There are 10 ways to get from Kerala to Srilanka by plane, car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cochin International Airport to Bagdogra Airport, drive
best- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Bagdogra Airport (IXB)plane COK - IXB
- Drive from Bagdogra Airport (IXB) to Srilankacar
6h 52m$136–182Train
cheapest- Take the train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Kishanganjtrain 22503
- Take the train from Kishanganj to Galgaliatrain 13149 / ...
3d 5h$19–114Train, drive
- Take the train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Santragachi Jntrain
- Take the train from Santragachi Jn to Thakurganjtrain
- Drive from Thakurganj to Srilankacar
2d 6h$20–118Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Chennaibus
- Take the bus from Chennai to Vijayawadabus
- Take the bus from Vijayawada to Siliguribus
- Drive from Siliguri to Srilankacar
2d 14hDrive 2,775 km
- Drive from Thiruvananthapuram to Srilankacar 2,775 km
41h 52m$355–513Fly Calicut International Airport to Bagdogra Airport, drive
- Fly from Calicut International Airport (CCJ) to Bagdogra Airport (IXB)plane CCJ - IXB
- Drive from Bagdogra Airport (IXB) to Srilankacar
6h 27m$125–220Fly Kannur International Airport to Bagdogra Airport, drive
- Fly from Kannur International Airport (CNN) to Bagdogra Airport (IXB)plane CNN - IXB
- Drive from Bagdogra Airport (IXB) to Srilankacar
6h 30m$127–312Fly Trivandrum to Bagdogra Airport, drive
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Bagdogra Airport (IXB)plane TRV - IXB
- Drive from Bagdogra Airport (IXB) to Srilankacar
8h 48m$151–287Fly Cochin International Airport to Purnea Airport, drive
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Purnea Airport (PXN)plane COK - PXN
- Drive from Purnea Airport (PXN) to Srilankacar
7h 37m$206–416Train to Bajpe Airport, fly to Bagdogra Airport, drive
- Take the train from Kannur to Mangalore Jntrain
- Fly from Bajpe Airport (IXE) to Bagdogra Airport (IXB)plane IXE - IXB
- Drive from Bagdogra Airport (IXB) to Srilankacar
10h 59m$113–248
Cochin International Airport (COK) to Bagdogra Airport (IXB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kerala to Srilanka is to train which costs $18 - $120 and takes 3 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Kerala to Srilanka is to fly and drive which takes 6h 27m and costs $120 - $220.
No, there is no direct train from Kerala to Srilanka. However, there are services departing from Thiruvananthapuram Central and arriving at Galgalia via Kishanganj. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 5h.
The distance between Kerala and Srilanka is 2312 km. The road distance is 2775 km.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Kerala to Srilanka, including transfers.
Kerala to Srilanka train services, operated by Indian Railways, depart from Thiruvananthapuram Central station.
Srilanka is 15 min ahead of Kerala. It is currently 12:35 AM in Kerala and 12:50 AM in Srilanka.
Kerala to Srilanka train services, operated by Indian Railways, arrive at Kishanganj station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kerala to Srilanka is 2775 km. It takes approximately 41h 52m to drive from Kerala to Srilanka.
There are six+ hotels available in Srilanka.
What companies run services between Kerala, India and Srilanka, Province 1, Nepal?
You can take a train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Srilanka via Kishanganj and Galgalia in around 3d 5h.
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–310
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
Flights from Kannur International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–290
Flights from Trivandrum to Bagdogra Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–300
Flights from Bajpe Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–290
Flights from Bajpe Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–310
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
Flights from Trivandrum to Bagdogra Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–240
Flights from Trivandrum to Bagdogra Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–300
Flights from Bajpe Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–290
Flights from Bajpe Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–230
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–230
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
Flights from Kannur International Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–260
Flights from Trivandrum to Bagdogra Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–250
Flights from Trivandrum to Bagdogra Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–250
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Purnea Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–380
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Purnea Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Bajpe Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–220
Flights from Bajpe Airport to Bagdogra Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Website
- starlightairline.com
Flights from Trivandrum to Bagdogra Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–320
Flights from Trivandrum to Bagdogra Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–290
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Santragachi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–85
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $11–13
- Third AC (3A)
- $27–35
- Second AC (2A)
- $35–50
- First Class (1A)
- $65–85
Train from Santragachi Jn to Thakurganj
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3–25
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $3–4
- Third AC (3A)
- $8–11
- Second AC (2A)
- $11–15
- First Class (1A)
- $19–25
Train from Kannur to Mangalore Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–13
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $4–6
- Second AC (2A)
- $6–8
- First Class (1A)
- $10–13
Train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Kishanganj
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–95
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $12–15
- Third AC (3A)
- $30–40
- Second AC (2A)
- $45–60
- First Class (1A)
- $75–95
Train from Kishanganj to Galgalia
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–11
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $3–5
- Second AC (2A)
- $5–7
- First Class (1A)
- $8–11
- Website
- Jjj Transport
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Chennai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Jjj Transport
- Phone
- +91 97514 35999
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBM Traansport
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Chennai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- SBM Traansport
- Phone
- +91-9384047581
- [email protected]
- Website
- VKV Travels
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Chennai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- VKV Travels
- Phone
- +91 99625 31717
- [email protected]
- Website
- Thirumalaivasan Transports
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Chennai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Thirumalaivasan Transports
- Phone
- +91 7094688666
- [email protected]
- Website
- PALSLNT Travels
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Chennai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- PALSLNT Travels
- Website
- PALSLNT Travels
- Phone
- 7338873882
- [email protected]
- Website
- Jayavin Travels
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Chennai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–35
- Schedules at
- Jayavin Travels
- Phone
- 044 24797310
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tippusultan Travels
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Chennai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- Tippusultan Travels
- Website
- LION Travels
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Chennai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LION Travels
- Website
- YBM Travels(BLM)
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Chennai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- YBM Travels(BLM)
Bus from Chennai to Vijayawada
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- YBM Travels(BLM)
- Website
- Kerala Express
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Chennai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- Kerala Express
- Phone
- +91 99405 65430
- [email protected]
- Website
- MRM Travels
Bus from Chennai to Vijayawada
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- MRM Travels
- Phone
- +91 8336003361
- [email protected]
- Website
- Shymoli Paribahan
Bus from Chennai to Vijayawada
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- Shymoli Paribahan
- Website
- Sree Kvr Travels
Bus from Chennai to Vijayawada
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Sree Kvr Travels
- Phone
- +91 99407 69269
- [email protected]
- Website
- Anushka Travels
Bus from Chennai to Vijayawada
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Anushka Travels
- Website
- KTC Travels
Bus from Chennai to Vijayawada
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- KTC Travels
- Phone
- 1800 267 9001
- [email protected]
- Website
- NeuGo
Bus from Chennai to Vijayawada
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- NeuGo
- Phone
- +91 9949692324
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pramukh Travels
Bus from Chennai to Vijayawada
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- Pramukh Travels
- Website
- Pramukh Travels
- Website
- Kalyani Travels
Bus from Vijayawada to Siliguri
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Kalyani Travels
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