There are 5 ways to get from Kannur to Colombo by plane, 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 from Kannur International Airport
best- Fly from Kannur International Airport (CNN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CNN - CMB
6h 4mRs 56,539–89,591Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Kannur to Erode Jntrain
- Take the train from Erode Jn to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
26h 38mRs 24,395–46,207Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Kannur to Thrissurbus
- Take the bus from Thissur to Coimbatorebus
- Take the bus from Velankkani to Nagorebus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
26h 20mRs 32,211–39,988Train to Calicut International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kannur to Parpanangaditrain
- Fly from Calicut International Airport (CCJ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CCJ - CMB
8h 42mRs 53,095–88,588Train to Bajpe Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kannur to Mangalore Jntrain
- Fly from Bajpe Airport (IXE) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXE - CMB
9h 45mRs 48,718–86,960
Kannur International Airport (CNN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kannur to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 47000 and takes 26h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Kannur to Colombo is to fly which takes 6h 4m and costs Rs. 55000 - Rs. 90000.
The distance between Kannur and Colombo is 770 km.
The best way to get from Kannur to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 26h 38m and costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 47000.
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Kannur to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1449+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Kannur, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
IndiGo Airlines and SriLankan Airlines fly from Kannur International Airport (CNN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Kannur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 42,000–70,000
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 41,000–70,000
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 41,000–70,000
Flights from Bajpe Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 38,000–70,000
Flights from Bajpe Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 38,000–70,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Kannur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 33,000–150,000
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 46,000–200,000
Flights from Bajpe Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 31,000–140,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Kannur to Erode Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 800–6,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 800–950
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,100–2,700
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,900–3,700
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,800–6,500
Train from Erode Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 650–5,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 650–800
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,800–2,300
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,500–3,200
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,100–5,500
Train from Kannur to Parpanangadi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 490–3,800
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 490–600
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,300–1,700
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,800–2,400
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,000–3,800
Train from Kannur to Mangalore Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 500–4,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 500–650
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,400–1,800
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,900–2,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,100–4,000
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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
Bus operators
- Phone
- 8893555000
- info@kalladatravels.com
- Website
- kalladatravels.com
Bus from Kannur to Thrissur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,200–7,000
- Website
- http://www.kalladatravels.com/
- Phone
- 080-26252625
- Website
- ksrtc.in
Bus from Thissur to Coimbatore
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,700–2,400
- Schedules at
- ksrtc.in
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Velankkani to Nagore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,000–2,600
- Website
- https://www.tnstc.in/OTRSOnline/
- Sleeper/ Seater
- Rs 1,000–2,000
- 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 2,700–2,800
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- Rs 2,700–2,800
Ferry operators
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 21,644
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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