There are 6 ways to get from Kerala backwaters to Colombo by unknown, plane, bus, ferry, or train
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Travel to Cochin International Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Walk from Kerala backwaters to Cochin International Airport (COK)unknown
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane COK - CMB
2h 15mTravel, bus, ferry
- Walk from Kerala backwaters to Ernakulamunknown
- Take the bus from Ernakulam to Coimbatorebus
- Take the bus from Velankkani to Nagorebus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
21h 37mTravel, train, ferry
- Walk from Kerala backwaters to Ernakulam Jnunknown
- Take the train from Ernakulam Jn to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
25h 55mTravel to Madurai, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Walk from Kerala backwaters to Madurai-Airport-IXMunknown
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXM - CMB
5h 8mTravel to Cochin International Airport, fly to Hatton, train
- Walk from Kerala backwaters to Cochin International Airport (COK)unknown
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Hatton (NUF)plane COK - NUF
- Take the train from Hatton to Fort Stationtrain
19h 57mTravel, train to Trivandrum, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Walk from Kerala backwaters to Mulanturuttiunknown
- Take the train from Mulanturutti to Thiruvananthapuram Centraltrain
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane TRV - CMB
9h 22m
Cochin International Airport (COK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Kerala backwaters and Colombo is 573 km.
The best way to get from Kerala backwaters to Colombo without a car is to travel and train and ferry which takes 25h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 15m to get from Kerala backwaters to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1449+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Kerala backwaters, Kerala, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Kerala backwaters to Colombo. However, you can travel to Cochin International Airport (COK) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Kerala backwaters to Pettah via Ernakulam, Coimbatore, Velankkani, Nagore, Nagapattinam, Kankesanturai, and Kankesanturai in around 21h 37m.
Airlines
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Hatton via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 26,000–140,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Hatton via Bengaluru, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 31,000–160,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Hatton via Madras, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 31,000–110,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Hatton via Male, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–120,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Hatton via Hyderabad, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 40,000–130,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 25,000–140,000
Flights from Madurai to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 33,000–65,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 42,000–80,000
Train operators
- 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 1,000–8,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 1,000–1,300
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,700–3,400
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,800–4,800
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 6,000–8,000
Train from Mulanturutti to Thiruvananthapuram Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 600–4,600
- 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 2,200–2,800
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,600–4,600
- 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
Train from Hatton to Fort Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–5,500
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,600
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–5,500
Bus operators
- Phone
- 080-26252625
- Website
- ksrtc.in
Bus from Ernakulam to Coimbatore
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,100–3,000
- 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 21,579
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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