There are 4 ways to get from Thanjavur to Jaffna by train, plane, ferry, taxi, 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.
Train to Trichy International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Thanjavur to Manjattidaltrain
- Fly from Trichy International Airport (TRZ) to Jaffna (JAF)plane TRZ - JAF
3h 30mRs 42,029–101,604Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Thanjavur to Nagappattinamtrain 16188 / ...
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry HSC Cheriyapani
7h 13mRs 24,203–27,654Taxi to Madurai, fly
- Take the taxi from Thanjavur to Madurai-Airport-IXMtaxi
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Jaffna (JAF)plane IXM - JAF
16h 58mRs 76,487–243,712Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadubus Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu - Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry HSC Cheriyapani
7h 43m
Trichy International Airport (TRZ) to Jaffna (JAF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thanjavur to Jaffna is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 28000 and takes 7h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Thanjavur to Jaffna is to train and fly which takes 3h 30m and costs Rs. 42000 - Rs. 110000.
The distance between Thanjavur and Jaffna is 258 km.
The best way to get from Thanjavur to Jaffna without a car is to train and ferry which takes 7h 13m and costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 28000.
It takes approximately 3h 30m to get from Thanjavur to Jaffna, including transfers.
There are 227+ hotels available in Jaffna.
What companies run services between Thanjavur, India and Jaffna, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Thanjavur to Jaffna. However, you can take the train to Manjattidal, take the taxi to Trichy International Airport (TRZ) airport, fly to Jaffna (JAF), then take the taxi to Jaffna. Alternatively, you can take a train from Thanjavur to Jaffna via Nagappattinam, Nagapattinam, and Kankesanturai in around 7h 13m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Jaffna
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 39,000–95,000
Flights from Madurai to Jaffna via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–230,000
Flights from Madurai to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–240,000
Flights from Madurai to Jaffna via Madras, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–240,000
Flights from Madurai to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–230,000
Flights from Madurai to Jaffna via Hyderabad, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–280,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Thanjavur to Manjattidal
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 420–3,300
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 420–500
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,600–2,100
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,600–3,300
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 470–550
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,300–1,700
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,800–2,300
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,900–3,700
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,731
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,731
- 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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