There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Padiyam by plane, train, taxi, bus, or ferry
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 Cochin International Airport, train, taxi
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cochin International Airport (COK)plane CMB - COK
- Take the train from Aluva to Thrisurtrain
- Take the taxi from Thrisur to Padiyamtaxi
4h 44m₹15,164–27,595Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Thrisurtrain
24h 21m₹7,536–12,953Bus, 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
18h 59m₹9,346–10,465Fly to Calicut International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Calicut International Airport (CCJ)plane CMB - CCJ
- Take the bus from Parappanangadi to Triprayarbus
7h 37m₹15,784–27,585Fly to Coimbatore International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Coimbatore International Airport (CJB)plane CMB - CJB
- Take the bus from Coimbatore to Thissurbus
8h 12m₹14,544–24,435
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cochin International Airport (COK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Padiyam is to train and ferry which costs ₹7,500 - ₹13,000 and takes 24h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Padiyam is to fly and train and taxi which takes 4h 44m and costs ₹15,000 - ₹28,000.
The distance between Colombo and Padiyam is 625 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Padiyam without a car is to train and ferry which takes 24h 21m and costs ₹7,500 - ₹13,000.
It takes approximately 4h 44m to get from Colombo to Padiyam, including transfers.
There are 336+ hotels available in Padiyam.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Padiyam, India?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Padiyam. 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 train to Thrisur, then take the taxi to Padiyam. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pettah to Padiyam via Kankesanturai, Kankesanturai, Nagapattinam, Nagore, Velankkani, Coimbatore, and Thissur in around 18h 59m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calicut International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–40,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calicut International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calicut International Airport via Cochin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–65,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–20,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–20,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cochin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–55,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
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
Train from Nagappattinam to Thrisur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹290–2,200
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹290–340
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹750–950
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,000–1,400
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,700–2,200
- 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
- ₹400–3,900
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹400–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹450–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹850–3,900
- 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
- ₹790–830
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- ₹790–830
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Nagore to Velankkani
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹300–800
- 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 Parappanangadi to Triprayar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹100–190
- 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
- 19 min
- Estimated price
- ₹340–410
Thrissur Taxi
- Phone
- +91 90 72 22 99 66
- Website
- thrissurtaxionline.com
Taxi In Thrissur
- Phone
- +91 93 87 02 20 22
- Website
- taxiinthrissur.com
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