There are 5 ways to get from Thanjavur to Colombo 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 to Madurai, fly
best- Take the taxi from Thanjavur to Madurai-Airport-IXMtaxi
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXM - CMB
3h 57mRs 57,855–108,238Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Thanjavur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
14h 56mRs 23,994–29,175Bus, 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
15h 56mTrain to Trichy International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Thanjavur to Tiruchchirapalitrain
- Fly from Trichy International Airport (TRZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane TRZ - CMB
4h 53mRs 40,627–111,381Bus, ferry via Jaffna
- Take the bus from Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Jaffna to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminalbus
20h 16m
Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Thanjavur to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 30000 and takes 14h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Thanjavur to Colombo is to taxi and fly which takes 3h 57m and costs Rs. 55000 - Rs. 110000.
The distance between Thanjavur and Colombo is 562 km.
The best way to get from Thanjavur to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 14h 56m and costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 30000.
It takes approximately 3h 57m to get from Thanjavur to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1411+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Thanjavur, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Thanjavur to Colombo. However, you can take the taxi to Madurai-Airport-IXM airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo. Alternatively, you can take a train from Thanjavur to Colombo Fort via Nagappattinam, Nagapattinam, Kankesanturai, and Kankesanturai in around 14h 56m.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Madurai to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 39,000–42,000
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 30,000–95,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Thanjavur to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 460–3,600
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 460–550
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,300–1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,700–2,200
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,800–3,600
Train from Thanjavur to Tiruchchirapali
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 420–3,300
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 420–500
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,600–2,100
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,600–3,300
- [email protected]
- Website
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
Bus from Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- SLGT Travels
- Book at
- SLGT Travels
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,232
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,232
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,232
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Estimated price
- Rs 10,000–13,000
Smile Taxi
- Phone
- +91 99 52 2 3 62 22
- Website
- smiletaxi.business.site
Thanja Drop Taxi
- Phone
- +91 72 00 07 30 70
- Website
- thanjaidroptaxi.com
Thanjavur Call Taxi Matha
- Phone
- +91 73 73 2 0 40 40
- Website
- matha-call-taxi.business.site
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