There are 6 ways to get from Negombo to Puducherry by plane, train, bus, ferry, 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 to Chennai International Airport, train
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane CMB - MAA
- Take the train from Trisulam to Pondicherrytrain
6h 17m₹7,637–17,952Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Negombo to Punnalaikkadduvanbus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Tiruppadirippuliyurtrain
14h 21m₹7,991–9,271Train, ferry
- Take the train from Gampaha to Kankesanturaitrain
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Tiruppadirippuliyurtrain
15h 59m₹8,571–13,210Fly to Pondicherry
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Pondicherry (PNY)plane CMB - PNY
6h 50m₹14,717–28,852Fly to Trichy International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Trichy International Airport (TRZ)plane CMB - TRZ
- Take the train from Tiruchchirapali to Pondicherrytrain
6h 54m₹10,997–20,482Bus, ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Negombo to Punnalaikkadduvanbus
- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Drive from Nagapattinam to Myladuthuraicar
- Take the bus from Myladuthurai to Puducherrybus
14h 31m₹8,131–8,721
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Chennai International Airport (MAA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Negombo to Puducherry is to bus and ferry and drive which costs ₹8,000 - ₹9,000 and takes 14h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Negombo to Puducherry is to fly and train which takes 6h 17m and costs ₹7,500 - ₹18,000.
The distance between Negombo and Puducherry is 837 km.
The best way to get from Negombo to Puducherry without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 14h 21m and costs ₹8,000 - ₹9,500.
It takes approximately 6h 17m to get from Negombo to Puducherry, including transfers.
There are 1096+ hotels available in Puducherry.
What companies run services between Negombo, Sri Lanka and Puducherry, India?
SriLankan Airlines and IndiGo Airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Pondicherry (PNY) 4 times a day.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,500–17,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Pondicherry via Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–43,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Pondicherry via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹11,000–35,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Pondicherry via Chennai International Airport, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹12,000–37,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Pondicherry via Trivandrum, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹14,000–25,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹8,500–14,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹7,000–23,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Trisulam to Pondicherry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹170–1,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹170–210
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹470–600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–800
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,000–1,400
Train from Nagappattinam to Tiruppadirippuliyur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₹150–1,300
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹150–190
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹440–550
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹600–750
- First Class (1A)
- ₹950–1,300
Train from Tiruchchirapali to Pondicherry
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₹180–1,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹180–220
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–900
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,500
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Gampaha to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹400–3,600
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₹400–550
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₹440–550
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₹850–3,600
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Negombo to Punnalaikkadduvan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹791
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Myladuthurai to Puducherry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹120–350
- Website
- https://www.tnstc.in/OTRSOnline/
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹6,500
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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