Ferry sri lanka to India

Does anyone know how much are they charging for the cheapeast tickets on the new ferry service from Colombo to India?
Thanks

LOL, there is no ferry. You can try swimming . There is the Fonz's water wings rental agency that is highly recommended. However, I heard it may go out of business since next to nobody returns the water wings after the trip. For that matter few of his customers are even heard from again, sharks?
Anyway, paddle on..

Hi,
Seems it's really happening at last after all the false starts of the last few years.

http://www.colombopage.com/archive_11/May09_1304950341CH.php

This article doesn't give the price though.

Rod/.

(holding breath).....

Not.

not yet started
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2011/05/110510_ferry.shtml

That link to the BBC news is just as absurd. It says: "The ferry that sailed between Tutucorin and Colombo was suspended decades ago due to the war in Sri Lanka."

There never was ferry service between Tutucorin and Colombo. What there was about 30 years ago was an old rust-bucket that plied from Talaimannar to Ramaswaram. On the Ramaswaram side, the water was so shallow that the boat had to anchor quite a distance off shore and dugout catamarans would paddle passengers ashore. This same ship would carry some vehicles which were lifted off the boat by rickety bamboo cranes and lowered onto two dugout catamarans lashed together on the Ramaswaram side.

Even if they get this service running between Tutucorin and Colombo, remember that Tutucorin is in the middle of nowhere.

Pirate's right! Don't hold your breath.

Again a delay it seems...Let's just hope they will not charge foreigners " tourist" prices like everything else in Sri Lanka.
Thanks for the latest info.

Well, fancy that,, the service has been postponed. Who would have thought that possible .

dailymirror.lk/news/11323-ferry-service-post…

I have this dream, I will stand on the prow of the first boat to go along with a beautiful girl (my wife mind you). Wonder where I got that image..

India-Sri Lanka Ferry Service delayed

Friday, 13 May 2011 10:11

India-Sri Lanka Ferry Service which was scheduled to set sail from the Tuticorin harbor on May 10th has been postponed reportedly due to a low demand for the service from India. Sri Lanka's Ports and Highways Ministry has confirmed about this yesterday.

A ministry official has said that the delay was due to the lack of publicity given to the service in India.

Meanwhile, reports from India said that the, Chairman of the Tuticorin Port Trust A. Subbiah has told the BBC Tamil Service that the arrangements for the commencement of the ferry service have not yet been finalized due to port refurbishments still being carried out. All works relating to the start of the Ferry service will be over within the next 15 days.

Steps taken by the Indian government to send its ferry service vessels to evacuate the Indians stranded in Libya has also added to the delay in starting the service. (niz)

This appear in The GOSL News portal

Edited by: sunnyhunny

edwardseco got this right. This is the Titanic redux. It is rapidly becoming the template for everything connected with Sri Lanka.

Ferry service delayed
The ferry that was to leave for Colombo from Tuticorin, India this Friday (May 27) on its maiden voyage has been delayed due to unavoidable circumstances, the Ceylon Shipping Corporation (CSC) said.

The Corporation said that the ferry will however make its way to Colombo during the first week of June and the ferry from Colombo is to leave during the first week of June to Tuticorin, India.

The Indian ferry that is to arrive in Colombo will be able to accommodate close to a thousand passengers and 100 kg in luggage for every individual. The Colombo harbour has arranged the necessary services needed to receive these passengers with the customs and other services establishing their counters in the harbour premise.

The 280 mile trip between the two countries that is to take place three times a week has been delayed on several occasions due to various reasons from both countries.

The 10 to 12 hour trip that has been looked forward to is to be established following a joint declaration last year and is said to provide service to a 100,000 passengers annually most of whom are devotees.

Authorities said that they would begin a ferry service between Talaimannar and Danushkodi if this is a success. The service was to begin in 2003/2004 but was halted due to security threats. (Nabeela Hussain-Daily Mirror 05/26/2011)

Hold your breath. That way you can swim further - there's no ferry in the offing.

ferry service to be resumed
http://dailymirror.lk/news/11827-ferry-service-to-dock-at-colombo-harbour.html

More..
http://dailymirror.lk/news/11815-indo-sl-for-a-concrete-mechanism-.html

Indo-Lanka ferry service resumes

The much-awaited Indo-Lanka ferry service will resume operations from tomorrow from Tuticorin, with India’s Union Shipping Minister G.K. Vasan flagging off the vessel Scotia Prince.

The Scotia Prince can accommodate 1,044 passengers in 307 cabins. The service, initially sailing twice-a-week between Colombo and Tuticorin would boost trade and tourism. The journey is expected to last 14 hours each way.
More Details<http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2011/06/12/new02.asp>

I took the Rameswaram to Talimanar ferry in 1978 . Back then there were no tourist prices and Sri Lanka was one of the cheapest countries in Asia.

Davelliot 1978 is long long back.I don't think there were even TVs in Sri Lanka those days..And I think ferry was not more than a fishing boat..

I don't think Dave missed the TV's and India was much the same. Try finding a 70 paise fish dinner now:)..

RE#17.
The ferry was hardly a fishing boat . It was a full sized and reasonably modern for the time actual ferry ( European built) with announcements on the PA and an upper deck where it was relaxing to sit up on the upper deck in the sun .
Sri Lanka was even cheaper than some places in India back then. Point taken prices have gone uo everywhere. But some posters have claimed out that Sri Lanka is more expensive than India or even Thailand , is that exaggeration ? Thailand is a wealthier country than Sri Lanka.

Hi Dave,
I recently returned from a week in Malaysia, a week in Thailand,, 3 weeks in Cambodia and 4 weeks in Sri Lanka.

Over all, Cambodia was by far the cheapest for accommodation , food , drink and inland transport.
Thailand ( Bangkok ) and Malaysia ( Kuala Lumpur ) I found to be about the same as Sri Lanka for guest houses and inland transport but both cheaper for food and drink.

No idea regarding India but from communications I've had with Indian travellers they seem to find Sri Lanka relatively expensive,

Rod.

http://www.slpa.lk/news_events_288.asp

The ferry had it's maiden voyage last week. Costs US$60 one way.

I just saw a Sril Lankan internationl service TV news item on it too . Said the 12 hour trip to Colombo had a fare of 6000 rps.

Edward you might find fish curry for 70paise .But surely you dont find 20 paise coin to pay 70 paise...:-)

So true:).!

All"doubting Thomases" can now relax, since the Ferry is now a reality.
Booking Agency in Sri Lanka is ARUGAMBAT TOURS & TRAVELS, 20 Deal Place, Colombo3 Tele:0112575765 e-mail: info@arugambaytravels.net

Edited by: sunnyhunny

FERRY TO SRI-LANKA
Raja Travels & Tours of 25-J & K, St.Patrick's complex, I Floor, West Car Street, Tuticorin - 628 002,
Tamil Nadu, South India are Direct Agent to this Ferry service to Colombo for Ticketing and the Ship Handling Agent at Tuticorin Port. Tele: +91 461 2320747, Contact Mr. M Balu for details e-m@ail: balu@rajatravels.org. Web Site. www.rajatravelstuticorin.com

Booking Agency in Sri Lanka is ARUGAMBAY TOURS & TRAVELS,
20 Deal Place, Colombo3 Tele:0112575765 e-mail: info@arugambaytravels.net

I had traveled to Rameshwaran in 1956, when the South Indian Railway operated the Ferry Service from Talaimannar Pier, and it was NO tin-can, but a far cry from SCOTIA PRINCE, which is a luxury cruiser. GOSL hopes to restart this Talaimanna-Rameshwaran service too.

Just by digression , Ach82000 was right in reply #17 Sri Lanka didn't get TV till 1979 . However fast forward to the present and I don't think the British Channel 4 documentary about the final stages the war will be shown on Sri Lankan TV.

Only the rebuttals have appeared (in the press) :)..

www.flemingoliners.com

I took the ferry from Rameshwaram to Talimanar in February 1978 it was an old steam coal ferry brought over from Scotland

But, Serapati. OP wanted the PRICE. And it BETTER be CHEAP.

Oh its cheap if he has a machine

Thats a time machine mind

I guess.