There are 4 ways to get from Pattukkottai to Sri Lanka by taxi, plane, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, fly
best- Take the taxi from Pattukkottai to Madurai-Airport-IXMtaxi
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXM - CMB
3h 48mRs 52,087–95,539Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Pattukottai to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
15h 58mRs 24,586–30,023Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
18h 5mTrain, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Pattukottai to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Jaffna to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminalbus
20h 36mRs 24,866–28,673
Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pattukkottai to Sri Lanka is to train and ferry and bus which costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 29000 and takes 20h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Pattukkottai to Sri Lanka is to taxi and fly which takes 3h 48m and costs Rs. 50000 - Rs. 100000.
The distance between Pattukkottai and Sri Lanka is 533 km.
The best way to get from Pattukkottai to Sri Lanka without a car is to train and ferry which takes 15h 58m and costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 30000.
It takes approximately 3h 48m to get from Pattukkottai to Sri Lanka, including transfers.
There are 1449+ hotels available in Sri Lanka.
What companies run services between Pattukkottai, India and Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Pattukkottai to Sri Lanka. However, you can take the taxi to Madurai-Airport-IXM airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Negombo. Alternatively, you can take a train from Pattukottai to Colombo Fort via Nagappattinam, Nagapattinam, Kankesanturai, and Kankesanturai in around 15h 58m.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Madurai to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 39,000–43,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Pattukottai to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 500–3,900
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 500–600
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,400–1,800
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,900–2,400
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,000–3,900
Train from Pattukottai to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 500–3,900
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 500–600
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,400–1,800
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,900–2,400
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,000–3,900
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,400
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,500–1,900
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–3,400
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- [email protected]
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Kankesanturai to Pettah
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,700–2,800
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- Rs 2,700–2,800
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- [email protected]
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Jaffna to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–1,650
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 1,300–1,500
- Semi Lux
- Rs 1,600–2,300
- Super Lux
- Rs 3,000–3,900
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,785
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,785
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,785
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Estimated price
- Rs 10,000–12,000
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