There are 4 ways to get from Kochi to Trincomalee by train, ferry, bus, plane, or taxi
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Train, ferry, bus
best- Take the train from Ernakulam Jn to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Dambullabus
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Trincomaleebus
26h 4mRs 25,679–34,670Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Ernakulam Jn to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Mahotrain
- Take the train from Maho Junction to Trincomaleetrain
30h 56mRs 25,526–43,927Fly to Sigiriya Airport, bus
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane COK - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Trincomaleebus
19h 58mRs 26,232–75,795Fly to Kandy, taxi, train
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Kandy (KDW)plane COK - KDW
- Take the taxi from Kandy (KDW) to Kurunegalataxi
- Take the train from Kurunegala to Trincomaleetrain
23h 48mRs 28,252–82,495
Cochin International Airport (COK) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kochi to Trincomalee is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 25000 - Rs. 44000 and takes 30h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Kochi to Trincomalee is to fly and bus which takes 19h 58m and costs Rs. 26000 - Rs. 80000.
The distance between Kochi and Trincomalee is 1064 km.
The best way to get from Kochi to Trincomalee without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 26h 4m and costs Rs. 25000 - Rs. 35000.
It takes approximately 26h 4m to get from Kochi to Trincomalee, including transfers.
There are 347+ hotels available in Trincomalee.
What companies run services between Kochi, India and Trincomalee, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Kochi to Trincomalee. However, you can take the train to Nagappattinam, walk to Nagapattinam, take the ferry to Kankesanturai, take the taxi to Kankesanturai, take the bus to Dambulla, then take the bus to Trincomalee. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Aluva, take the taxi to Cochin International Airport (COK) airport, fly to Sigiriya Airport (GIU), take the taxi to Dambulla, then take the bus to Trincomalee.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 23,000–70,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Bengaluru, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 28,000–85,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Madras, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 30,000–95,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Male, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 31,000–95,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Hyderabad, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 35,000–110,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Kandy via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,000–70,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Kandy via Bengaluru, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 27,000–85,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Kandy via Madras, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 29,000–95,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Kandy via Male, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 31,000–95,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Kandy via Hyderabad, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 35,000–110,000
- 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 1,000–8,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 1,000–1,300
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,800–3,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,900–4,900
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 6,500–8,500
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kankesanturai to Maho
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–9,000
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,400–1,700
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,800–9,000
Train from Maho Junction to Trincomalee
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–5,000
- 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 2,600–5,000
Train from Kurunegala to Trincomalee
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–6,500
- 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 2,700–6,500
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Kankesanturai to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,093
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Trincomalee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 380–420
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 380–420
- Semi Lux
- Rs 450–650
- Super Lux
- Rs 850–1,100
- Phone
- +94 777 382 186
- info@superline.lk
- Website
- superline.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Trincomalee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,100–2,300
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 21,855
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,000–3,600
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Kandy Meter Taxi
- Phone
- + 94 81 49 55 655
- Website
- facebook.com
Kandy Budget Taxi
- Phone
- + 94 71 21 08 210
- Website
- kandybudgettaxi.com
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