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
7hRs 96,986–291,539Train, 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 25,786–37,945Bus, 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 19mBus, 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 45m
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 and costs Rs. 95000 - Rs. 300000.
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 to get from Trivandrum Central to Pallai, including transfers.
There are 33+ 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 90,000–280,000
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 650–5,000
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 650–800
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,700–2,200
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,400–3,100
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,900–5,000
Train from Kovilpatti to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 850–7,000
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 850–1,100
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,300–2,900
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,200–4,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 5,000–7,000
- 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
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- SBM Traansport
Bus from Madurai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- SBM Traansport
- Phone
- +91 9994 998 437
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vee Vee bus
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Madurai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- Vee Vee bus
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram KSRTC Bus Terminal to Madurai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Vee Vee bus
Bus from Madurai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Vee Vee bus
- Website
- Oneness Tours And Travels
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Madurai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- Oneness Tours And Travels
- Website
- Murahara Travels
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Madurai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- Murahara 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
- Phone
- 8893555000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kallada Tours and Travels
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Madurai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,500–7,500
- Schedules at
- Kallada Tours and Travels
- Website
- Cit Travels
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Madurai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- Cit Travels
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Cit Travels
- Phone
- +91 7094688666
- [email protected]
- Website
- PALSLNT Travels
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Madurai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- PALSLNT Travels
- Website
- PALSLNT Travels
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- PALSLNT Travels
- Website
- PALSLNT Travels
- Website
- Shama Transport
Bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Madurai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- Shama Transport
- Website
- Blue Birds Travels
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- Blue Birds Travels
- Website
- Senthur velan Travels
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Senthur velan Travels
- Website
- Kumar Lines
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Kumar Lines
- Website
- Subi Travels
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Subi Travels
- Phone
- +91-9384047581
- [email protected]
- Website
- VKV Travels
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,500–8,500
- Schedules at
- VKV 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
- LION Travels
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- LION Travels
Bus from Madurai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LION Travels
- Website
- Kallazhagar Travels
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Kallazhagar Travels
- Phone
- +91 9791948992
- [email protected]
- Website
- Smg Travels
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Smg Travels
- Website
- Smg Travels
- Website
- Laxma Tours & Travels
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- Laxma Tours & Travels
Bus from Tiruchirappalli to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- Laxma Tours & Travels
Bus from Madurai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- Laxma Tours & Travels
- Phone
- 91 82870 09889
- [email protected]
- Website
- Zingbus
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–2,800
- Schedules at
- Zingbus
- Phone
- +91 9865511926
- [email protected]
- Website
- Universal Travels
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Universal Travels
Bus from Tiruchirappalli to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Universal Travels
Bus from Madurai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Universal Travels
- Website
- Sai RKV Travels
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Sai RKV Travels
- Phone
- +91 9021264955
- [email protected]
- Website
- National Travels - Ratnagiri
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- National Travels - Ratnagiri
- Website
- PA Travels
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- PA Travels
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Sri Ganesh Transports & Travels
- Website
- Holycross transports
Bus from Madurai to Tiruchirappalli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Holycross transports
- Phone
- +91 80566 50533
- [email protected]
- Website
- Krish Travels
Bus from Tiruchirappalli to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Krish Travels
- Phone
- +91 4224349490
- [email protected]
- Website
- City Travels
Bus from Tiruchirappalli to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- City Travels
- Website
- City Travels
- Phone
- +91 90035 51105
- [email protected]
- Website
- Air Indiaa Travels
Bus from Tiruchirappalli to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- Air Indiaa Travels
- Website
- Blue Line Travels
Bus from Tiruchirappalli to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Blue Line 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
- Website
- Sahasra Transport
Bus from Madurai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Sahasra Transport
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 23,084
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 23,084
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 23,084
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
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