There are 6 ways to get from Tamil Nādu to Sri Lanka by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly Madurai to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXM - CMB
1h 22mRs 42,966–84,759Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Chennai Egmore to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
21h 13mRs 24,537–32,351Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Chennai, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
21h 16mFly Trichy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Fly from Trichy International Airport (TRZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane TRZ - CMB
1h 41mRs 45,666–85,587Fly Trichy International Airport to Jaffna
- Fly from Trichy International Airport (TRZ) to Jaffna (JAF)plane TRZ - JAF
1h 39mRs 40,666–98,287Fly Chennai International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane MAA - CMB
3h 59mRs 36,022–78,655
Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tamil Nādu to Sri Lanka is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 33000 and takes 21h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Tamil Nādu to Sri Lanka is to fly which takes 1h 22m and costs Rs. 43000 - Rs. 85000.
The distance between Tamil Nādu and Sri Lanka is 379 km.
The best way to get from Tamil Nādu to Sri Lanka without a car is to train and ferry which takes 21h 13m and costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 33000.
It takes approximately 1h 22m to get from Tamil Nādu to Sri Lanka, including transfers.
There are 1452+ hotels available in Sri Lanka.
What companies run services between Tamil Nādu, India and Sri Lanka?
SriLankan Airlines flies from Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) once daily.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Madurai to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 38,000–42,000
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 40,000–46,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 34,000–75,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Jaffna
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 38,000–95,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 33,000–75,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 33,000–75,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Chennai Egmore to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 800–6,500
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 800–950
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,100–2,700
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,900–3,700
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,800–6,500
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,400
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,500–1,900
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–3,400
- Website
- Olive Travels Lines
Bus from Chennai, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- Olive Travels Lines
- 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
- NCG Express Facebook
- Sleeper/Seater
- Rs 2,700–2,800
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,370
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,370
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
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