There are 5 ways to get from Muthur to Colombo by taxi, plane, bus, ferry, or train
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 Muthur to Madurai-Airport-IXMtaxi
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXM - CMB
5h 7mRs 55,727–111,632Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Chengannur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
27h 53mRs 26,162–45,699Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Ranny to Chalakudybus
- Take the bus from Chalakudy to Coimbatorebus
- Take the bus from Velankkani to Nagorebus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
25h 1mRs 31,258–35,455Bus to Cochin International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Ranny to Perumbavoorbus
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane COK - CMB
6h 12mRs 51,994–94,148Train to Trivandrum, fly
- Take the train from Chengannur to Thiruvananthapuram Centraltrain
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane TRV - CMB
8h 32mRs 63,356–120,693
Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Muthur to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 26000 - Rs. 46000 and takes 27h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Muthur to Colombo is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 7m and costs Rs. 55000 - Rs. 120000.
The distance between Muthur and Colombo is 617 km.
The best way to get from Muthur to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 27h 53m and costs Rs. 26000 - Rs. 46000.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Muthur to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 530+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Muthur, Kerala, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Muthur 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 bus from Ranny to Pettah via Chalakudy, Chalakudy, Coimbatore, Velankkani, Nagore, Nagapattinam, Kankesanturai, and Kankesanturai in around 25h 1m.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Madurai to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 34,000–65,000
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 Trivandrum to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 43,000–80,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Chengannur to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- 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 3,900–5,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 6,500–8,500
Train from Chengannur to Thiruvananthapuram Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 500–4,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 500–650
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,400–1,800
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,900–2,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,100–4,000
- 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
- 080-46333652
- keralalinesblr@gmail.com
- Website
- keralalines.com
Bus from Ranny to Chalakudy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.keralalines.com/
Bus from Ranny to Perumbavoor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.keralalines.com/
- Phone
- +91 9447071021
- rsnksrtc@kerala.gov.in
- Website
- onlineksrtcswift.com
Bus from Ranny to Chalakudy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 600–1,500
- Website
- https://onlineksrtcswift.com/
- Sleeper / Seater
- Rs 900–1,500
Bus from Ranny to Perumbavoor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 490–750
- Website
- https://onlineksrtcswift.com/
- Phone
- 080-26252625
- Website
- ksrtc.in
Bus from Chalakudy to Coimbatore
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,900–2,700
- 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 1,000–2,700
- Website
- https://www.tnstc.in/OTRSOnline/
- Sleeper/ Seater
- Rs 1,000–2,100
- 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
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,006
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Estimated price
- Rs 13,000–16,000
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