There are 5 ways to get from Kochi to Negombo by subway, 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.
Subway to Cochin International Airport, fly
best- Take the subway from Maharajas College to Aluvasubway
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane COK - CMB
5h 22mRs 50,271–78,916Train, ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Ernakulam Jn to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Punnalaikkadduvan to Negombobus
25hRs 27,337–34,878Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Ernakulam to Puthukadbus
- Take the bus from Puthukkad to Palanibus
- Take the bus from Palani, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Punnalaikkadduvan to Negombobus
25h 40mTaxi to Madurai, fly
- Take the taxi from Kochi to Madurai-Airport-IXMtaxi
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXM - CMB
5h 36mRs 66,759–105,788Train to Trivandrum, fly
- Take the train from Ernakulam Jn to Thiruvananthapuram Centraltrain
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane TRV - CMB
7h 55mRs 58,243–107,392
Cochin International Airport (COK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kochi to Negombo is to train and ferry and bus which costs Rs. 27000 - Rs. 35000 and takes 25h.
The fastest way to get from Kochi to Negombo is to subway and fly which takes 5h 22m and costs Rs. 50000 - Rs. 80000.
The distance between Kochi and Negombo is 550 km.
The best way to get from Kochi to Negombo without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 25h and costs Rs. 27000 - Rs. 35000.
It takes approximately 5h 22m to get from Kochi to Negombo, including transfers.
There are 1388+ hotels available in Negombo.
What companies run services between Kochi, India and Negombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Kochi to Negombo. However, you can take the subway to Aluva, walk to Aluva station, take the bus to Kochi Airport, walk to Cochin International Airport (COK) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Negombo. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ernakulam Jn to Negombo via Nagappattinam, Nagapattinam, Kankesanturai, and Punnalaikkadduvan in around 25h.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 25,000–75,000
Flights from Madurai to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 26,000–80,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 25,000–75,000
- Phone
- 13004250355
- [email protected]
- Website
- kochimetro.org
Subway from Maharajas College to Aluva
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 150–210
- Website
- https://kochimetro.org/
- R1
- Rs 150–210
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Ernakulam Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,100–8,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 1,100–1,400
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,900–3,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 4,100–5,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 6,500–8,500
Train from Ernakulam Jn to Thiruvananthapuram Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 600–4,900
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 600–750
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,700–2,200
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,400–3,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,900–4,900
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- [email protected]
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Punnalaikkadduvan to Negombo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,700
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
Bus from Punnalaikkadduvan to Negombo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,700
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- +91 9447071021
- [email protected]
- Website
- onlineksrtcswift.com
Bus from Ernakulam to Puthukad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 270–550
- Website
- https://onlineksrtcswift.com/
Bus from Puthukkad to Palani
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 750–1,900
- Website
- https://onlineksrtcswift.com/
- AC Sleeper
- Rs 1,400–1,900
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,914
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,914
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Estimated price
- Rs 18,000–23,000
B Cabs
- Phone
- +91 98 95 11 88 77
- Website
- bcabs.com
Cochin Coastal Cabs
- Phone
- +91 96 56 07 50 00
- Website
- cochincoastalcabs.com
Kochi Taxi
- Phone
- +91 70 34 30 18 15
- Website
- kochitaxi.co.in
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