There are 5 ways to get from Sathankulam to Colombo by taxi, plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Taxi to Tuticorin Airport, fly
best- Take the taxi from Sathankulam to Tuticorin Airport (TCR)taxi
- Fly from Tuticorin Airport (TCR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane TCR - CMB
5h 22mRs 67,518–135,749Train, ferry via Thanjavur
cheapest- Take the train from Nazareth to Thanjavurtrain
- Take the train from Thanjavur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
23h 5mRs 26,658–48,022Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from FlixBus Udankudi - Main Road to FlixBus Madurai - MGR Bus Standbus
- Take the bus from Mattuthavani to Thanjavurbus
- Take the train from Thanjavur to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the bus from Kankesanturai to Pettahbus
26h 43mRs 29,176–36,298Taxi to Madurai, fly
- Take the taxi from Sathankulam to Madurai-Airport-IXMtaxi
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IXM - CMB
4h 7mRs 56,863–112,974Train, ferry
- Take the train from Tirunelveli to Thiruvarur Jntrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
23h 41mRs 27,008–50,222
Tuticorin Airport (TCR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sathankulam to Colombo is to train and ferry via Thanjavur which costs Rs. 26000 - Rs. 48000 and takes 23h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Sathankulam to Colombo is to taxi and fly which takes 4h 7m and costs Rs. 55000 - Rs. 120000.
The distance between Sathankulam and Colombo is 344 km.
The best way to get from Sathankulam to Colombo without a car is to train and ferry via Thanjavur which takes 23h 5m and costs Rs. 26000 - Rs. 48000.
It takes approximately 5h 22m to get from Sathankulam to Colombo, including transfers.
There are 1448+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Sathankulam, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Sathankulam to Colombo. However, you can take the taxi to Tuticorin Airport (TCR) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Sathankulam to Colombo Fort via Nazareth, Thanjavur, Nagappattinam, Nagapattinam, Kankesanturai, and Kankesanturai in around 23h 5m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Tuticorin Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–120,000
Flights from Tuticorin Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–120,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Madurai to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 33,000–80,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Nazareth to Thanjavur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 850–7,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 850–1,100
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,300–2,800
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,100–4,000
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 5,000–7,000
Train from Thanjavur to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 450–3,600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 450–550
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,300–1,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,700–2,200
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 2,800–3,600
Train from Tirunelveli to Thiruvarur Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 850–6,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 850–1,000
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,200–2,800
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 3,100–3,900
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 5,000–6,500
- 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
- +91 8404855555
- Website
- flixbus.in
Bus from FlixBus Udankudi - Main Road to FlixBus Madurai - MGR Bus Stand
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–3,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.in
- Phone
- 9513948001
- commercial@tnstc.in
- Website
- tnstc.in
Bus from Mattuthavani to Thanjavur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 550–1,900
- 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
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,061
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,000–17,000
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