There are 6 ways to get from Karur to Colombo by taxi, 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.
Taxi to Madurai, fly
best- Take the taxi from Karur to Madurai-Airport-IXMtaxi
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXM - CMB
3h 38mRs 53,365–101,476Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Karur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
17h 43mRs 23,946–30,121Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Karur to Tanjore New Bus Standbus
- Take the train from Thanjavur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
18h 45mRs 28,200–36,511Train to Trichy International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Karur to Tiruchchirapalitrain
- Fly from Trichy International Airport (TRZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane TRZ - CMB
5h 28mRs 47,656–81,600Bus to Salem, fly
- Take the bus from Karur to Salembus
- Fly from Salem (SXV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane SXV - CMB
9h 22mRs 46,218–137,579Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Karur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Jaffna to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminalbus
22h 21mRs 24,226–28,771
Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karur to Colombo is to train and ferry and bus which costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 29000 and takes 22h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Karur to Colombo is to taxi and fly which takes 3h 38m and costs Rs. 50000 - Rs. 110000.
The distance between Karur and Colombo is 539 km.
The best way to get from Karur to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 17h 43m and costs Rs. 23000 - Rs. 31000.
It takes approximately 3h 38m to get from Karur to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 539+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Karur, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Karur to Colombo. However, you can take the taxi to Madurai-Airport-IXM airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo. Alternatively, you can take a train from Karur to Colombo Fort via Nagappattinam, Nagapattinam, Kankesanturai, and Kankesanturai in around 17h 43m.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Madurai to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 34,000–70,000
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 34,000–46,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Salem to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 36,000–120,000
Flights from Salem to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 36,000–120,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Karur to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 600–4,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 600–750
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,600–2,100
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,300–2,900
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,700–4,700
Train from Thanjavur to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 450–3,600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 450–550
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,300–1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,700–2,200
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,800–3,600
Train from Karur to Tiruchchirapali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 450–3,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 450–550
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,300–1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,700–2,200
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,800–3,500
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,400
- 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 2,600–3,400
- Phone
- 8893555000
- info@kalladatravels.com
- Website
- kalladatravels.com
Bus from Karur to Tanjore New Bus Stand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,900–7,000
- Website
- http://www.kalladatravels.com/
Bus from Karur to Salem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,700–7,000
- Website
- http://www.kalladatravels.com/
- 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
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Jaffna to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–1,650
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 1,300–1,500
- Semi Lux
- Rs 1,600–2,300
- Super Lux
- Rs 3,000–3,900
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,030
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,500–11,000
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