Travel to Vavuniya
Every way to reach Vavuniya: 2 modes compared, with fares.
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Vavuniya is reachable from 4 places across 1 country by 2 modes, on services run by 0 operators. The cheapest arrival costs None and the fastest takes None door to door. The nearest origin is 50 km away.
How people reach Vavuniya
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 8 | None | None | 214 km | 0 |
| Coach | 2 | None | None | 214 km | 0 |
- 4Places you can arrive from
- 1Countries
- 0Operators
12Go fares to Vavuniya
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A room in Vavuniya for the night the train gets in
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How far people travel to get here
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 6 | 60% | Anuradhapura, 50 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 4 | 40% | Colombo, 214 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 10 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Vavuniya
Vavuniya
- Vavuniya railway station
- Omanthai railway station
- Thandikulam railway station
- Vavuniya Depo
- Vavuniya SLTB (CTB) Bus Stand
The cheapest journeys into Vavuniya
No priced route here yet.
Vavuniya is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage near Vavuniya railway station
Most of the points near Vavuniya railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Popular journeys to Vavuniya
Common questions about Travel to Vavuniya
How can I get to Vavuniya?
Vavuniya is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 4 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 0 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
Which stations and airports does Vavuniya have?
Vavuniya has 5 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are Vavuniya railway station, Omanthai railway station, Thandikulam railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Vavuniya from within 200 km?
6 of the routes we sell into Vavuniya start within 200 km. The nearest is Anuradhapura, 50 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or coach beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Vavuniya in Sri Lanka?
Vavuniya connects to 4 places on our network across 1 country the furthest of them 214 km away in a straight line. Sri Lanka routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Sri Lanka
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Vavuniya is somebody else's catalogue.

Day trips out of Vavuniya and across Sri Lanka
Day trips that leave Vavuniya in the morning and cover a good part of Sri Lanka by evening.
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