There are 5 ways to get from Virudhunagar 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, fly
best- Take the taxi from Virudhunagar to Madurai-Airport-IXMtaxi
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXM - CMB
2h 4mRs 50,035–98,996Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Virudunagar Jn to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
19h 55mRs 24,268–31,260Train, ferry via Tiruchirappalli
- Take the train from Virudunagar Jn to Tiruchchirapalitrain
- Take the train from Tiruchchirapali to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
19h 38mRs 24,640–34,404Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Viruthunagar to Maduraibus
- Take the bus from Madurai, Tamil Nadu to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadubus
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
20h 56mTrain, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Virudunagar Jn to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Jaffna to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminalbus
24h 33mRs 24,508–29,860
Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Virudhunagar to Colombo is to train and ferry and bus which costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 30000 and takes 24h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Virudhunagar to Colombo is to taxi and fly which takes 2h 4m and costs Rs. 50000 - Rs. 100000.
The distance between Virudhunagar and Colombo is 433 km.
The best way to get from Virudhunagar to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry via Tiruchirappalli which takes 19h 38m and costs Rs. 24000 - Rs. 35000.
It takes approximately 2h 4m to get from Virudhunagar to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1414+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Virudhunagar, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Virudhunagar 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 Virudunagar Jn to Colombo Fort via Tiruchchirapali, Nagappattinam, Nagapattinam, Kankesanturai, and Kankesanturai in around 19h 38m.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Madurai to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 39,000–45,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Virudunagar Jn to Tiruchchirapali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 600–4,700
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 600–750
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,600–2,100
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,300–2,900
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,700–4,700
Train from Tiruchchirapali to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 500–4,100
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 500–650
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,400–1,800
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,900–2,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,200–4,100
Train from Virudunagar Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 700–6,000
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 700–900
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,000–2,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,700–3,400
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,500–6,000
Train from Virudunagar Jn to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 700–6,000
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 700–900
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,000–2,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,700–3,400
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,500–6,000
- Phone
- 8893555000
- [email protected]
- Website
- kalladatravels.com
Bus from Viruthunagar to Madurai
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,500–6,500
- Website
- kalladatravels.com
- 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
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,225
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,500–3,000
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