There are 5 ways to get from Wellington to Jaffna by plane, bus, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Jaffna
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Jaffna (JAF)plane WLG - JAF
29h 24mRs 312,469–1,103,256Fly to Hatton, train
cheapest- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Hatton (NUF)plane WLG - NUF
- Take the train from Hatton to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the train from Polgahawela Junction to Jaffnatrain
41h 39mRs 144,449–378,906Fly to Sigiriya Airport, bus
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane WLG - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kachcheribus
33h 48mFly to Trichy International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Trichy International Airport (TRZ)plane WLG - TRZ
- Take the train from Tiruchchirapali to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
30h 18mRs 157,517–502,354Fly to Kandy, train
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Kandy (KDW)plane WLG - KDW
- Take the train from Kandy to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the train from Polgahawela Junction to Jaffnatrain
39h 33mRs 145,519–390,156
Wellington (WLG) to Jaffna (JAF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Jaffna is to fly and train which costs Rs. 140000 - Rs. 380000 and takes 41h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Jaffna is to fly which takes 29h 24m and costs Rs. 310000 - Rs. 1100000.
The distance between Wellington and Jaffna is 11140 km.
It takes approximately 29h 24m to get from Wellington to Jaffna, including transfers.
Jaffna is 7h 30m behind Wellington. It is currently 9:02 AM in Wellington and 1:32 AM in Jaffna.
There are 195+ hotels available in Jaffna.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Jaffna, Sri Lanka?
Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Wellington (WLG) to Jaffna (JAF) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Wellington to Sigiriya Airport via Melbourne, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–380,000
Flights from Wellington to Sigiriya Airport via Sydney, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–380,000
Flights from Wellington to Sigiriya Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–800,000
Flights from Wellington to Sigiriya Airport via Christchurch, Singapore Changi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–800,000
Flights from Wellington to Sigiriya Airport via Brisbane, Kuala Lumpur, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–550,000
Flights from Wellington to Kandy via Melbourne, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–380,000
Flights from Wellington to Kandy via Sydney, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–380,000
Flights from Wellington to Kandy via Auckland, Singapore Changi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–800,000
Flights from Wellington to Kandy via Christchurch, Singapore Changi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–750,000
Flights from Wellington to Kandy via Queenstown, Melbourne, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–380,000
Flights from Wellington to Hatton via Melbourne, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–370,000
Flights from Wellington to Hatton via Sydney, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–380,000
Flights from Wellington to Hatton via Auckland, Singapore Changi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–800,000
Flights from Wellington to Hatton via Christchurch, Singapore Changi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–750,000
Flights from Wellington to Hatton via Queenstown, Melbourne, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–380,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Wellington to Jaffna via Brisbane, Singapore Changi, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 320,000–1,700,000
Flights from Wellington to Jaffna via Brisbane, Singapore Changi, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 310,000–1,700,000
Flights from Wellington to Jaffna via Auckland, Singapore Changi, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 310,000–1,100,000
Flights from Wellington to Jaffna via Christchurch, Singapore Changi, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 310,000–1,100,000
Flights from Wellington to Trichy International Airport via Brisbane, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–750,000
Flights from Wellington to Trichy International Airport via Sydney, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–650,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Wellington to Trichy International Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–750,000
Flights from Wellington to Trichy International Airport via Christchurch, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–750,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Wellington to Trichy International Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–480,000
Flights from Wellington to Trichy International Airport via Christchurch, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–470,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Wellington to Trichy International Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–480,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
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 1,500–1,900
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,000–2,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,200–4,100
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
Train from Kandy to Polgahawela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–2,900
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,200–2,900
Train from Polgahawela Junction to Jaffna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,300
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,400–1,800
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,500–3,300
Train from Hatton to Polgahawela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–3,000
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,300–3,000
Train from Polgahawela Junction to Jaffna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,300
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,400–1,800
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,500–3,300
Bus operators
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- [email protected]
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Kachcheri
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- NCG Express Facebook
Ferry operators
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,698
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
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