There are 4 ways to get from Kandy to Kochi by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, train to Koggala, fly to Cochin International Airport
best- Take the train from Kandy to Fort Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fort Station to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Cochin International Airport (COK)plane KCT - COK
16h 44m₹11,420–31,989Train, train to Batticaloa, fly to Cochin International Airport
- Take the train from Kandy to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the train from Polgahawela to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa (BTC) to Cochin International Airport (COK)plane BTC - COK
15h₹11,831–33,151Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Cochin International Airport
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cochin International Airport (COK)plane CMB - COK
6h 5m₹28,485–40,785Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Trivandrum, train
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Trivandrum (TRV)plane CMB - TRV
- Take the train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Ernakulam Jntrain
10h 15m₹31,996–44,385
Koggala (KCT) to Cochin International Airport (COK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kandy to Kochi is to train and fly which costs ₹11,000 - ₹32,000 and takes 16h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Kandy to Kochi is to fly which takes 6h 5m and costs ₹28,000 - ₹41,000.
The distance between Kandy and Kochi is 921 km.
It takes approximately 16h 44m to get from Kandy to Kochi, including transfers.
There are 1224+ hotels available in Kochi.
What companies run services between Kandy, Sri Lanka and Kochi, India?
You can take a flight from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Kochi via Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) and Kochi-Airport-COK in around 6h 5m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Koggala to Cochin International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–33,000
Flights from Batticaloa to Cochin International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–31,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cochin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹10,000–31,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Trivandrum
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–17,000
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
Train from Kandy to Fort Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹360–850
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹380–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹360–430
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹650–850
Train from Fort Station to Habaraduwa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹63–850
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹380–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹360–430
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹650–850
- 3rd Class
- ₹473
- 2nd Class
- ₹63
- 1st Class
- ₹567
Train from Kandy to Polgahawela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹340–850
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹380–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹340–410
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹600–850
Train from Polgahawela to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹380–900
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹380–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹390–480
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹700–900
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Ernakulam Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹180–1,400
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹180–220
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹490–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–850
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,400
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