There are 5 ways to get from Marapalam to Puducherry by plane, 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 to Pondicherry
best- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Pondicherry (PNY)plane BTC - PNY
9h 30m₹14,651–45,774Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Eravur Station to Maho Junctiontrain
- Take the train from Maho to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Tiruppadirippuliyurtrain
20h 23m₹7,782–10,657Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Eravur to Dambullabus
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Tiruppadirippuliyurtrain
17h 46m₹8,369–10,273Fly to Chennai International Airport, train
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane BTC - MAA
- Take the train from Tambaram to Villupuram Jntrain
8h 14m₹8,771–31,474Fly to Trichy International Airport, train
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Trichy International Airport (TRZ)plane BTC - TRZ
- Take the train from Tiruchchirapali to Villupuram Jntrain
12h 6m₹10,191–30,424
Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Pondicherry (PNY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Marapalam to Puducherry is to train and ferry which costs ₹7,500 - ₹11,000 and takes 20h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Marapalam to Puducherry is to fly and train which takes 8h 14m and costs ₹8,500 - ₹32,000.
The distance between Marapalam and Puducherry is 560 km.
The best way to get from Marapalam to Puducherry without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 17h 46m and costs ₹8,000 - ₹11,000.
It takes approximately 9h 30m to get from Marapalam to Puducherry, including transfers.
There are 1221+ hotels available in Puducherry.
What companies run services between Marapalam, Sri Lanka and Puducherry, India?
Cinnamon Air and IndiGo Airlines fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Pondicherry (PNY) once daily.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Pondicherry via Colombo, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–45,000
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Chennai International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,000–28,000
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Trichy International Airport via Colombo, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–37,000
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Trichy International Airport via Colombo, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–37,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Trichy International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–27,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Nagappattinam to Tiruppadirippuliyur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹150–1,300
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹150–190
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹440–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹600–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹950–1,300
Train from Nagappattinam to Tiruppadirippuliyur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹150–1,300
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹150–190
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹440–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹600–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹950–1,300
Train from Tambaram to Villupuram Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹150–1,200
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹150–190
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹430–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹550–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹950–1,200
Train from Tiruchchirapali to Villupuram Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹170–1,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹170–210
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹470–600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹600–800
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,000–1,400
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Eravur Station to Maho Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹380–900
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹390–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹380–460
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹650–900
Train from Maho to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹390–950
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹390–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹400–480
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹700–950
- Phone
- +94 777 382 186
- [email protected]
- Website
- superline.lk
Bus from Eravur to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹690–750
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- [email protected]
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹590–620
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- ₹590–620
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
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