There are 6 ways to get from Kandy to Kerala by train, ferry, taxi, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, ferry, taxi
best- Take the train from Kandy to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the train from Polgahawela Junction to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the taxi from Nagapattinam to Tiruturaipundi Junctiontaxi
- Take the train from Tiruturaipundi Junction to Tirunelvelitrain
- Take the train from Tirunelveli to Thiruvananthapuram Centraltrain
24h 45m₹8,354–14,538Train, train to Batticaloa Airport, fly to Cochin International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Kandy to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the train from Polgahawela to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Cochin International Airport (COK)plane BTC - COK
12h 58m₹7,983–39,618Train, train to Batticaloa Airport, fly to Trivandrum
- Take the train from Kandy to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the train from Polgahawela to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Trivandrum (TRV)plane BTC - TRV
15h 50m₹9,684–33,868Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Trivandrum
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Trivandrum (TRV)plane CMB - TRV
5h 20m₹29,401–44,471Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Calicut International Airport
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Calicut International Airport (CCJ)plane CMB - CCJ
8h 37m₹29,091–40,391Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Cochin International Airport
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cochin International Airport (COK)plane CMB - COK
7h 33m₹28,200–39,221
Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Trivandrum (TRV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kandy to Kerala is to train and ferry and taxi which costs ₹8,000 - ₹15,000 and takes 24h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Kandy to Kerala is to fly which takes 5h 20m and costs ₹29,000 - ₹45,000.
The distance between Kandy and Kerala is 1053 km.
The best way to get from Kandy to Kerala without a car is to train and ferry and taxi which takes 24h 45m and costs ₹8,000 - ₹15,000.
It takes approximately 24h 45m to get from Kandy to Kerala, including transfers.
There are 773+ hotels available in Kerala.
What companies run services between Kandy, Sri Lanka and Kerala, India?
You can take a flight from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Thiruvananthapuram via Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) and Trivandrum (TRV) in around 5h 20m.
Airlines
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Trivandrum via Bandaranaike International Airport, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–30,000
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
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Trivandrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–23,000
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Cochin International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹7,000–36,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cochin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–55,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kandy to Polgahawela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹350–750
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹400–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹350–420
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹430–750
Train from Polgahawela Junction to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹400–3,200
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹400–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹430–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹850–3,200
Train from Polgahawela to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹400–2,600
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹400–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹410–490
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹800–2,600
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Tiruturaipundi Junction to Tirunelveli
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹240–1,900
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹240–290
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹600–800
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹850–1,100
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,400–1,900
Train from Tirunelveli to Thiruvananthapuram Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹160–1,300
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹160–190
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹440–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹600–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹950–1,300
Ferry operators
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- ₹700–900
Siva Cabs
- Phone
- +91 98 65 89 24 31
- Website
- sivacabs.business.site
KKL Taxi Travels
- Phone
- +91 94 44 91 90 90
- Website
- kkltaxi.business.site
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