How to get fromJaffna to Kochiby plane, ferry, bus, or train

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There are 4 ways to get from Jaffna to Kochi by plane, ferry, bus, or train

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Fly to Cochin International Airport
best
1. Fly from Jaffna (JAF) to Cochin International Airport (COK)plane JAF - COK
9h 11m
₹15,372–26,436
Ferry, train
cheapest
1. Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry HSC Cheriyapani
2. Take the train from Nagappattinam to Ernakulam Jntrain 16187 / ...
18h 15m
₹7,111–9,256
Ferry, bus
1. Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
2. Take the bus from Velankanni, Tamil Nadu to Thrissur, Keralabus
3. Take the bus from Thrissur, Kerala to Angamalybus
17h 51m
Fly to Coimbatore International Airport, bus
1. Fly from Jaffna (JAF) to Coimbatore International Airport (CJB)plane JAF - CJB
2. Take the bus from Coimbatore to Aluvabus
10h 13m
₹19,252–67,886

Jaffna (JAF) to Cochin International Airport (COK) flights

10Weekly Planes

6h 35mAverage Duration

₹18,539Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Jaffna to Kochi.

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Distance: 449.2 km
Duration: 9h 11m

What companies run services between Jaffna, Sri Lanka and Kochi, India?

IndiGo Airlines flies from Jaffna (JAF) to Cochin International Airport (COK) once daily.

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Kochi(opens in a new window), India(opens in a new window)

Kochi, also known by its former name Cochin, is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. The city is also commonly referred to as Ernakulam. As of 2011, the Kochi Municipal Corporation had a population of 677,381 over an area of 94.88 km2, and the larger Kochi urban agglomeration had over 2.1 million inhabitants within an area of 440 km2, making it the largest and the most populous metropolitan area in Kerala. Kochi city is also part of the Greater Cochin development region and is classified as a Tier-II city by the Government of India. The civic body that governs the city is the Kochi Municipal Corporation, which was constituted in the year 1967, and the statutory bodies that oversee its development are the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) and the Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA).

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