There are 5 ways to get from Ooty 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 Coimbatore International Airport, fly
best- Take the taxi from Ooty to Coimbatore International Airport (CJB)taxi
- Fly from Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CJB - CMB
5h 54mRs 42,373–140,304Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Udagamandalam to Metupalaiyamtrain
- Take the train from Metupalaiyam to Tiruppurtrain
- Take the train from Tiruppur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
27h 21mRs 25,510–38,926Taxi, bus, ferry, train
- Take the taxi from Ooty to Velankkanitaxi
- Take the bus from Velankkani to Nagorebus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
19h 9mRs 30,370–35,443Taxi, bus, ferry
- Take the taxi from Ooty to Velankkanitaxi
- Take the bus from Velankkani to Nagorebus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
19h 27mRs 31,430–34,493Taxi to Calicut International Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Ooty to Calicut International Airport (CCJ)taxi
- Fly from Calicut International Airport (CCJ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CCJ - CMB
6h 21mRs 69,892–135,645
Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ooty to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 25000 - Rs. 39000 and takes 27h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Ooty to Colombo is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 54m and costs Rs. 42000 - Rs. 140000.
The distance between Ooty and Colombo is 650 km.
The best way to get from Ooty to Colombo without a car is to taxi and bus and ferry and train which takes 19h 9m and costs Rs. 30000 - Rs. 36000.
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Ooty to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1469+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Ooty, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Ooty to Colombo. However, you can take the taxi to Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Velankkani, take the bus to Nagore, take the taxi to Nagapattinam, take the ferry to Kankesanturai, walk to Kankesanturai, then take the train to Colombo Fort.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 33,000–120,000
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 32,000–110,000
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 43,000–150,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 27,000–120,000
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 45,000–190,000
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 27,000–120,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 27,000–120,000
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,400
- 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 2,600–3,400
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Udagamandalam to Metupalaiyam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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 Metupalaiyam to Tiruppur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 470–3,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 470–600
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,300–1,700
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,800–2,300
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,900–3,700
Train from Tiruppur to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 750–6,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 750–950
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,000–2,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,800–3,600
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,700–6,000
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Velankkani to Nagore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,000–2,900
- 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
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,566
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,800–15,000
The Black And White Holidays
- Phone
- +91 97 87 62 54 79
- Website
- blacknwhiteholidays.com
Ooty Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 97 87 11 10 67
- Website
- ootytaxiservice.com
Ooty Heritage
The Black And White Holidays
- Phone
- +91 97 87 62 54 79
- Website
- blacknwhiteholidays.com
Ooty Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 97 87 11 10 67
- Website
- ootytaxiservice.com
Ooty Heritage
The Black And White Holidays
- Phone
- +91 97 87 62 54 79
- Website
- blacknwhiteholidays.com
Ooty Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 97 87 11 10 67
- Website
- ootytaxiservice.com
Ooty Heritage
The Black And White Holidays
- Phone
- +91 97 87 62 54 79
- Website
- blacknwhiteholidays.com
Ooty Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 97 87 11 10 67
- Website
- ootytaxiservice.com
Ooty Heritage
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