There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to Thanjavur by plane, taxi, bus, ferry, or train
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Fly, taxi
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Trichy International Airport (TRZ)plane CMB - TRZ
- Take the taxi from Trichy International Airport (TRZ) to Thanjavurtaxi
2h 23m₹13,940–22,720Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Thanjavurtrain
14h₹7,036–11,437Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Pettah to Kankesanturaibus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Thanjavurtrain
13h 16m₹7,509–8,494
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Trichy International Airport (TRZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Thanjavur is to train and ferry which costs ₹7,000 - ₹12,000 and takes 14h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Thanjavur is to fly and taxi which takes 2h 23m and costs ₹13,000 - ₹23,000.
The distance between Colombo and Thanjavur is 509 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Thanjavur without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 13h 16m and costs ₹7,500 - ₹8,500.
It takes approximately 2h 23m to get from Colombo to Thanjavur, including transfers.
There are 79+ hotels available in Thanjavur.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Thanjavur, India?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Thanjavur. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Trichy International Airport (TRZ), then take the taxi to Thanjavur. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pettah to Thanjavur via Kankesanturai, Kankesanturai, Nagapattinam, and Nagappattinam in around 13h 16m.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,000–25,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Nagappattinam to Thanjavur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹130–1,100
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹130–160
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹380–470
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹500–650
- First Class (1A)
- ₹800–1,100
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Colombo Fort to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹400–3,900
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹400–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹450–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹850–3,900
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Pettah to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹795
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- ₹1,300–1,600
Trichy Call Taxi And Travels
- Phone
- +91 97 83 39 96 66
- Website
- trichycalltaxi.com
Care Cabs Trichy
- Phone
- +91 98 42 14 24 08
- Website
- care-cabs-trichy.business.site
Aisswaryam Track Call Taxi
- Phone
- +91 43 12 55 58 88
- Website
- aisswaryamtrack.com
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