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Kerala to Sri Lanka easiest way to get there?

Replies: 6 - Last Post: Sep 18, 2012 8:32 PM Last Post By: ZenTrails

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ZenTrails

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Sep 17, 2012 8:58 PM
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Kerala to Sri Lanka easiest way to get there?

HI Travelers,

Heading to India end of October for 3 weeks. Flying into Delhi then I want to go up to Darjeeling and perhaps Sikkim for some hiking and to visit some temples or monasteries.
After that I was thinking of heading down to visit Kerala but also wanted want to go to Sri Lanka and visit. I have a double entry visa so that’s no problem.

My question is if I head down to Kerala from Darjeering how do I get to Sri Lanka from Kerala without backtracking? I.e. back to Mumbai or over to Calcutta. Is there a way to actually get to Sri Lanka when you're as far south as Kerala? I will need to make my way back to Delhi at some point as that’s where I fly back home from.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Happy travels,

TJ

sjcagra

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Sep 17, 2012 9:11 PM
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You can easily get the flights from Thiruvananthapuram (kerala) to Colombo and from Colombo to New Delhi in less than $300

zauberberg

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Sep 17, 2012 9:14 PM
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Fly with Sri Lankan from Trivandrum to Colombo.
Note, 2 months gap re-entering India. You will need an exemption for this,
when applying for your Indian visa...

ZenTrails

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Sep 17, 2012 9:22 PM
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Thank you Sjcagra and Zauberberg for the useful information! I will check into the exemption for -re-entering before the 2 month gap...I totally forgot about this.

TJ

ZenTrails

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Sep 18, 2012 11:10 AM
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Hey guys I have another question that maybe you might have an answer for. If I was to make my way down to the tip of India from Kerala can I catch a boat over to Sri Lanka? I thought that might be interesting way to get there then I could fly back to Delhi in from Colombo.

TJ

zoltan

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Sep 18, 2012 3:24 PM
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The ferry is no longer operational. It apparently cost too much to operate and people who were looking for a cheap option, flew instead.

ZenTrails

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Sep 18, 2012 8:32 PM
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Thanks for the info Zoltan
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