There are 4 ways to get from Manchester to Jaffna by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly Manchester Airport to Jaffna
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Jaffna (JAF)plane MAN - JAF
20h 49mRs 152,416–414,144Fly Manchester Airport to Trichy International Airport, train, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Trichy International Airport (TRZ)plane MAN - TRZ
- Take the train from Ponmlai Gld Rck to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
26h 24mRs 116,175–271,603Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Jaffna
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Jaffna (JAF)plane LHR - JAF
23h 4mRs 233,557–376,162Fly Manchester Airport to Sigiriya Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane MAN - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kachcheribus
22h 12m
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Jaffna (JAF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Jaffna is to fly and train and ferry which costs Rs. 110000 - Rs. 280000 and takes 26h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Jaffna is to fly which takes 20h 49m and costs Rs. 150000 - Rs. 420000.
The distance between Manchester and Jaffna is 8661 km.
It takes approximately 20h 49m to get from Manchester to Jaffna, including transfers.
Jaffna is 4h 30m ahead of Manchester. It is currently 1:17 AM in Manchester and 5:47 AM in Jaffna.
There are 193+ hotels available in Jaffna.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Jaffna, Sri Lanka?
Kuwait Airways, IndiGo Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Jaffna (JAF) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jaffna via Kuwait, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–430,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jaffna via London Heathrow Airport, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–700,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jaffna via Dubai, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–650,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jaffna via Doha, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–650,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jaffna via Abu Dhabi, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–410,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jaffna via Frankfurt, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–850,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Trichy International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–330,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Trichy International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–340,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Trichy International Airport via Doha, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Trichy International Airport via Doha, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Trichy International Airport via Doha, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–370,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jaffna via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–700,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–750,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jaffna via Doha, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–700,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jaffna via Abu Dhabi, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–440,000
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Doha, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–380,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Mumbai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Istanbul, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–450,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Dubai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Abu Dhabi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–260,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Manchester Airport to Trichy International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–240,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Trichy International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–370,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Ponmlai Gld Rck to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 500–4,000
- 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 1,900–2,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,100–4,000
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 27,000–44,000
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Bus operators
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Kachcheri
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
Ferry operators
- 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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