Jaffna & the North - Sri Lanka - page 623

Information
Jaffna's many ATMs include Commercial Bank ( GOOGLE MAP ; Hospital Rd) and HNB (
GOOGLE MAP ;Hospital Rd & Stanley Rd) .
Eelavar.com WEBSITE
( www.eelavar.com/jaffna )
Informative website with good sections on Jaffnese history, culture and arts.
Post Office POST OFFICE
( GOOGLE MAP ;Postal Complex, KKS Rd; 7am-5pm Mon-Sat)
Selva Telecommunications Centre INTERNET
( GOOGLE MAP ;124 Temple Rd;internet access per hr Rs 60; 7.30am-8.30pm)
Fast connections, with booths for international calls.
Getting There & Away
AIR
Jaffna's Palali Airport is 17km north of town, deep within a high-security military zone.
It's not served by public transport but both airlines offer shuttle bus connections.
Fits Air AIRLINE
( GOOGLE MAP ; 222 3790; www.fitsair.com ; 40 Kandy Rd)
Flies to/from Ratmalana airport south of Colombo (Rs 18,000, 75 minutes, daily) and also
to Trincomalee (Rs 5000, 35 minutes, weekly). Free drop-offs and pick-ups to your hotel
are included.
Helitours AIRLINE
( GOOGLE MAP ; 011-314 4944, 011-314 4244; www.helitours.lk ;Hospital Rd; 10am-1pm)
Passenger flights - on air-force planes - to/from Palali Airport and Colombo's Ratmalana
airport (Rs 7750, three weekly, 75 minutes). Also offers a service from Trincomalee (Rs