There are 4 ways to get from Colachel to Colombo by taxi, plane, bus, train, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, fly
best- Take the taxi from Colachel to Trivandrum (TRV)taxi
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane TRV - CMB
2h 19mRs 58,329–92,889Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Eraniel to Virudunagar Jntrain
- Take the train from Virudunagar Jn to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
25h 42mRs 26,164–47,607Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Thuckalay to Viruthunagarbus
- Take the train from Virudunagar Jn to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
24h 13mRs 28,050–50,146Bus, drive, ferry
- Take the bus from Marthandam to Myladuthuraibus
- Drive from Myladuthurai to Nagapattinamcar
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
27h 21mRs 30,708–33,628
Trivandrum (TRV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colachel to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 26000 - Rs. 48000 and takes 25h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Colachel to Colombo is to taxi and fly which takes 2h 19m and costs Rs. 55000 - Rs. 95000.
The distance between Colachel and Colombo is 450 km.
The best way to get from Colachel to Colombo without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 24h 13m and costs Rs. 28000 - Rs. 50000.
It takes approximately 2h 19m to get from Colachel to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1465+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Colachel, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Colachel to Colombo. However, you can take the taxi to Trivandrum (TRV) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Colachel to Colombo Fort via Thuckalay, Viruthunagar, Virudunagar Jn, Nagappattinam, Nagapattinam, Kankesanturai, and Kankesanturai in around 24h 13m.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Trivandrum to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 42,000–70,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Virudunagar Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 700–6,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 700–900
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,000–2,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,700–3,400
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,500–6,000
Train from Eraniel to Virudunagar Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 600–4,800
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 600–750
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,700–2,100
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,300–2,900
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,800–4,800
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–13,000
- 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 3,000–13,000
- Phone
- 8893555000
- info@kalladatravels.com
- Website
- kalladatravels.com
Bus from Thuckalay to Viruthunagar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,200–7,000
- Website
- http://www.kalladatravels.com/
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Marthandam to Myladuthurai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,700–3,200
- Website
- https://www.tnstc.in/OTRSOnline/
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Kankesanturai to Pettah
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,700
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,226
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,500–7,000
Yellow Cabs India
Best Track
- Phone
- +91 45 22 66 69 99
- Website
- besttrack.in
Amber Cabs And Call Taxi
- Phone
- +91 81 22 42 13 62
- Website
- ambercabs.business.site
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