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Travel Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The conference will take place at the University of Jaffna<\/strong>, situated in the centre of Jaffna city. The location offers easy access to key landmarks, local cuisine, and cultural sites. Jaffna has also been recognised by Lonely Planet as one of the best cities to visit in 2026<\/a><\/strong>, reflecting its growing appeal and unique atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Reach Jaffna<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

By Air<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • The nearest airport is Jaffna International Airport (Palaly, JAF)<\/strong>, with direct flights from Chennai, India<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The other major gateway to Sri Lanka is Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Colombo<\/strong>. From Colombo, you can reach Jaffna by:\n
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    • Train<\/strong> (daily intercity trains from Colombo)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Road travel<\/strong> (private vehicle or bus)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      By Train<\/strong>
      Daily intercity trains operate between Colombo and Jaffna<\/strong>, offering a comfortable and scenic journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      By Road<\/strong>
      Long-distance buses, private vans, and hired cars operate regularly from major cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Local Transport<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Ride-hailing services, including Uber<\/strong> and PickMe<\/strong>, are available in the city for convenient travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      More detailed information on the programme schedule, social events, and logistics<\/strong> will be shared soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Travel Information The conference will take place at the University of Jaffna, situated in the centre of Jaffna city. The location offers easy access to key landmarks, local cuisine, and cultural sites. Jaffna has also been recognised by Lonely Planet as one of the best cities to visit in 2026, reflecting its growing appeal and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"","ocean_second_sidebar":"","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"","ocean_custom_header_template":"","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conf.jfn.ac.lk\/lfg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conf.jfn.ac.lk\/lfg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conf.jfn.ac.lk\/lfg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conf.jfn.ac.lk\/lfg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conf.jfn.ac.lk\/lfg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/conf.jfn.ac.lk\/lfg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58,"href":"https:\/\/conf.jfn.ac.lk\/lfg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/58"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conf.jfn.ac.lk\/lfg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}