There are 4 ways to get from Trivandrum Central to Pallai by 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.
Fly
best- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Jaffna (JAF)plane TRV - JAF
7h 1mRs 101,942–301,457Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Kovilpattitrain
- Take the train from Kovilpatti to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Palaitrain
19hRs 25,565–37,184Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Maduraibus
- Take the bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappallibus
- Take the bus from Tiruchirappalli to Nagapattinambus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Palaibus
21h 23mBus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Thiruvananthapuram KSRTC Bus Terminal to Maduraibus
- Take the bus from Madurai to Nagapattinambus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Palaitrain
21h 40m
Trivandrum (TRV) to Jaffna (JAF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Trivandrum Central to Pallai is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 25000 - Rs. 38000 and takes 19h.
The fastest way to get from Trivandrum Central to Pallai is to fly which takes 7h 1m and costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 310000.
The distance between Trivandrum Central and Pallai is 417 km.
The best way to get from Trivandrum Central to Pallai without a car is to train and ferry which takes 19h and costs Rs. 25000 - Rs. 38000.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Trivandrum Central to Pallai, including transfers.
There are 31+ hotels available in Pallai.
What companies run services between Trivandrum Central, Kerala, India and Pallai, Sri Lanka?
IndiGo Airlines flies from Trivandrum (TRV) to Jaffna (JAF) once daily.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Trivandrum to Jaffna via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–290,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Jaffna via Madras, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–290,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Kovilpatti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 600–5,000
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 600–800
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,700–2,200
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,400–3,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,900–5,000
Train from Kovilpatti to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 850–6,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 850–1,100
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,300–2,800
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,100–4,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 5,000–6,500
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
Train from Kankesanturai to Palai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–2,900
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,200–2,900
Train from Kankesanturai to Palai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–2,900
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,200–2,900
- Phone
- +91 97514 35999
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBM Traansport
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Madurai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- SBM Traansport
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- SBM Traansport
Bus from Tiruchirappalli to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- SBM Traansport
Bus from Madurai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- SBM Traansport
- Website
- Cit Travels
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Madurai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- Cit Travels
- Phone
- +91 9994 998 437
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vee Vee bus
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Madurai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Vee Vee bus
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram KSRTC Bus Terminal to Madurai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- Vee Vee bus
- Phone
- +91 8336003361
- [email protected]
- Website
- Shymoli Paribahan
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Madurai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,900–11,000
- Website
- Shymoli Paribahan
- Phone
- +91 7094688666
- [email protected]
- Website
- PALSLNT Travels
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Madurai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- PALSLNT Travels
- Website
- PALSLNT Travels
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- PALSLNT Travels
- Website
- PALSLNT Travels
- Phone
- 044 24797310
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tippusultan Travels
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Madurai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Tippusultan Travels
- Phone
- +91 63662 95656
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sri Vengamamba Bus Transport
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Madurai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Sri Vengamamba Bus Transport
- Website
- Shama Transport
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Madurai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- Shama Transport
- Phone
- 8893555000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kallada Tours and Travels
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Madurai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,500–7,500
- Schedules at
- Kallada Tours and Travels
- Website
- Murahara Travels
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Madurai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- Murahara Travels
- Website
- Dpt Holidays
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Madurai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Dpt Holidays
- Website
- Cocktail Luxury Bus
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Madurai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Cocktail Luxury Bus
- Website
- Finch travels
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- Finch travels
- Phone
- +91 9021264955
- [email protected]
- Website
- National Travels - Ratnagiri
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- National Travels - Ratnagiri
- Website
- Subi Travels
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Subi Travels
- Phone
- +91 89399 49730
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sri SMS Travels
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Sri SMS Travels
- Website
- Kumar Lines
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- Kumar Lines
- Phone
- 91 82870 09889
- [email protected]
- Website
- Zingbus
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–2,800
- Schedules at
- Zingbus
- Website
- Sri Swarnameena Travels
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Sri Swarnameena Travels
- Website
- LION Travels
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- LION Travels
Bus from Madurai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- LION Travels
- Website
- Sri Siddhan Travels
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- Sri Siddhan Travels
- Website
- Kallazhagar Travels
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- Kallazhagar Travels
- Website
- Vpl Travels
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Vpl Travels
- Website
- Miracle Tours & Travels
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Miracle Tours & Travels
- Phone
- +91 6385734950
- [email protected]
- Website
- Aron Transports
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Aron Transports
- Website
- Aron Transports
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Sri Ganesh Transports & Travels
- Phone
- +91 80566 50533
- [email protected]
- Website
- Krish Travels
Bus from Tiruchirappalli to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- Krish Travels
- Phone
- +382 31 33 60 06
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Line
Bus from Tiruchirappalli to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 23,852
- Schedules at
- Blue Line
- Phone
- +91 4224349490
- [email protected]
- Website
- City Travels
Bus from Tiruchirappalli to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- City Travels
- Website
- City Travels
- Phone
- +91 9865511926
- [email protected]
- Website
- Universal Travels
Bus from Tiruchirappalli to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- Universal Travels
Bus from Madurai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Universal Travels
- Phone
- +91 90035 51105
- [email protected]
- Website
- Air Indiaa Travels
Bus from Tiruchirappalli to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Air Indiaa Travels
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- [email protected]
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Kankesanturai to Palai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- NCG Express Facebook
- Phone
- +91 7448399777
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rr Travels
Bus from Madurai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Rr Travels
- Schedules at
- Rr Travels
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,869
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,869
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,869
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
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