Trains to Puttalam

8 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.

8 places connect to Puttalam by Trains, across 1 country, run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €13.54. Origins run from 92 km away to 116 km, with a median of 105 km.

Checked 29 September 2026Priced for 29 September 2026One passenger, all fees included

Fares

Arriving in Puttalam

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Puttalam, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Negombo to Puttalam train€13.541h 38m92 km
Katunayaka to Puttalam train€14.091h 41m97 km
Welisara to Puttalam train€15.741h 48m112 km
Hendala to Puttalam train€16.291h 45m116 km
  • 8Places you can arrive from
  • 8Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 1Operators

That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Puttalam is not something we sell.

A hotel room

Looking for somewhere to stay in Puttalam?

Hotels and flats near the centre, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km8100%Negombo, 92 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Puttalam that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
Sri Lanka8100%
Carriers

Train operators

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Sri Lanka RailwayNoneNone140 km/hRefundablePower sockets, Wi-Fi
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Puttalam

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Puttalam

Rail
  • Puttalam railway station
Leaving

Leaving Puttalam

Common questions about Trains to Puttalam

Where can I travel to Puttalam by Trains from?

8 places connect to Puttalam by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 92 km away in a straight line and the furthest 116 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.

How much does the Trains to Puttalam cost?

The cheapest Trains fare into Puttalam is €13.54 for one passenger, across 8 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 105 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.

How long does the Trains to Puttalam take?

The fastest Trains journey into Puttalam is 1h 38m door to door. The median origin sits 105 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.

Which operators run the Trains to Puttalam?

1 operators run Trains services into Puttalam on our network: Sri Lanka Railway. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalogue rather than a name we generated.

Which terminal does the Trains to Puttalam use?

Trains services into Puttalam use 1 named terminals, among them Puttalam railway station. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.

Where these numbers come from

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door

Other ways to reach Puttalam

A day in Puttalam carrying a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Left luggage near Puttalam railway station

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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