There are 5 ways to get from Kumarakom to Colombo by train, subway, plane, ferry, bus, or taxi
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Train, subway to Cochin International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Kottayam to Tripunituratrain
- Take the subway from Tripunithura to Aluvasubway
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane COK - CMB
7hRs 51,660–91,351Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Kottayam to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
28h 20mRs 25,805–45,646Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Cherthala to Mahabalipurambus
- Take the bus from Mahabalipuram to Nagorebus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
31h 31mRs 31,283–40,566Taxi to Madurai, fly
- Take the taxi from Kumarakom to Madurai-Airport-IXMtaxi
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXM - CMB
5h 39mRs 59,428–116,006Bus to Trivandrum, fly
- Take the bus from Ambalapuzha to Trivandrumbus
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane TRV - CMB
7h 40mRs 63,066–118,799
Cochin International Airport (COK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kumarakom to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 25000 - Rs. 46000 and takes 28h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Kumarakom to Colombo is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 39m and costs Rs. 55000 - Rs. 120000.
The distance between Kumarakom and Colombo is 645 km.
The best way to get from Kumarakom to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 28h 20m and costs Rs. 25000 - Rs. 46000.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Kumarakom to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 520+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Kumarakom, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Kumarakom to Colombo. However, you can take the taxi to Kottayam, take the train to Tripunitura, walk to Tripunithura, take the subway to Aluva, walk to Aluva station, take the bus to Kochi Airport, walk 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 Kumarakom to Colombo Fort via Kottayam, Nagappattinam, Nagapattinam, Kankesanturai, and Kankesanturai in around 28h 20m.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 26,000–130,000
Flights from Madurai to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 33,000–80,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 42,000–80,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Kottayam to Tripunitura
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 420–3,300
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 420–500
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,600–2,100
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,600–3,300
Train from Kottayam to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,100–9,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 1,100–1,400
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,900–3,700
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 4,100–5,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 6,500–9,000
- Phone
- 13004250355
- contact@kmrl.co.in
- Website
- kochimetro.org
Subway from Tripunithura to Aluva
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 210–280
- Website
- https://kochimetro.org/
- R1
- Rs 210–280
- 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
- Phone
- 8893555000
- info@kalladatravels.com
- Website
- kalladatravels.com
Bus from Cherthala to Mahabalipuram
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,700–11,000
- Website
- http://www.kalladatravels.com/
- Sleeper
- Rs 3,700–11,000
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Mahabalipuram to Nagore
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 800–2,200
- Website
- https://www.tnstc.in/OTRSOnline/
- 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
- +91 9447071021
- rsnksrtc@kerala.gov.in
- Website
- onlineksrtcswift.com
Bus from Ambalapuzha to Trivandrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 350–850
- Website
- https://onlineksrtcswift.com/
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,079
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Estimated price
- Rs 16,000–20,000
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