There are 7 ways to get from Nāgercoil to Jaffna by bus, ferry, train, taxi, or plane
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 via Madurai
best- Take the bus from Nagercoil Omni Bus Stand to Maduraibus
- Take the bus from Madurai, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
15h 19mTrain, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Nager Coil Town to Nagappattinamtrain 06115
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry HSC Cheriyapani
15h 54mRs 24,522–31,538Taxi to Madurai, fly
- Take the taxi from Nāgercoil to Madurai-Airport-IXMtaxi
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Jaffna (JAF)plane IXM - JAF
17h 43mRs 94,573–283,209Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Nagercoil to Thanjavurbus
- Take the bus from Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
19h 19mBus to Tuticorin Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Nagercoil Omni Bus Stand to Tuticorinbus
- Fly from Tuticorin Airport (TCR) to Jaffna (JAF)plane TCR - JAF
19h 41mRs 54,859–95,399Train to Trivandrum, fly
- Take the train from Nager Coil Town to Thiruvananthapuram Centraltrain
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Jaffna (JAF)plane TRV - JAF
11h 51mRs 91,001–293,661Train to Trichy International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nagercoil Jn to Tiruchchirapalitrain
- Fly from Trichy International Airport (TRZ) to Jaffna (JAF)plane TRZ - JAF
8h 27mRs 53,509–139,798
Madurai (IXM) to Jaffna (JAF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nāgercoil to Jaffna is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 32000 and takes 15h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Nāgercoil to Jaffna is to train and fly which takes 8h 27m and costs Rs. 50000 - Rs. 140000.
The distance between Nāgercoil and Jaffna is 613 km.
The best way to get from Nāgercoil to Jaffna without a car is to bus and ferry via Madurai which takes 15h 19m and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 19m to get from Nāgercoil to Jaffna, including transfers.
There are 231+ hotels available in Jaffna.
What companies run services between Nāgercoil, India and Jaffna, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Nāgercoil to Jaffna. However, you can take the bus to Madurai, walk to Madurai, Tamil Nadu, take the bus to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, walk to Nagapattinam, take the ferry to Kankesanturai, then take the taxi to Jaffna. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nager Coil Town to Jaffna via Nagappattinam, Nagapattinam, and Kankesanturai in around 15h 54m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Madurai to Jaffna via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–260,000
Flights from Madurai to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–270,000
Flights from Madurai to Jaffna via Madras, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–270,000
Flights from Madurai to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–260,000
Flights from Madurai to Jaffna via Hyderabad, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–320,000
Flights from Tuticorin Airport to Jaffna via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–85,000
Flights from Tuticorin Airport to Jaffna via Madras, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–85,000
Flights from Tuticorin Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–85,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–290,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–320,000
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Jaffna
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–120,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Nager Coil Town to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,000–8,000
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 1,000–1,200
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,700–3,300
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,700–4,700
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 6,000–8,000
Train from Nager Coil Town to Thiruvananthapuram Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 450–3,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 450–550
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,700–2,200
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,700–3,500
Train from Nagercoil Jn to Tiruchchirapali
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 850–6,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 850–1,000
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,200–2,800
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,100–3,900
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 5,000–6,500
- Phone
- 8893555000
- [email protected]
- Website
- kalladatravels.com
Bus from Nagercoil Omni Bus Stand to Madurai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,300–7,500
- Website
- kalladatravels.com
Bus from Nagercoil Omni Bus Stand to Tuticorin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,900–7,000
- Website
- kalladatravels.com
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,396
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,396
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,396
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Estimated price
- Rs 18,000–22,000
Amber Cabs And Call Taxi
- Phone
- +91 81 22 42 13 62
- Website
- ambercabs.business.site
Best Track
- Phone
- +91 45 22 66 69 99
- Website
- besttrack.in
Yellow Cabs India
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