There are 4 ways to get from Rajapalayam to Sri Lanka by taxi, plane, train, ferry, 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.
Taxi, fly
best- Take the taxi from Rajapalayam to Madurai-Airport-IXMtaxi
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXM - CMB
2h 39mRs 46,283–88,679Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Rajapalayam to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
20h 43mRs 24,656–32,153Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Rajapalayam, Tamil Nadu to Madurai, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the bus from Madurai, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
22h 6mTrain, drive, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Rajapalayam to Tiruturaipundi Junctiontrain
- Drive from Tiruturaipundi Junction to Nagapattinamcar
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Jaffna to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminalbus
24h 11mRs 26,302–32,553
Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rajapalayam to Sri Lanka is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 33000 and takes 20h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Rajapalayam to Sri Lanka is to taxi and fly which takes 2h 39m and costs Rs. 46000 - Rs. 90000.
The distance between Rajapalayam and Sri Lanka is 451 km.
The best way to get from Rajapalayam to Sri Lanka without a car is to train and ferry which takes 20h 43m and costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 33000.
It takes approximately 2h 39m to get from Rajapalayam to Sri Lanka, including transfers.
There are 1463+ hotels available in Sri Lanka.
What companies run services between Rajapalayam, India and Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Rajapalayam 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 Rajapalayam to Colombo Fort via Nagappattinam, Nagapattinam, Kankesanturai, and Kankesanturai in around 20h 43m.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Madurai to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 39,000–42,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Rajapalayam to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 800–6,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 800–1,000
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,200–2,700
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,000–3,800
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 5,000–6,500
Train from Rajapalayam to Tiruturaipundi Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 750–6,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 750–900
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,000–2,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,800–3,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,600–6,000
- 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
- +91 9994 998 437
- [email protected]
- Website
- veeveebus.com
Bus from Madurai, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://veeveebus.com/
- 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 22,534
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,534
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,534
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,300–5,500
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