There are 4 ways to get from Nāgercoil to Colombo by taxi, plane, bus, ferry, 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.
Taxi to Madurai, fly
best- Take the taxi from Nāgercoil to Madurai-Airport-IXMtaxi
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXM - CMB
4h 49mRs 66,444–113,389Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Nagercoil Jn to Virudunagar Jntrain
- Take the train from Virudunagar Jn to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
23h 33mRs 25,448–36,876Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Nagercoil Omni Bus Stand to Maduraibus
- Take the bus from Madurai, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
22h 54mTrain to Trivandrum, fly
- Take the train from Nagercoil Jn to Thiruvananthapuram Centraltrain
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane TRV - CMB
6h 21mRs 63,665–113,568
Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nāgercoil to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 25000 - Rs. 37000 and takes 23h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Nāgercoil to Colombo is to taxi and fly which takes 4h 49m and costs Rs. 65000 - Rs. 120000.
The distance between Nāgercoil and Colombo is 617 km.
The best way to get from Nāgercoil to Colombo without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 22h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 49m to get from Nāgercoil to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1479+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Nāgercoil, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Nāgercoil to Colombo. However, you can take the taxi to Madurai-Airport-IXM airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nagercoil Omni Bus Stand to Pettah via Madurai, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, Nagapattinam, Kankesanturai, and Kankesanturai in around 22h 54m.
- Website
- srilankan.com
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 Nagercoil Jn to Virudunagar Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 600–4,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 600–750
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,600–2,100
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,300–2,900
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,700–4,700
Train from Virudunagar Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 750–6,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 750–900
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,000–2,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,800–3,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,600–6,000
Train from Nagercoil Jn to Thiruvananthapuram Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 460–3,600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 460–550
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,300–1,700
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,700–2,200
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,800–3,600
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,400
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,500–1,900
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–3,400
- Phone
- 8893555000
- [email protected]
- Website
- kalladatravels.com
Bus from Nagercoil Omni Bus Stand to Madurai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,400–7,500
- Website
- http://www.kalladatravels.com/
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- [email protected]
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Kankesanturai to Pettah
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,700–2,800
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- Rs 2,700–2,800
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,782
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,782
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Estimated price
- Rs 18,000–23,000
Amber Cabs And Call Taxi
- Phone
- +91 81 22 42 13 62
- Website
- ambercabs.business.site
Best Track
- Phone
- +91 45 22 66 69 99
- Website
- besttrack.in
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