There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Manjeri by plane, bus, ferry, taxi, 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 to Calicut International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Calicut International Airport (CCJ)CMB - CCJ
4h 32m₹13,542–21,854Train, ferry, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Palakkad
- Take the taxi from Palakkad to Manjeri
23h 57m₹9,161–14,796Bus, ferry, taxi
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Take the bus from Nagore to Velankkani
- Take the taxi from Velankkani to Manjeri
18h 6m₹10,781–11,981Fly to Cochin International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cochin International Airport (COK)CMB - COK
- Take the train from Aluva to Thrisur
- Take the bus from Thrissur to Kottakal
5h 33m₹14,607–22,474Fly to Coimbatore International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Coimbatore International Airport (CJB)CMB - CJB
- Take the taxi from Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) to Manjeri
6h 13m₹16,092–62,854
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Calicut International Airport (CCJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Manjeri is to train and ferry and taxi which costs ₹9,000 - ₹15,000 and takes 23h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Manjeri is to fly which takes 4h 32m and costs ₹13,000 - ₹22,000.
The distance between Colombo and Manjeri is 672 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Manjeri without a car is to train and ferry and taxi which takes 23h 57m and costs ₹9,000 - ₹15,000.
It takes approximately 4h 32m to get from Colombo to Manjeri, including transfers.
There are 94+ hotels available in Manjeri.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Manjeri, India?
IndiGo Airlines, Air India Express, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Calicut International Airport (CCJ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calicut International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,000–32,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calicut International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–16,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calicut International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–16,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–55,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cochin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–19,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calicut International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹9,500–16,000
- Website
- starlightairline.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calicut International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500–31,000
- 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
- ₹440–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹850–3,800
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Nagappattinam to Palakkad
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹260–2,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹260–310
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹650–850
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹950–1,200
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,500–2,000
Train from Aluva to Thrisur
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹120–1,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹120–150
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹360–450
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹480–600
- First Class (1A)
- ₹750–1,000
- 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
- ₹786
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Nagore to Velankkani
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹300–750
- Website
- https://www.tnstc.in/OTRSOnline/
- Sleeper/ Seater
- ₹300–600
- Phone
- +91 9447071021
- rsnksrtc@kerala.gov.in
- Website
- onlineksrtcswift.com
Bus from Thrissur to Kottakal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹95–170
- Website
- https://onlineksrtcswift.com/
- 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 51m
- Estimated price
- ₹2,000–4,200
HEPS Travels
- Phone
- +91 97 45 77 04 28
- Website
- calltaxi.blogspot.com
Car Cab's
- Phone
- +91 94 46 63 74 15
- Website
- carcabs.business.site
Aaram Travels
- Phone
- +91 94 95 13 41 34
- Website
- aaramtravels.com
Rudra Cabs
- Phone
- +91 89 40 70 90 00
- Website
- ruthracabs.business.site
Priyam Tour and Travels
- Phone
- +91 97 91 97 37 30
- Website
- coimbatoretaxitours.com
Coimbatore Taxi
- Phone
- +91 73 73 81 23 45
- Website
- coimbatoretaxi.com
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