There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Kannur by plane, bus, ferry, or train
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Fly to Kannur International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kannur International Airport (CNN)plane CMB - CNN
6h 3m₹20,431–27,091Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Erode Jntrain
- Take the train from Erode Jn to Kannurtrain
25h 54m₹7,329–10,948Bus, 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 Thissurbus
- Take the bus from Thrissur to Kannurbus
24h 53m₹9,201–10,390Fly to Calicut International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Calicut International Airport (CCJ)plane CMB - CCJ
- Take the train from Kozhikkode to Kannurtrain
6h 4m₹17,661–36,391Fly to Bajpe Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Bajpe Airport (IXE)plane CMB - IXE
- Take the train from Mangalore Jn to Kannurtrain
7h 39m₹13,171–39,791
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kannur International Airport (CNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Kannur is to train and ferry which costs ₹7,000 - ₹11,000 and takes 25h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Kannur is to fly which takes 6h 3m and costs ₹20,000 - ₹28,000.
The distance between Colombo and Kannur is 770 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Kannur without a car is to train and ferry which takes 25h 54m and costs ₹7,000 - ₹11,000.
It takes approximately 6h 3m to get from Colombo to Kannur, including transfers.
There are 188+ hotels available in Kannur.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Kannur, India?
IndiGo Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, and Air India Express fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kannur International Airport (CNN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kannur International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹13,000–45,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kannur International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–42,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kannur International Airport via Kochi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–38,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calicut International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–41,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calicut International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calicut International Airport via Kochi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–33,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bajpe Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–38,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bajpe Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–48,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kannur International Airport via Trivandrum
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–65,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calicut International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–23,000
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calicut International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–60,000
- 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
- ₹380–950
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹380–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹430–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹750–950
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Nagappattinam to Erode Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹200–1,600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹200–250
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹550–700
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹750–950
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,200–1,600
Train from Erode Jn to Kannur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹240–1,900
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹240–290
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹600–800
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹850–1,100
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,400–1,900
Train from Kozhikkode to Kannur
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹130–1,100
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹130–170
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹390–490
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹500–700
- First Class (1A)
- ₹850–1,100
Train from Mangalore Jn to Kannur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹150–1,200
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹150–190
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹430–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹550–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹950–1,200
- 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
- ₹760–790
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- ₹760–790
- 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 Thissur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹500–750
- Schedules at
- ksrtc.in
- Phone
- +91 9447071021
- rsnksrtc@kerala.gov.in
- Website
- onlineksrtcswift.com
Bus from Thrissur to Kannur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹250–340
- Website
- https://onlineksrtcswift.com/
- 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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