There are 6 ways to get from Thrissur to Colombo by train, plane, bus, ferry, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Cochin International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Thrisur to Aluvatrain
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane COK - CMB
6h 5mRs 48,129–89,483Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Thrisur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
23h 48mRs 24,151–42,250Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Thissur to Coimbatorebus
- Take the bus from Velankkani to Nagorebus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
20h 36mRs 30,397–33,382Taxi to Madurai, fly
- Take the taxi from Thrissur to Madurai-Airport-IXMtaxi
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXM - CMB
5h 40mRs 58,406–109,798Train to Calicut International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Thrisur to Parpanangaditrain
- Fly from Calicut International Airport (CCJ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CCJ - CMB
8h 52mRs 52,075–88,440Train to Trivandrum, fly
- Take the train from Thrisur to Thiruvananthapuram Centraltrain
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane TRV - CMB
8h 12mRs 58,706–114,857
Cochin International Airport (COK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thrissur to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 43000 and takes 23h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Thrissur to Colombo is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 40m and costs Rs. 55000 - Rs. 110000.
The distance between Thrissur and Colombo is 611 km.
The best way to get from Thrissur to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 23h 48m and costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 43000.
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Thrissur to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1437+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Thrissur, Kerala, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Thrissur to Colombo. However, you can take the train 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 bus from Thissur to Pettah via Coimbatore, Velankkani, Nagore, Nagapattinam, Kankesanturai, and Kankesanturai in around 20h 36m.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 24,000–120,000
Flights from Madurai to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 33,000–65,000
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 44,000–190,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 42,000–80,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 40,000–70,000
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 40,000–70,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Thrisur to Aluva
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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 Thrisur to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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 2,500–3,200
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,500–4,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 5,500–7,500
Train from Thrisur to Parpanangadi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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 Thrisur to Thiruvananthapuram Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 700–850
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,900–2,400
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,600–3,300
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,300–5,500
- 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
- 080-26252625
- Website
- ksrtc.in
Bus from Thissur to Coimbatore
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,700–2,400
- 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 1,000–2,600
- Website
- https://www.tnstc.in/OTRSOnline/
- Sleeper/ Seater
- Rs 1,000–2,000
- 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 21,874
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Estimated price
- Rs 15,000–19,000
Thrissur Taxi
- Phone
- +91 90 72 22 99 66
- Website
- thrissurtaxionline.com
Taxi In Thrissur
- Phone
- +91 93 87 02 20 22
- Website
- taxiinthrissur.com
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