There are 5 ways to get from Thanjavur to Colombo by taxi, plane, train, ferry, or bus
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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 64,173–103,613Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Thanjavur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
15h 8mRs 24,690–29,966Bus, 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 Manjattidaltrain
- Fly from Trichy International Airport (TRZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane TRZ - CMB
4h 44mRs 52,633–96,431Bus, 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
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thanjavur to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 30000 and takes 15h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Thanjavur to Colombo is to taxi and fly which takes 3h 57m and costs Rs. 60000 - 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 15h 8m and costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 30000.
It takes approximately 3h 57m to get from Thanjavur to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1468+ 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 15h 8m.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Madurai to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 26,000–80,000
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 40,000–47,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Thanjavur to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 470–3,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 470–600
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,300–1,700
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,800–2,300
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,900–3,700
Train from Thanjavur to Manjattidal
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 430–3,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 430–550
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,600–2,100
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,600–3,400
- 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 22,914
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,914
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,914
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
- 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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