There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Painkulam by plane, train, bus, ferry, or taxi
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
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cochin International Airport (COK)plane CMB - COK
- Take the train from Aluva to Thrisurtrain
3h 25m₹13,849–24,507Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Wadakancheritrain
23h 58m₹7,504–12,901Bus, ferry, taxi
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the bus from Nagore to Velankkanibus
- Take the taxi from Velankkani to Painkulamtaxi
18h 17m₹10,591–11,696Fly to Calicut International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Calicut International Airport (CCJ)plane CMB - CCJ
- Take the taxi from Calicut International Airport (CCJ) to Painkulamtaxi
6h 14m₹15,729–24,707Fly to Coimbatore International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Coimbatore International Airport (CJB)plane CMB - CJB
- Take the train from Podanur Jn to Shoranur Jntrain
7h 14m₹13,329–20,917
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cochin International Airport (COK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Painkulam is to train and ferry which costs ₹7,500 - ₹13,000 and takes 23h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Painkulam is to fly and train which takes 3h 25m and costs ₹13,000 - ₹25,000.
The distance between Colombo and Painkulam is 642 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Painkulam without a car is to train and ferry which takes 23h 58m and costs ₹7,500 - ₹13,000.
It takes approximately 3h 25m to get from Colombo to Painkulam, including transfers.
There are 37+ hotels available in Painkulam.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Painkulam, India?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Painkulam. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Cochin International Airport (COK), take the taxi to Aluva, take the train to Thrisur, then take the taxi to Painkulam. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Kankesanturai, drive to Kankesanturai, take the ferry to Nagapattinam, drive to Nagore, take the bus to Velankkani, then take the taxi to Painkulam.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calicut International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–19,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calicut International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–19,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calicut International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–19,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calicut International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–38,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–16,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–30,000
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
- ₹10,000–16,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cochin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–24,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calicut International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–19,000
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calicut International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–42,000
- 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 Wadakancheri
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹280–2,200
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹280–340
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹750–950
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,000–1,300
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,700–2,200
Train from Podanur Jn to Shoranur Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹140–1,100
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹140–170
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹390–490
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹500–700
- First Class (1A)
- ₹850–1,100
- 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 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹791
- 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
- 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 46m
- Estimated price
- ₹2,100–3,500
Smart Taxi
Jaithram Cabs
- Phone
- +91 97 45 30 45 52
- Website
- jaithramcabs.in
Fastway Travels
- Phone
- +91 90 37 44 40 07
- Website
- fastwaytravels.com
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