There are 4 ways to get from Pāla to Mankulam by taxi, plane, 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.
Taxi, fly, train
best- Take the taxi from Pāla to Kochi-Airport-COKtaxi
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Jaffna (JAF)plane COK - JAF
- Take the train from Tellipallai to Mankulamtrain
9h 18mRs 57,538–180,505Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Kottayam to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Mankulamtrain
23h 47mRs 27,501–37,647Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Pala to Muvattupuzhabus
- Take the bus from Muvattupuzha to Coimbatorebus
- Take the bus from Coimbatore to Nagapattinambus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Mankulamtrain
25h 30mBus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Pala to Muvattupuzhabus
- Take the train from Aluva to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Mankulamtrain
24h 10m
Cochin International Airport (COK) to Jaffna (JAF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Pāla to Mankulam is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 27000 - Rs. 38000 and takes 23h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Pāla to Mankulam is to taxi and fly and train which takes 9h 18m and costs Rs. 55000 - Rs. 190000.
The distance between Pāla and Mankulam is 589 km.
The best way to get from Pāla to Mankulam without a car is to train and ferry which takes 23h 47m and costs Rs. 27000 - Rs. 38000.
It takes approximately 9h 18m to get from Pāla to Mankulam, including transfers.
There are one+ hotels available in Mankulam.
What companies run services between Pāla, Kerala, India and Mankulam, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Pāla to Mankulam. However, you can take the taxi to Kochi-Airport-COK airport, fly to Jaffna (JAF), take the taxi to Tellipallai, then take the train to Mankulam. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Pāla to Mankulam via Kottayam, Nagappattinam, Nagapattinam, Kankesanturai, and Kankesanturai in around 23h 47m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–240,000
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
Train from Tellipallai to Mankulam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–3,000
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,300–3,000
Train from Kankesanturai to Mankulam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–3,000
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,300–3,000
Train from Kankesanturai to Mankulam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–3,000
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,300–3,000
Train from Kankesanturai to Mankulam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–3,000
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,300–3,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Kottayam to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,100–9,000
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 1,100–1,400
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 3,000–3,800
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 4,200–5,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 7,000–9,000
Train from Aluva to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,000–8,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 1,000–1,300
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,800–3,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,900–5,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 6,500–8,500
- Phone
- +91 9447071021
- [email protected]
- Website
- KSRTC
Bus from Pala to Muvattupuzha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180–440
- Website
- KSRTC
Bus from Muvattupuzha to Coimbatore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 800–1,200
- Website
- KSRTC
- Website
- omio.com
Bus from Coimbatore to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- hanstravel.in
- Website
- Al Ayaan Travels
Bus from Coimbatore to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- Al Ayaan Travels
- Phone
- +91 80566 50533
- [email protected]
- Website
- Krish Travels
Bus from Coimbatore to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Krish Travels
- Phone
- +91 9799407141
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
Bus from Coimbatore to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Phone
- 91-7373800013
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tranzking Travels
Bus from Coimbatore to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Tranzking Travels
- Website
- Soumya Tours and Travels
Bus from Coimbatore to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Soumya Tours and Travels
- Website
- SP Transport
Bus from Coimbatore to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- SP Transport
- Phone
- +91 9021264955
- [email protected]
- Website
- National Travels - Ratnagiri
Bus from Coimbatore to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- National Travels - Ratnagiri
- Phone
- 080-46333652
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kerala Lines
Bus from Pala to Muvattupuzha
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Kerala Lines
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,749
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,749
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,749
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,000–7,500
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