There are 5 ways to get from Tirur to Colombo by plane, train, ferry, bus, 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.
Fly from Calicut International Airport
best- Fly from Calicut International Airport (CCJ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CCJ - CMB
6h 44mRs 54,081–97,741Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Tirur to Palakkadtrain
- Take the train from Palakkad to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
25h 20mRs 24,685–45,690Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Kuttipuram to Thrissurbus
- Take the bus from Thissur to Mahabalipurambus
- Take the bus from Mahabalipuram to Nagorebus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
31h 54mRs 30,201–41,980Train to Cochin International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Tirur to Aluvatrain
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane COK - CMB
7h 36mRs 50,233–95,244Taxi to Madurai, fly
- Take the taxi from Tirur to Madurai-Airport-IXMtaxi
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXM - CMB
6h 18mRs 68,209–126,383
Calicut International Airport (CCJ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tirur to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 46000 and takes 25h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Tirur to Colombo is to taxi and fly which takes 6h 18m and costs Rs. 65000 - Rs. 130000.
The distance between Tirur and Colombo is 687 km.
The best way to get from Tirur to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 25h 20m and costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 46000.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Tirur to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 520+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Tirur, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Air India Express, SriLankan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Calicut International Airport (CCJ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) twice daily.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 33,000–160,000
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 Madurai to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 33,000–80,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Tirur to Palakkad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- 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 Palakkad to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 850–7,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 850–1,100
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,300–2,900
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,200–4,100
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 5,000–7,000
Train from Tirur to Aluva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 500–4,100
- 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 3,200–4,100
- 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
- +91 9447071021
- rsnksrtc@kerala.gov.in
- Website
- onlineksrtcswift.com
Bus from Kuttipuram to Thrissur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 220–470
- Website
- https://onlineksrtcswift.com/
- Phone
- 8893555000
- info@kalladatravels.com
- Website
- kalladatravels.com
Bus from Thissur to Mahabalipuram
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- 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
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,061
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Estimated price
- Rs 25,000–31,000
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