There are 6 ways to get from Coimbatore to Sri Lanka 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 Coimbatore International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CJB - CMB
7h 20mRs 51,356–90,043Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Coimbatore Jn to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
20h 48mRs 24,759–32,395Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Coimbatore to Nagapattinambus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
22h 21mTaxi to Madurai, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the taxi from Coimbatore to Madurai-Airport-IXMtaxi
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXM - CMB
4h 28mRs 58,640–108,283Fly Coimbatore International Airport to Jaffna
- Fly from Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) to Jaffna (JAF)plane CJB - JAF
8h 6mRs 77,406–247,743Train to Cochin International Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the train from Coimbatore Jn to Aluvatrain
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane COK - CMB
8h 17mRs 53,718–93,349
Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Coimbatore to Sri Lanka is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 33000 and takes 20h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Coimbatore to Sri Lanka is to taxi and fly which takes 4h 28m and costs Rs. 55000 - Rs. 110000.
The distance between Coimbatore and Sri Lanka is 558 km.
The best way to get from Coimbatore to Sri Lanka without a car is to train and ferry which takes 20h 48m and costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 33000.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Coimbatore to Sri Lanka, including transfers.
There are 1418+ hotels available in Sri Lanka.
What companies run services between Coimbatore, India and Sri Lanka?
IndiGo Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, and Air India Express fly from Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 47,000–80,000
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 47,000–80,000
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 47,000–80,000
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Jaffna via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–250,000
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–240,000
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Jaffna via Madras, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–250,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Madurai to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 39,000–45,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 31,000–90,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Coimbatore Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 800–6,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 800–1,000
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,200–2,800
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,100–3,900
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 5,000–6,500
Train from Coimbatore Jn to Aluva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 600–4,700
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 600–750
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,600–2,100
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,200–2,900
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,700–4,700
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,400
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,500–1,900
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–3,400
- [email protected]
- Website
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Coimbatore to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
- Phone
- +91 9799407141
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
Bus from Coimbatore to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Phone
- +91 9021264955
- [email protected]
- Website
- National Travels - Ratnagiri
Bus from Coimbatore to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- National Travels - Ratnagiri
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- [email protected]
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Kankesanturai to Pettah
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,700–2,800
- Schedules at
- NCG Express Facebook
- Sleeper/Seater
- Rs 2,700–2,800
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,616
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,616
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Estimated price
- Rs 16,000–20,000
Coimbatore Taxi
- Phone
- +91 737 381 2345
- Website
- coimbatoretaxi.com
Priyam Tour and Travels
- Phone
- +91 948 609 4973
- Website
- coimbatoretaxitours.com
Rudra Cabs
- Phone
- +91 894 070 9000
- Website
- ruthracabs.in
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