There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to Aroor by plane, taxi, bus, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, taxi
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cochin International Airport (COK)plane CMB - COK
- Take the taxi from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Aroortaxi
2h 14m₹17,714–29,489Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Ernakulam Towntrain
25h 55m₹7,712–10,529Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the bus from Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu to Palani, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the bus from Palani, Tamil Nadu to Palakkad, Keralabus
- Take the bus from Palakkad to Ernakulam - Vyttila Corporation Buildingbus
24h 17m
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cochin International Airport (COK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Aroor is to train and ferry which costs ₹7,500 - ₹11,000 and takes 25h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Aroor is to fly and taxi which takes 2h 14m and costs ₹17,000 - ₹30,000.
The distance between Colombo and Aroor is 580 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Aroor without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 24h 17m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 14m to get from Colombo to Aroor, including transfers.
There are 1142+ hotels available in Aroor.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Aroor, India?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Aroor. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Cochin International Airport (COK), then take the taxi to Aroor. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pettah to Aroor via Kankesanturai, Kankesanturai, Nagapattinam, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, Palani, Tamil Nadu, Palakkad, and Ernakulam - Vyttila Corporation Building in around 24h 17m.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cochin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–29,000
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
Train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹400–1,000
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹400–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹440–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹750–1,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Nagappattinam to Ernakulam Town
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹310–2,400
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹310–380
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹800–1,100
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,100–1,500
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,900–2,400
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹780–820
- Schedules at
- NCG Express Facebook
- Sleeper/Seater
- ₹780–820
- Phone
- +91 9865511926
- support@universaltravels.in
- Website
- Universal Travels
Bus from Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu to Palani, Tamil Nadu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Universal Travels
- Phone
- +91 9884183242
- skandha1368@gmail.com
- Website
- Skanda Travels
Bus from Palani, Tamil Nadu to Palakkad, Kerala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Skanda Travels
- Phone
- 8893555000
- info@kalladatravels.com
- Website
- kalladatravels.com
Bus from Palakkad to Ernakulam - Vyttila Corporation Building
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹600–2,100
- Website
- kalladatravels.com
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- ₹1,100–1,400
B Cabs
- Phone
- +91 98 95 11 88 77
- Website
- bcabs.com
Cochin Coastal Cabs
- Phone
- +91 96 56 07 50 00
- Website
- cochincoastalcabs.com
Kochi Taxi
- Phone
- +91 70 34 30 18 15
- Website
- kochitaxi.co.in
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