There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Chinnasalem by plane, taxi, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly to Trichy International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Trichy International Airport (TRZ)plane CMB - TRZ
- Take the taxi from Trichy International Airport (TRZ) to Chinnasalemtaxi
3h 13m₹14,917–23,893Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Chinna Salemtrain
19h 43m₹7,092–11,804Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the bus from Nagore to Madhya Kailashbus
- Take the bus from FlixBus Chennai - Madhya Kailash to FlixBus Chinnasalem - Bypassbus
21h 54m₹8,317–9,512Fly to Salem, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Salem (SXV)plane CMB - SXV
- Take the train from Salem Town to Chinna Salemtrain
8h 18m₹10,747–29,193
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Trichy International Airport (TRZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Chinnasalem is to train and ferry which costs ₹7,000 - ₹12,000 and takes 19h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Chinnasalem is to fly and taxi which takes 3h 13m and costs ₹14,000 - ₹24,000.
The distance between Colombo and Chinnasalem is 563 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Chinnasalem without a car is to train and ferry which takes 19h 43m and costs ₹7,000 - ₹12,000.
It takes approximately 3h 13m to get from Colombo to Chinnasalem, including transfers.
There are one+ hotels available in Chinnasalem.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Chinnasalem, India?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Chinnasalem. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Trichy International Airport (TRZ), then take the taxi to Chinnasalem. Alternatively, you can take a train from Colombo Fort to Chinna Salem via Kankesanturai, Kankesanturai, Nagapattinam, and Nagappattinam in around 19h 43m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Salem via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,000–30,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Salem via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–32,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,000–23,000
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹400–3,800
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹400–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹450–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹850–3,800
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Nagappattinam to Chinna Salem
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹190–1,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹190–240
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–700
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹700–950
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,200–1,500
Train from Salem Town to Chinna Salem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹130–1,100
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹130–160
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹380–480
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹500–650
- First Class (1A)
- ₹800–1,100
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹788
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Nagore to Madhya Kailash
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹330–650
- Website
- https://www.tnstc.in/OTRSOnline/
- Phone
- +91 8404855555
- Website
- flixbus.in
Bus from FlixBus Chennai - Madhya Kailash to FlixBus Chinnasalem - Bypass
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹420–1,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.in
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Estimated price
- ₹2,300–2,800
Trichy Call Taxi And Travels
- Phone
- +91 97 83 39 96 66
- Website
- trichycalltaxi.com
Care Cabs Trichy
- Phone
- +91 98 42 14 24 08
- Website
- care-cabs-trichy.business.site
Aisswaryam Track Call Taxi
- Phone
- +91 43 12 55 58 88
- Website
- aisswaryamtrack.com
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