There are 3 ways to get from Sydney to Jaffna by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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 Jaffna
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Jaffna (JAF)plane SYD - JAF
23h 58mRs 154,904–426,068Fly to Trichy International Airport, train, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Trichy International Airport (TRZ)plane SYD - TRZ
- Take the train from Ponmlai Gld Rck to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
25h 28mRs 108,795–253,659Fly to Sigiriya Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane SYD - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kachcheribus
26h 6m
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Jaffna (JAF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Jaffna is to fly and train and ferry which costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 260000 and takes 25h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Jaffna is to fly which takes 23h 58m and costs Rs. 150000 - Rs. 430000.
The distance between Sydney and Jaffna is 8947 km.
It takes approximately 23h 58m to get from Sydney to Jaffna, including transfers.
Jaffna is 5h 30m behind Sydney. It is currently 10:03 PM in Sydney and 4:33 PM in Jaffna.
There are 183+ hotels available in Jaffna.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Jaffna, Sri Lanka?
Qantas, IndiGo Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Jaffna (JAF) 5 times a day.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Jaffna via Singapore Changi, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–1,100,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Jaffna via Singapore Changi, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–950,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Jaffna via Ngurah Rai, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–650,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Jaffna via Suvarnabhumi, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 240,000–700,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Jaffna via Colombo, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–480,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–480,000
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–260,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–350,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Singapore Changi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–600,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Melbourne, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–330,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–480,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–260,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–340,000
- 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 3,200–4,000
- 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/
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,191
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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