There are 5 ways to get from Kochi to Puttalam by plane, taxi, train, ferry, 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 from Cochin International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane COK - CMB
- Take the taxi from Colombo-Airport-CMB to Puttalamtaxi
6h 54mRs 78,370–110,414Train, ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Ernakulam Jn to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Punnalaikkadduvan to Puttalambus
23h 40mRs 26,877–34,394Bus, 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 Puttalambus
24h 20mTaxi to Madurai, fly, taxi
- Take the taxi from Kochi to Madurai-Airport-IXMtaxi
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXM - CMB
- Take the taxi from Colombo-Airport-CMB to Puttalamtaxi
7h 8mRs 87,800–137,218Train to Trivandrum, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Ernakulam Jn to Thiruvananthapuram Centraltrain
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane TRV - CMB
- Take the taxi from Colombo-Airport-CMB to Puttalamtaxi
9h 28mRs 84,341–138,877
Cochin International Airport (COK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kochi to Puttalam is to train and ferry and bus which costs Rs. 26000 - Rs. 35000 and takes 23h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Kochi to Puttalam is to fly and taxi which takes 6h 54m and costs Rs. 75000 - Rs. 110000.
The distance between Kochi and Puttalam is 647 km.
The best way to get from Kochi to Puttalam without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 23h 40m and costs Rs. 26000 - Rs. 35000.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Kochi to Puttalam, including transfers.
There are 116+ hotels available in Puttalam.
What companies run services between Kochi, India and Puttalam, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Kochi to Puttalam. 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 Puttalam. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ernakulam Jn to Puttalam via Nagappattinam, Nagapattinam, Kankesanturai, and Punnalaikkadduvan in around 23h 40m.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 24,000–80,000
Flights from Madurai to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 39,000–43,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 24,000–80,000
- 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 4,000–5,500
- 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 2,300–3,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,900–4,900
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- [email protected]
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Punnalaikkadduvan to Puttalam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,314
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
Bus from Punnalaikkadduvan to Puttalam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,314
- 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 22,843
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,843
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Estimated price
- Rs 18,000–35,000
Colombo Airport Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 61 61 881
- Website
- taxicolomboairport.com
Colombo Budget Taxi
- Phone
- +94 71 30 05 353
- Website
- colombobudgettaxi.lk
Mr.Taxi.Lk
- Phone
- +94 76 88 79 009
- Website
- mrtaxi.lk
Pickme
- Phone
- +94 11 74 33 433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 32 22 239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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
Colombo Airport Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 61 61 881
- Website
- taxicolomboairport.com
Colombo Budget Taxi
- Phone
- +94 71 30 05 353
- Website
- colombobudgettaxi.lk
Mr.Taxi.Lk
- Phone
- +94 76 88 79 009
- Website
- mrtaxi.lk
Pickme
- Phone
- +94 11 74 33 433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 32 22 239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
Colombo Airport Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 61 61 881
- Website
- taxicolomboairport.com
Colombo Budget Taxi
- Phone
- +94 71 30 05 353
- Website
- colombobudgettaxi.lk
Mr.Taxi.Lk
- Phone
- +94 76 88 79 009
- Website
- mrtaxi.lk
Pickme
- Phone
- +94 11 74 33 433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 32 22 239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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