There are 3 ways to get from Mathara to Colombo by taxi, plane, train, ferry, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, fly
best- Take the taxi from Mathara to Trivandrum (TRV)taxi
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane TRV - CMB
2h 26mRs 55,916–91,219Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Punalur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
24h 32mRs 24,607–42,948Bus, drive, ferry
- Take the bus from Punalur to Madurai Mattuthavanibus
- Take the bus from Mattuthavani to Myladuthuraibus
- Drive from Myladuthurai to Nagapattinamcar
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
28h 19mRs 28,815–31,200
Trivandrum (TRV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mathara to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 43000 and takes 24h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Mathara to Colombo is to taxi and fly which takes 2h 26m and costs Rs. 55000 - Rs. 95000.
The distance between Mathara and Colombo is 459 km.
The best way to get from Mathara to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 24h 32m and costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 43000.
It takes approximately 2h 26m to get from Mathara to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1441+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Mathara, Kerala, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Mathara to Colombo. However, you can take the taxi to Trivandrum (TRV) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Mathara to Colombo Fort via Punalur, Nagappattinam, Nagapattinam, Kankesanturai, and Kankesanturai in around 24h 32m.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Trivandrum to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 41,000–70,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Punalur to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 950–7,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 950–1,200
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,500–3,100
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,500–4,400
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 5,500–7,500
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
- +91 9447071021
- rsnksrtc@kerala.gov.in
- Website
- onlineksrtcswift.com
Bus from Punalur to Madurai Mattuthavani
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 850–1,200
- Website
- https://onlineksrtcswift.com/
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Mattuthavani to Myladuthurai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 900–1,800
- 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
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.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 5m
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,400–5,500
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