There are 6 ways to get from Madurai to Sigiriya by bus, ferry, train, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, ferry
best- Take the bus from Madurai, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Dambullabus
16h 25mTrain, ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Madurai Jn to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Anuradhapuratrain
- Take the bus from Anuradhapura to Dambullabus
17h 50mRs 25,516–32,364Train, ferry, bus via Tiruchirappalli
- Take the train from Madurai Jn to Tiruchchirapalitrain
- Take the train from Tiruchchirapali to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Vavuniyatrain
- Take the bus from Vavuniya to Dambullabus
17h 14mFly to Sigiriya Airport
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane IXM - GIU
13h 34mRs 35,384–111,646Bus, ferry via Thanjavur
- Take the bus from Madurai, Tamil Nadu to Thanjavur, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the bus from Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Dambullabus
17h 6mFly to Kandy, taxi
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Kandy (KDW)plane IXM - KDW
- Take the taxi from Kandy (KDW) to Sigiriyataxi
15h 24mRs 40,554–119,746
Madurai (IXM) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Madurai to Sigiriya is to train and ferry and bus which costs Rs. 25000 - Rs. 33000 and takes 17h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Madurai to Sigiriya is to fly which takes 13h 34m and costs Rs. 35000 - Rs. 120000.
The distance between Madurai and Sigiriya is 645 km.
The best way to get from Madurai to Sigiriya without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 16h 25m and costs .
It takes approximately 16h 25m to get from Madurai to Sigiriya, including transfers.
There are 1094+ hotels available in Sigiriya.
What companies run services between Madurai, India and Sigiriya, Sri Lanka?
SriLankan Airlines, Cinnamon Air, and IndiGo Airlines fly from Madurai (IXM) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU) twice daily.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Madurai to Sigiriya Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 34,000–110,000
Flights from Madurai to Sigiriya Airport via Madras, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 44,000–140,000
Flights from Madurai to Sigiriya Airport via Bengaluru, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 44,000–130,000
Flights from Madurai to Kandy via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 33,000–110,000
Flights from Madurai to Kandy via Madras, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 44,000–140,000
Flights from Madurai to Kandy via Bengaluru, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 43,000–130,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Madurai Jn to Tiruchchirapali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 550–4,300
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 550–700
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,500–1,900
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,100–2,700
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,400–4,300
Train from Tiruchchirapali to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 500–4,100
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 500–650
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,400–1,800
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,900–2,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,200–4,100
Train from Madurai Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 700–5,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 700–850
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,900–2,400
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,600–3,400
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,400–5,500
- Phone
- +91 9994 998 437
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vee Vee bus
Bus from Madurai, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Vee Vee bus
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,302
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,302
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,302
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,302
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,500–8,500
Kandy Budget Taxi
- Phone
- + 94 71 21 08 210
- Website
- kandybudgettaxi.com
Kandy Meter Taxi
- Phone
- + 94 81 49 55 655
- Website
- facebook.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
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