There are 4 ways to get from Thumba to Puttalam by plane, taxi, bus, ferry, or train
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Fly, taxi
best- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane TRV - CMB
- Take the taxi from Colombo-Airport-CMB to Puttalamtaxi
2h 59mRs 80,465–126,732Train, ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Veli to Kollam Jntrain
- Take the train from Kollam Jn to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Punnalaikkadduvan to Puttalambus
26h 9mRs 27,207–37,379Bus, ferry via Eruvādi
- Take the bus from Infosys Gate to Valliyurbus
- Take the bus from Valliyur 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
23h 20mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Infosys Gate to Kodai Toll Gatebus
- Take the bus from Madurai, Tamil Nadu to Thanjavur, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the bus from Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Punnalaikkadduvan to Puttalambus
25h 17m
Trivandrum (TRV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thumba to Puttalam is to train and ferry and bus which costs Rs. 27000 - Rs. 38000 and takes 26h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Thumba to Puttalam is to fly and taxi which takes 2h 59m and costs Rs. 80000 - Rs. 130000.
The distance between Thumba and Puttalam is 475 km.
The best way to get from Thumba to Puttalam without a car is to bus and ferry via Eruvādi which takes 23h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 59m to get from Thumba to Puttalam, including transfers.
There are 116+ hotels available in Puttalam.
What companies run services between Thumba, Kerala, India and Puttalam, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Thumba to Puttalam. However, you can take the taxi to Trivandrum (TRV) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Puttalam. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Infosys Gate to Puttalam via Valliyur, Madurai, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, Nagapattinam, Kankesanturai, and Punnalaikkadduvan in around 23h 20m.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Trivandrum to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 25,000–75,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Veli to Kollam Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 440–3,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 440–550
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,700–2,100
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,700–3,500
Train from Kollam Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,000–8,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 1,000–1,300
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,700–3,400
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,800–4,800
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 6,000–8,000
- Phone
- +91 9995388059
- [email protected]
- Website
- punchirytravels.in
Bus from Infosys Gate to Valliyur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,700–10,000
- Schedules at
- punchirytravels.in
Bus from Infosys Gate to Kodai Toll Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,400–12,000
- Schedules at
- punchirytravels.in
- A/C Sleeper
- Rs 4,400–9,000
- Phone
- 8893555000
- [email protected]
- Website
- kalladatravels.com
Bus from Valliyur to Madurai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,200–7,500
- Website
- http://www.kalladatravels.com/
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- [email protected]
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Punnalaikkadduvan to Puttalam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,314
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
Bus from Punnalaikkadduvan to Puttalam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,314
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
Bus from Punnalaikkadduvan to Puttalam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,314
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,848
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,848
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,848
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Estimated price
- Rs 29,000–35,000
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
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