How to get fromColombo to Cochin Portby plane, bus, ferry, or train

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There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to Cochin Port by plane, bus, ferry, or train

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Fly
best
1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cochin International Airport (COK)plane CMB - COK
2h 18m
₹15,534–28,295
Train, ferry
cheapest
1. Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
2. Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
3. Take the train from Nagappattinam to Ernakulam Jntrain
26h 42m
₹7,561–10,284
Bus, ferry
1. Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
2. Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
3. Take the bus from Nagapattinam to Coimbatorebus
4. Take the bus from Coimbatore to Ernakulambus
24h 48m

Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cochin International Airport (COK) flights

7Weekly Planes

1h 10mAverage Duration

₹10,233Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Colombo to Cochin Port.

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Distance: 578.7 km
Duration: 2h 18m

What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Cochin Port, India?

SriLankan Airlines flies from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cochin International Airport (COK) once daily.

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Kochi(opens in a new window), India(opens in a new window)

Kochi, also known by its former name Cochin, is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. The city is also commonly referred to as Ernakulam. As of 2011, the Kochi Municipal Corporation had a population of 677,381 over an area of 94.88 km2, and the larger Kochi urban agglomeration had over 2.1 million inhabitants within an area of 440 km2, making it the largest and the most populous metropolitan area in Kerala. Kochi city is also part of the Greater Cochin development region and is classified as a Tier-II city by the Government of India. The civic body that governs the city is the Kochi Municipal Corporation, which was constituted in the year 1967, and the statutory bodies that oversee its development are the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) and the Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA).

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