There are 7 ways to get from Mayiladuthurai to Colombo by train, plane, car, ferry, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Trichy International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Mayiladuturai J to Tiruchchirapalitrain
- Fly from Trichy International Airport (TRZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane TRZ - CMB
5h 46mRs 49,210–226,403Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Mayiladuturai J to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
15h 10mRs 23,729–38,352Drive, ferry, bus
- Drive from Mayiladuthurai to Nagapattinamcar
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
13h 32mRs 26,829–27,895Taxi to Madurai, fly
- Take the taxi from Mayiladuthurai to Madurai-Airport-IXMtaxi
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXM - CMB
5h 6mRs 55,821–106,743Train to Chennai International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Mayiladuturai J to Tambaramtrain
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane MAA - CMB
8h 7mRs 36,551–89,072Train to Pondicherry, fly
- Take the train from Mayiladuturai J to Tiruppadirippuliyurtrain
- Fly from Pondicherry (PNY) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane PNY - CMB
9h 47mRs 58,660–126,624Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Mayiladuturai J to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Jaffna to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminalbus
19h 48mRs 24,009–27,402
Trichy International Airport (TRZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mayiladuthurai to Colombo is to train and ferry which costs Rs. 23000 - Rs. 39000 and takes 15h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Mayiladuthurai to Colombo is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 6m and costs Rs. 55000 - Rs. 110000.
The distance between Mayiladuthurai and Colombo is 579 km.
The best way to get from Mayiladuthurai to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 15h 10m and costs Rs. 23000 - Rs. 39000.
It takes approximately 5h 46m to get from Mayiladuthurai to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1437+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Mayiladuthurai, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Mayiladuthurai to Colombo. However, you can take the train to Tiruchchirapali, take the taxi to Trichy International Airport (TRZ) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Mayiladuthurai to Pettah via Nagapattinam, Kankesanturai, and Kankesanturai in around 13h 32m.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 25,000–120,000
Flights from Madurai to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 33,000–65,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 29,000–47,000
Flights from Pondicherry to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 47,000–210,000
Flights from Pondicherry to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 38,000–180,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 27,000–70,000
Flights from Pondicherry to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 48,000–110,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Mayiladuturai J to Tiruchchirapali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 500–3,900
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 500–600
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,400–1,800
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,900–2,400
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,100–3,900
Train from Mayiladuturai J to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 430–3,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 430–550
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,600–2,100
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,700–3,400
Train from Mayiladuturai J to Tambaram
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 650–5,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 650–800
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,800–2,300
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,500–3,200
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,100–5,500
Train from Mayiladuturai J to Tiruppadirippuliyur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 460–3,600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 460–550
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,300–1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,700–2,200
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,800–3,600
- 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
- +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 21,991
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Estimated price
- Rs 13,000–16,000
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