There are 6 ways to get from Thoppur to Puttalam 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 to Bandaranaike International Airport, taxi
best- Take the taxi from Thoppur to Madurai-Airport-IXMtaxi
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXM - CMB
- Take the taxi from Colombo-Airport-CMB to Puttalamtaxi
5h 21mRs 77,834–131,622Train, ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Mohanur to Thanjavurtrain
- Take the train from Thanjavur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Punnalaikkadduvan to Puttalambus
18h 7mRs 26,764–33,890Train, ferry, bus via Vavuniya
- Take the train from Karur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Vavuniyatrain
- Take the bus from Vavuniya to Puttalambus
16h 41mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Karur to Maduraibus
- Take the bus from Madurai, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Punnalaikkadduvan to Puttalambus
20h 5mTrain to Trichy International Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Mohanur to Tiruchrpli Plkitrain
- Fly from Trichy International Airport (TRZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane TRZ - CMB
- Take the taxi from Colombo-Airport-CMB to Puttalamtaxi
7h 34mRs 62,918–136,684Train to Trichy International Airport, fly to Jaffna, bus
- Take the train from Mohanur to Tiruchrpli Plkitrain
- Fly from Trichy International Airport (TRZ) to Jaffna (JAF)plane TRZ - JAF
- Take the bus from Kaithady to Puttalambus
9h 39mRs 60,914–139,980
Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Thoppur to Puttalam is to train and ferry and bus which costs Rs. 26000 - Rs. 34000 and takes 18h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Thoppur to Puttalam is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 21m and costs Rs. 75000 - Rs. 140000.
The distance between Thoppur and Puttalam is 630 km.
The best way to get from Thoppur to Puttalam without a car is to train and ferry and bus via Vavuniya which takes 16h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Thoppur to Puttalam, including transfers.
There are 116+ hotels available in Puttalam.
What companies run services between Thoppur, India and Puttalam, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Thoppur to Puttalam. However, you can take the taxi to Madurai-Airport-IXM airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Puttalam. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Thoppur to Puttalam via Karur, Nagappattinam, Nagapattinam, Kankesanturai, Kankesanturai, Vavuniya, and Vavuniya in around 16h 41m.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Madurai to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 39,000–45,000
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 31,000–95,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Karur to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 600–4,800
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 600–750
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,700–2,100
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,300–2,900
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,800–4,800
Train from Mohanur to Tiruchrpli Plki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 470–3,700
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- 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 Mohanur to Tiruchrpli Plki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 470–3,700
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- 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 Mohanur to Thanjavur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 500–4,200
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 500–650
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,500–1,900
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,000–2,600
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,300–4,200
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
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- [email protected]
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Vavuniya to Puttalam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- NCG Express Facebook
Bus from Punnalaikkadduvan to Puttalam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,181
- Schedules at
- NCG Express Facebook
Bus from Kaithady to Puttalam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,996
- Schedules at
- NCG Express Facebook
Bus from Punnalaikkadduvan to Puttalam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,181
- Schedules at
- NCG Express Facebook
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,225
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,225
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,225
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,500–35,000
Colombo Airport Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 61 61 881
- Website
- taxicolomboairport.com
Colombo Budget Taxi
- Phone
- +94 71 30 05 353
- Website
- colombobudgettaxi.lk
Mr.Taxi.Lk
- Phone
- +94 76 88 79 009
- Website
- mrtaxi.lk
Pickme
- Phone
- +94 11 74 33 433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 32 22 239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
Colombo Airport Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 61 61 881
- Website
- taxicolomboairport.com
Colombo Budget Taxi
- Phone
- +94 71 30 05 353
- Website
- colombobudgettaxi.lk
Mr.Taxi.Lk
- Phone
- +94 76 88 79 009
- Website
- mrtaxi.lk
Pickme
- Phone
- +94 11 74 33 433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 32 22 239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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