There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Wayanad by plane, taxi, bus, ferry, 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 Kannur International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kannur International Airport (CNN)plane CMB - CNN
- Take the taxi from Kannur International Airport (CNN) to Wayanadtaxi
7h 8m₹22,753–31,718Train, ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Thrisurtrain
- Take the bus from Thissur to Kalpettabus
29h 10m₹7,412–10,127Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the bus from Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu to Palani, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the bus from Palani, Tamil Nadu to Kozhikode, Keralabus
- Take the bus from Kozhikode to Kalpettabus
26h 43mFly to Calicut International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Calicut International Airport (CCJ)plane CMB - CCJ
- Take the bus from Kozhikode to Kalpettabus
7h 30m₹19,143–30,838
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kannur International Airport (CNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Wayanad is to train and ferry and bus which costs ₹7,000 - ₹11,000 and takes 29h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Wayanad is to fly and taxi which takes 7h 8m and costs ₹22,000 - ₹32,000.
The distance between Colombo and Wayanad is 837 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Wayanad without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 26h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 8m to get from Colombo to Wayanad, including transfers.
There are 502+ hotels available in Wayanad.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Wayanad, India?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Wayanad. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Kannur International Airport (CNN), then take the taxi to Wayanad. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pettah to Kalpetta via Kankesanturai, Kankesanturai, Nagapattinam, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, Palani, Tamil Nadu, Kozhikode, Kerala, and Kozhikode in around 26h 43m.
- 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
- ₹16,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kannur International Airport via Kochi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–42,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kannur International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–46,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calicut International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–43,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calicut International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–24,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calicut International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calicut International Airport via Kochi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–36,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kannur International Airport via Trivandrum
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–65,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calicut International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–24,000
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calicut International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–55,000
- 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
- ₹390–1,000
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹390–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹430–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹750–1,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
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 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹760–800
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- ₹760–800
- Phone
- +91 9447071021
- rsnksrtc@kerala.gov.in
- Website
- onlineksrtcswift.com
Bus from Kozhikode to Kalpetta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹80–160
- Website
- https://onlineksrtcswift.com/
Bus from Thissur to Kalpetta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹230–470
- Website
- https://onlineksrtcswift.com/
Bus from Kozhikode to Kalpetta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹90–170
- 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/
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Estimated price
- ₹2,200–2,700
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