There are 4 ways to get from Pāla to Sri Lanka 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
best- Take the taxi from Pāla to Kochi-Airport-COKtaxi
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane COK - CMB
2h 34mRs 51,961–100,663Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Kottayam to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
28h 39mRs 27,950–38,402Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Pala to Kodakarabus
- Take the bus from FlixBus Kodakara - Bypass to FlixBus Coimbatore - Ukkadambus
- Take the bus from Coimbatore to Nagapattinambus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
29h 38mBus, 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 Colombo Forttrain
29h 1m
Cochin International Airport (COK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Pāla to Sri Lanka is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 27000 - Rs. 39000 and takes 28h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Pāla to Sri Lanka is to taxi and fly which takes 2h 34m and costs Rs. 50000 - Rs. 110000.
The distance between Pāla and Sri Lanka is 588 km.
The best way to get from Pāla to Sri Lanka without a car is to train and ferry which takes 28h 39m and costs Rs. 27000 - Rs. 39000.
It takes approximately 2h 34m to get from Pāla to Sri Lanka, including transfers.
There are 1356+ hotels available in Sri Lanka.
What companies run services between Pāla, Kerala, India and Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Pāla to Sri Lanka. However, you can take the taxi to Kochi-Airport-COK airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Negombo. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Pāla to Colombo Fort via Kottayam, Nagappattinam, Nagapattinam, Kankesanturai, and Kankesanturai in around 28h 39m.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 28,000–85,000
- 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 3,100–3,800
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 4,300–5,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 7,000–9,000
Train from Aluva to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,100–8,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 1,100–1,300
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,800–3,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 4,000–5,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 6,500–8,500
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,400
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,500–1,900
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–3,400
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,400
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 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
- 080-46333652
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kerala Lines
Bus from Pala to Kodakara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Kerala Lines
Bus from Pala to Muvattupuzha
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Kerala Lines
- Phone
- +91 8404855555
- Website
- FlixBus India
Bus from FlixBus Kodakara - Bypass to FlixBus Coimbatore - Ukkadam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 950–2,200
- Website
- FlixBus India
- Website
- Jks Bus Service
Bus from Coimbatore to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- Jks Bus Service
- Phone
- +91 93440 62552
- [email protected]
- Website
- A1 Travels
Bus from Coimbatore to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- A1 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 99470 04865
- [email protected]
- Website
- Spice Kerala Holidays
Bus from Coimbatore to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Spice Kerala Holidays
- Phone
- +91 9865511926
- [email protected]
- Website
- Universal Travels
Bus from Coimbatore to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Universal Travels
- Phone
- +91 4224349490
- [email protected]
- Website
- City Travels
Bus from Coimbatore to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- City Travels
- Website
- City Travels
- Phone
- +91 90035 51105
- [email protected]
- Website
- Air Indiaa Travels
Bus from Coimbatore to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Air Indiaa Travels
- 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
- NCG Express Facebook
- Sleeper/Seater
- Rs 2,700–2,800
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 23,064
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 23,064
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 23,064
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,000–7,500
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