How to get from Colombo to Jaffna by car, truck, bike, walk

Distance between Colombo and Jaffna is 304 kilometers (188 miles).
Driving distance from Colombo to Jaffna is 392 kilometers (243 miles)

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Routes from colombo-western to jaffna-northern
Cheapest
Car
6h 41m
392 km
cost $78
Fastest
Truck
6h 41m
price $78
Others
Bike
23h 10m
distance 407 km
Walk
3d 12h 33m
distance 422 km

4 Ways from Colombo (Sri Lanka/Western) to Jaffna (Sri Lanka/Northern)

Choose 1 of the options below and start your journey
Cheapest
Car
6h 41m
392 km
cost $78
Fastest
Truck
6h 41m
price $78
Others
Bike
23h 10m
distance 407 km
Walk
3d 12h 33m
distance 422 km

Route instructions

1. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Sea Street 80 m
2. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Sri Rathnajothi Mawatha (Wolfendhal Street) 780 m
3. Turn slight left onto Maha Vidyala Mawatha, AA001 483 m
4. Continue onto Sirimavo Bandaranaike Mawatha (Prince of Wales Avenue), AA001 1.41 km
5. Turn sharp right onto New Kelani Bridge Road, AA001 1.25 km
6. Keep right onto Colombo - Katunayake Expressway, E003 1.28 km
7. Keep left 401 m
8. Keep right 61 m
9. Turn right onto Peliyagoda Interchange Access Road, B634 51.49 km
10. Turn left onto Ambepussa - Kurunegala Road, AA006 33.62 km
11. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Ambepussa - Kurunegala Road, AA006 746 m
12. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Kurunegala - Dambulla Road, AA006 181 m
13. Turn right 542 m
14. Turn left 9 m
15. Turn sharp right onto Kurunegala - Dambulla Road, AA006 55.66 km
16. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Kandy - Jaffna Road, AA009, AA006 1.32 km
17. Turn left onto Jaffna - Kandy Road, AA009 18.62 km
18. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Jaffna - Kandy Road, AA009 29.07 km
19. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto AA009 68 m
20. Turn slight left onto Jaffna-Kandy Road, AA009 9.41 km
21. Keep left onto Old Jaffna Road 360 m
22. Turn slight left onto Jaffna-Kandy Road, AA009 22.83 km
23. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto AA009 23.67 km
24. Keep left onto Kandy-Jaffna Road, AA009 77.46 km
25. Turn left 214 m
26. Turn right 3.07 km
27. Continue onto Paranthan - Poonakary, B357 22.76 km
28. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Navatkuli-Karaitivu-Mannar Road, AA032 67 m
29. Turn slight left onto Navatkuli-Keraitivu-Mannar Road, AA032 26.51 km
30. Keep left onto Navatkuli-Karaitivu-Mannar Road, AA009 6.61 km
31. Turn right onto Kandy - Jaffna Road, AA009 1.55 km
32. Turn right onto Jaffna - Kankesanthurai Road, AA009 589 m
33. Enter roundabout 5 m
34. Arrive at destination 0 m
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