Since its formal launch on October 14, 2023. According to the current plan, the ferry service will operate six days a week, excluding Tuesdays. A ticket for a single person travelling to Jaffna will cost ₹4,500. The company has also developed travel packages for Indian tourists, including visits to Mannar, Mullaitivu, Trincomalee, and Anuradhapura.
Any Indian citizen with a passport and a return ticket can travel to Sri Lanka using the ferry, as the visa is available on arrival. Sundararaj Ponnusamy, Chairman and Managing Director of Subham Group, stated that the company’s older vessel, Shivaganga, will be used initially.
The vessel will depart from Nagapattinam port at 7 AM, with the return journey starting at 2 PM. The duration of each of the journeys is expected to be around three hours. He emphasised that the fare is designed to be affordable for middle-class travellers. Another vessel will be added to the trip by the end of March.
