There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project by bus, unknown, train, or plane
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Bus, travel
best- Take the bus from Pettah to Jaffna
- Walk from Jaffna to Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project
7h 52mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Colombo Fort to JaffnaColombo / ...
- Walk from Jaffna to Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project
8h 18mFly, travel
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Trincomalee Airport (TRR)CMB - TRR
- Walk from Trincomalee Airport (TRR) to Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project
4h 59mBus, travel via Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to JaffnaColombo
- Walk from Jaffna to Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project
11h 52m
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Trincomalee Airport (TRR) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Colombo and Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project is 495 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project without a car is to bus and travel which takes 7h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Colombo to Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project, including transfers.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project, India?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project. However, you can take the bus to Jaffna then travel to Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project. Alternatively, you can take a train from Colombo Fort to Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project via Jaffna in around 8h 18m.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Trincomalee Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹4,000–30,000
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Colombo Fort to Jaffna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹400–3,700
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹400–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹440–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹850–3,700
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Pettah to Jaffna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹786
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Jaffna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹380–481
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- ₹380–420
- Semi Lux
- ₹480–700
- Super Lux
- ₹900–1,200
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