There are 6 ways to get from Kattankudy to Puttalam by plane, taxi, train, bus, or car
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 Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BTC - CMB
- Take the taxi from Colombo-Airport-CMB to Puttalamtaxi
2h 28mRs 40,694–120,820Train, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Batticaloa to Maho Junctiontrain Batticaloa
- Take the taxi from Maho to Puttalamtaxi
7h 15mRs 6,984–9,645Bus
- Take the bus from Kattankudi to Dambullabus
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Vavuniyabus
- Take the bus from Vavuniya to Puttalambus
8h 51mDrive 269.9 km
- Drive from Kattankudy to Puttalamcar 269.9 km
4h 42mRs 12,260–17,709Taxi
- Take the taxi from Kattankudy to Puttalamtaxi 269.9 km
4h 42mRs 13,000–16,000Bus via Colombo
- Take the bus from Kattankudi to Colombo Pettahbus Kalmunai
- Take the bus from Pettah to Puttalambus
9h 23m
Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kattankudy to Puttalam is to train and taxi which costs Rs. 7000 - Rs. 10000 and takes 7h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Kattankudy to Puttalam is to fly and taxi which takes 2h 28m and costs Rs. 40000 - Rs. 130000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kattankudy to Puttalam. However, there are services departing from Kattankudi and arriving at Puttalam via Dambulla and Vavuniya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 51m.
The distance between Kattankudy and Puttalam is 323 km. The road distance is 269.9 km.
The best way to get from Kattankudy to Puttalam without a car is to train and taxi which takes 7h 15m and costs Rs. 7000 - Rs. 10000.
It takes approximately 2h 28m to get from Kattankudy to Puttalam, including transfers.
Kattankudy to Puttalam bus services, operated by Superline Travels, depart from Kattankudi station.
Kattankudy to Puttalam bus services, operated by Superline Travels, arrive at Dambulla station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kattankudy to Puttalam is 270 km. It takes approximately 4h 42m to drive from Kattankudy to Puttalam.
There are 116+ hotels available in Puttalam.
What companies run services between Kattankudy, Sri Lanka and Puttalam, Sri Lanka?
You can take a bus from Kattankudi to Puttalam via Dambulla, Dambulla, and Vavuniya in around 8h 51m.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 11,000–85,000
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Batticaloa to Maho Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,100
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,600
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,400–3,100
- Phone
- +94 777 382 186
- [email protected]
- Website
- superline.lk
Bus from Kattankudi to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,700–2,700
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
Bus from Kattankudi to Colombo Pettah
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,300–2,900
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- [email protected]
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Vavuniya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
Bus from Vavuniya to Puttalam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
Bus from Pettah to Puttalam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,400–35,000
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
Batticaloa Car Taxi
Batticaloa Taxi Service
- Phone
- +94 65 222 60 79
- Website
- welcometobatticaloa.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
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