There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Aroor by plane, subway, train, bus, or ferry
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Fly to Cochin International Airport, subway, line 06015 train
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cochin International Airport (COK)plane CMB - COK
- Take the subway from Aluva to Ernakulam Southsubway
- Take the train from Ernakulam Jn to Aroor Halttrain
4h 59m₹15,753–23,019Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Ernakulam Jntrain
27h 37m₹7,310–10,751Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the bus from Nagore to Velankkanibus
- Take the bus from Coimbatore to Ernakulambus
20h 51m₹9,214–11,102Fly to Trivandrum, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Trivandrum (TRV)plane CMB - TRV
- Take the train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Kayankulamtrain
- Take the train from Kayankulam to Aroor Halttrain
7h 55m₹17,829–26,419
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 ₹7,000 - ₹11,000 and takes 27h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Aroor is to fly and subway and line 06015 train which takes 4h 59m and costs ₹15,000 - ₹23,000.
The distance between Colombo and Aroor is 583 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Aroor without a car is to train and ferry which takes 27h 37m and costs ₹7,000 - ₹11,000.
It takes approximately 4h 59m to get from Colombo to Aroor, including transfers.
There are 1147+ 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), walk to Kochi Airport, take the bus to Aluva station, walk to Aluva, take the subway to Ernakulam South, walk to Ernakulam Jn, then take the line 06015 train to Aroor Halt. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pettah to Aroor Halt via Kankesanturai, Kankesanturai, Nagapattinam, Nagore, Velankkani, Coimbatore, Ernakulam, and Ernakulam Jn in around 20h 51m.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cochin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹7,000–34,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Trivandrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹6,000–32,000
- Phone
- 13004250355
- contact@kmrl.co.in
- Website
- kochimetro.org
Subway from Aluva to Ernakulam South
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹45–60
- Website
- https://kochimetro.org/
- R1
- ₹45–60
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Ernakulam Jn to Aroor Halt
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹110–900
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹110–130
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹320–400
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹430–550
- First Class (1A)
- ₹650–900
Train from Nagappattinam to Ernakulam Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹310–2,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹310–380
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹800–1,100
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,100–1,500
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,900–2,400
Train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Kayankulam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹140–1,200
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹140–170
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹400–500
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹550–700
- First Class (1A)
- ₹850–1,200
Train from Kayankulam to Aroor Halt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹130–1,100
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹130–170
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹390–480
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹500–700
- First Class (1A)
- ₹850–1,100
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹390–950
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹390–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹430–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹750–950
- 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
- ₹760–800
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- ₹760–800
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Nagore to Velankkani
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹290–850
- Website
- https://www.tnstc.in/OTRSOnline/
- Sleeper/ Seater
- ₹300–600
- Phone
- 080-26252625
- Website
- ksrtc.in
Bus from Coimbatore to Ernakulam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹650–900
- Schedules at
- ksrtc.in
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
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