There are 5 ways to get from Elamkulam to Sri Lanka by subway, plane, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Subway to Cochin International Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Take the subway from Kadavanthra to Aluva
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)COK - CMB
4h 10mRs 38,578–64,403Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Ernakulam Jn to Nagappattinam
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
25h 38mRs 24,884–43,786Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Cochin to Mahabalipuram
- Take the bus from Mahabalipuram to Nagore
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettah
30h 26mRs 30,290–38,729Fly Cochin International Airport to Jaffna
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Jaffna (JAF)COK - JAF
15h 48mRs 39,878–63,503Train to Trivandrum, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the train from Ernakulam Jn to Thiruvananthapuram Central
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)TRV - CMB
5h 32mRs 45,231–78,100
Cochin International Airport (COK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Elamkulam to Sri Lanka is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 44000 and takes 25h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Elamkulam to Sri Lanka is to subway and fly which takes 4h 10m and costs Rs. 38000 - Rs. 65000.
The distance between Elamkulam and Sri Lanka is 550 km.
The best way to get from Elamkulam to Sri Lanka without a car is to train and ferry which takes 25h 38m and costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 44000.
It takes approximately 4h 10m to get from Elamkulam to Sri Lanka, including transfers.
There are 1448+ hotels available in Sri Lanka.
What companies run services between Elamkulam, India and Sri Lanka?
IndiGo Airlines and Air India Express fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Jaffna (JAF) 4 times a day.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Jaffna via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 37,000–130,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 37,000–60,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Jaffna via Madras, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 37,000–60,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 37,000–60,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 15,000–55,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–70,000
- Phone
- 13004250355
- contact@kmrl.co.in
- Website
- kochimetro.org
Subway from Kadavanthra to Aluva
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 170–210
- Website
- https://kochimetro.org/
- R1
- Rs 170–210
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Ernakulam Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,100–8,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 1,100–1,300
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,800–3,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 4,000–5,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 6,500–8,500
Train from Ernakulam Jn to Thiruvananthapuram Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 600–4,800
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 600–750
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,700–2,200
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,300–3,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,800–4,800
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–13,000
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,500–1,900
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 3,000–13,000
- Phone
- 8893555000
- info@kalladatravels.com
- Website
- kalladatravels.com
Bus from Cochin to Mahabalipuram
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,800–12,000
- Website
- http://www.kalladatravels.com/
- Sleeper
- Rs 3,800–12,000
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Mahabalipuram to Nagore
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 950–1,900
- Website
- https://www.tnstc.in/OTRSOnline/
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Kankesanturai to Pettah
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,700
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,482
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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