There are 3 ways to get from Chennai to Puttalam by plane, taxi, bus, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, taxi
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane MAA - CMB
- Take the taxi from Colombo-Airport-CMB to Puttalamtaxi
5h 32mRs 65,105–115,132Train, ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Perambur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Punnalaikkadduvan to Puttalambus
18h 59mRs 26,361–31,937Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Chennai to Nagapattinambus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Punnalaikkadduvan to Puttalambus
18h 49m
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to Puttalam is to train and ferry and bus which costs Rs. 26000 - Rs. 32000 and takes 18h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Puttalam is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 32m and costs Rs. 65000 - Rs. 120000.
The distance between Chennai and Puttalam is 767 km.
The best way to get from Chennai to Puttalam without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 18h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Chennai to Puttalam, including transfers.
There are 115+ hotels available in Puttalam.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and Puttalam, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Chennai to Puttalam. However, you can take the subway to Airport, walk to Madras-Airport-MAA airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Puttalam. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chennai to Puttalam via Nagapattinam, Nagapattinam, Kankesanturai, and Punnalaikkadduvan in around 18h 49m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 34,000–80,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 38,000–80,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 34,000–75,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Perambur to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 800–6,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 800–1,000
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,200–2,700
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,000–3,800
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 5,000–6,500
- [email protected]
- Website
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
- Phone
- +91 9799407141
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Website
- Mahadev Travels - Jaipur
- Phone
- +91 9021264955
- [email protected]
- Website
- National Travels - Ratnagiri
Bus from Chennai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- National Travels - Ratnagiri
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- [email protected]
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Punnalaikkadduvan to Puttalam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,181
- Schedules at
- NCG Express Facebook
Bus from Punnalaikkadduvan to Puttalam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,181
- Schedules at
- NCG Express Facebook
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,704
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,704
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Estimated price
- Rs 29,000–35,000
Colombo Airport Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 61 61 881
- Website
- taxicolomboairport.com
Colombo Budget Taxi
- Phone
- +94 71 30 05 353
- Website
- colombobudgettaxi.lk
Mr.Taxi.Lk
- Phone
- +94 76 88 79 009
- Website
- mrtaxi.lk
Pickme
- Phone
- +94 11 74 33 433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 32 22 239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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