There are 4 ways to get from Kandy to Kochi by bus, plane, 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.
Mini Bus, bus to Weerawila International Airport, fly to Cochin International Airport
best- Take the bus from Kandy to Ellabus
- Take the bus from Ella to Tissamaharamabus
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Cochin International Airport (COK)plane WRZ - COK
18h 39m₹14,464–37,322Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Cochin International Airport
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cochin International Airport (COK)plane CMB - COK
6h 5m₹28,729–48,029Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Coimbatore International Airport, train
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Coimbatore International Airport (CJB)plane CMB - CJB
- Take the train from Coimbatore Jn to Ernakulam Jntrain
12h 54m₹31,559–40,929Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Trivandrum, train
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Trivandrum (TRV)plane CMB - TRV
- Take the train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Ernakulam Jntrain
10h 14m₹32,240–44,629
Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Cochin International Airport (COK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kandy to Kochi is to Mini Bus and bus and fly which costs ₹14,000 - ₹38,000 and takes 18h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Kandy to Kochi is to fly which takes 6h 5m and costs ₹28,000 - ₹48,000.
The distance between Kandy and Kochi is 952 km.
It takes approximately 18h 39m to get from Kandy to Kochi, including transfers.
There are 1210+ hotels available in Kochi.
What companies run services between Kandy, Sri Lanka and Kochi, India?
You can take a flight from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Kochi via Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) and Kochi-Airport-COK in around 6h 5m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Cochin International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–33,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–44,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹15,000–23,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cochin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–36,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Trivandrum
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–18,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Coimbatore Jn to Ernakulam Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹180–1,400
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹180–220
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–850
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,400
Train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Ernakulam Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹180–1,400
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹180–220
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹490–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–850
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,400
- Website
- Tuktukdude Lesiure
Bus from Kandy to Ella
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹3,563
- Schedules at
- Tuktukdude Lesiure
- Website
- Magical Srilanka
Bus from Kandy to Ella
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹3,084
- Schedules at
- Magical Srilanka
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- [email protected]
- Website
- National Transport Commission
Bus from Ella to Tissamaharama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹90–100
- Website
- National Transport Commission
- Schedules at
- NTC Schedules
- Standard
- ₹90–100
- Semi Lux
- ₹100–150
- Super Lux
- ₹200–250
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