There are 5 ways to get from Cuddalore to Colombo by plane, train, ferry, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Pondicherry
best- Fly from Pondicherry (PNY) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane PNY - CMB
6h 17mRs 58,170–112,973Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Tiruppadirippuliyur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
16h 28mRs 23,898–39,176Bus, drive, ferry
- Take the bus from Cuddalore to Myladuthuraibus
- Drive from Myladuthurai to Nagapattinamcar
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
16h 36mRs 27,158–29,555Train, train to Chennai International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Tiruppadirippuliyur to Villupuram Jntrain
- Take the train from Villupuram Jn to Tambaramtrain
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane MAA - CMB
7h 23mRs 36,784–96,189Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Tiruppadirippuliyur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Jaffna to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminalbus
21h 6mRs 24,178–28,226
Pondicherry (PNY) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cuddalore to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 23000 - Rs. 40000 and takes 16h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Cuddalore to Colombo is to fly which takes 6h 17m and costs Rs. 55000 - Rs. 120000.
The distance between Cuddalore and Colombo is 604 km.
The best way to get from Cuddalore to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 16h 28m and costs Rs. 23000 - Rs. 40000.
It takes approximately 6h 17m to get from Cuddalore to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 520+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Cuddalore, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
IndiGo Airlines and SriLankan Airlines fly from Pondicherry (PNY) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) once daily.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Pondicherry to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 48,000–100,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 27,000–70,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 27,000–70,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Pondicherry to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–240,000
Flights from Pondicherry to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 41,000–200,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 30,000–55,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Tiruppadirippuliyur to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 500–4,200
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 500–650
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,500–1,900
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,000–2,600
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,300–4,200
Train from Tiruppadirippuliyur to Villupuram Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 410–3,200
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 410–490
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,100–1,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,500–2,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,500–3,200
Train from Villupuram Jn to Tambaram
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 500–4,100
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 500–650
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,400–1,800
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,000–2,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,200–4,100
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–13,000
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,500–1,900
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 3,000–13,000
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Cuddalore to Myladuthurai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 290–1,600
- Website
- https://www.tnstc.in/OTRSOnline/
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Kankesanturai to Pettah
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,700–2,800
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Sleeper/Seater
- Rs 2,700–2,800
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Jaffna to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–1,650
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 1,300–1,500
- Semi Lux
- Rs 1,600–2,300
- Super Lux
- Rs 3,000–3,900
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,059
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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