, Spice jet airlines etc.

Once you scout you will get the detail travel time of the buses that majorly includes routes like Negombo, Galle, while there is a direct bus route from the Colombo to Kandy. For every hour the buses travel for forty to fifty kilometers. However, the speed lifts up as the drivers are set to wheel on the plane lands to 60 to 70 kilometers. But again the speed slows down to 20 km in the hilly areas.

In Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Railways runs throughout the island. A train ride is more relaxing as compared to other rides. In fact, the first class train ticket in Sri Lanka does not go beyond $15.35. In Sri Lanka, there are three rail lines, including South from Colombo, East from Colombo, and North from Colombo. One can book regular class or an AC class depending upon the distance of your location and hours of travel.

  • New Delhi to Sri Lanka

    By Air

    4.0 hours

    By Road

    82.0 hours

    By Train

    -
  • Mumbai to Sri Lanka

    By Air

    63.0 hours

    By Road

    63.0 hours

    By Train

    -
  • Bangalore to Sri Lanka

    By Air

    1.0 hours

    By Road

    50.0 hours

    By Train

    -

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Garima's 6 days trip to Sri Lanka

Overall we had a great time in Sri Lanka... All the hotels we stayed in were good and the food was also great. I would recommend people to choose Travel triangle for their bookings as they provide the most competitive prices.

Garima Khosla New delhi

Prasadmlv's 9 days trip to Sri Lanka

I wanted to express my heartfelt THANKS to the Dinagi Lanka travels (Ms. Chamodi) for the fantastic itinerary you prepared for my Sri Lanka trip. Your instant support, excellent guide recommendations, and the choice of hotels made my journey unforgettable. Your attention to detail and commitment to ensuring a great experience truly stood out. A special THANKS to Mr. Kawee, who was with us from day one as our driver guide and did a fantastic job throughout. Thank you for your outstanding service. :)

Prasadmlv Hyderabad

Abhimanyumishra's 6 days trip to Sri Lanka

In the list of holidays for me and family in last so many years my trip to Srilanka with Trip Travel Hub was one amongst the finest. Right starting from identification of places to picking up the hotel they helped me a lot. Special mention for Kavindu & our chauffeur Mr.Sudath who was extremely jovial & full of knowledge. Thanks a Ton...

Abhimanyumishra Delhi

Ravishankar's 6 days trip to Sri Lanka

I had only the country finalized when i started working with TravelTriangle. The agencies as part of the Sri lanka were very helpful and quickly helped me to put together a plan. The whole planning and execution was perfect. The driver Afzal helped all the way through the trip and treated us like a family member. However please don't go by their hotel star ratings as is. I checked in a 3* star hotel which apparently was a villa homestay. Otherwise all the hotels and arrangements were near to perfect.

Ravishankar Singaram Chennai

Pallavi's 6 days trip to Sri Lanka

Our Sri Lanka trip was planned by travel triangle and we had an amazing experience with them.

Pallavi Nitish Indore

Anshul's 5 days trip to Sri Lanka

Arrangements were good, just the hotel in Nuwara Eliya was not up to the mark, food was also not good. But other hotels and services were too good. Driver and cab was good. Visiting Sriramajayam Temple in Nuwara Eliya The mini Switzerland was one of the best place, Marino Beach Hotel stay and the food, stay at Earl Reef. Train ride from Nanu Oya to Ella was amazing.

Anshul Verma New delhi

Charan's 7 days trip to Sri Lanka

We have been TravelTriangeling since last 4 trips abroad. That's because of its vast network of service providers. Srilanka was planned 3 yrs back, but the economic crises there held us from moving on. It happened again and we do carry great memories from this trip. The agency Romano Lanka and its coordinator Mrs Minasha was were very helpful. Though, we gave them though time planning and re-planning again and again,.she didn't budge and planned well. My suggestion to future travellers. Never hold back from tasting authentic Sri Lankan cuisine, they are always best available in very local and not so fancy restaurants. Our village safari was where we tasted the best food. Thanks to the old ladies there for their expertise. It would be very convenient if the travel planners include the entry fees for every visiting places, each and every visiting places mandatorily charge entry fees. Paying every time feels very costly. The season we visited was pre monsoon, but thank god it didn't effect our trip. Thanks to TT and Minasha Cultural dance at Kandy was hair raising. Spice garden, Cave temple, Sigaria rock, Sacred tooth relic and the beaches were just awesome and enchanted.

Charan K Bengaluru

Anant's 5 days trip to Sri Lanka

Had a really amazing trip, very comfortable and agency was also really helpful.

Anant Sahrawat Chennai

Ssasirtan's 7 days trip to Sri Lanka

I really had an excellent journey and consultancy service. I was checked at every stage of my week-long program and asked if I had any requests, and at the same time, I received help at every point I requested. Isurika Dilhari became as close to me as a sister in this regard. Our cab driver Sameera was polite and full of fun, he was our luck . The hotels were carefully selected and comfortable in every respect. I appreciate the sincerity and friendliness of the Sri Lankan people. An organization you can undoubtedly trust.

Ssasirtan Sri lanka

Madhusudandewangan's 7 days trip to Sri Lanka

Direct link travel agent is a excellent services give to we. Driver and vehicle provide by her is excellent. Hotels and resorts provide by her is also excellent. Srilanka is a very very greeny country. Peoples of srilankan are also good behaviour. Sightseens are very attractive.

Madhusudandewangan Chennai

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