Velankanni railway station was opened in December 2010. At present there are no much trains to velankanni railway station. There is only one train from Nagapattinam to Velankanni. This train starts from Nagapattinam, once the Ernakulam Nagore Express train reaches Nagapattinam.
| Train name | From Nagapattinam | To Velankanni |
| Nagappatanam – velankanni passenger | 11.00 | 11.40 |
Nagapattinam is the nearest railway station to velankanni. There are trains from Tanjore, Trichy, Earnakulam, Chennai and Goa to Nagapattinam. This Nagapattinam railway station is only 10 minutes from velankanni church
| Train no | Train | Nagore | Nagapattinam | Tanjore | Trichy | Destination |
| 871 | Passenger | 06.55 | 06.55 | 10.05 | 11.20 | Trichy |
| 779 | Passenger | 12.45 | 13.05 | 16.00 | 17.15 | Trichy |
| 873 | Passenger | 15.00 | 15.20 | 18.00 | 19.15 | Trichy |
| 575 | Passenger | 18.05 | 18.25 | 21.30 | Tanjore | |
| 6565 | Express | 16.30 | 16.50 | 20.00 | 21.15 | Earnakulam |
| 6876 | Express | 20.05 | 20.25 | 23.30 | 24.45 | Chennai |
There are lot of busses operating from Velankanni like Kpn Travels , Rathimeena Travels , SRM Travela and Universal Travels
| Travels name | From | To | Bus type | Time | Bus fare |
| Kpn travels | Velankanni | Banglore | non a/c | 18.00 | Rs.500 |
| Kpn travels | Velankanni | Banglore | Sleeper a/c | 19.00 | Rs.620 |
| Rathimeena travels | Velankanni | Chennai | Volvo a/c | 12.20 | Rs.460 |
| Rathimeena travels | Velankanni | Chennai | Non a/c | 21.30 | Rs.320 |
| Rathimeena travels | Velankanni | Chennai | Volvo a/c | 22.30 | Rs.460 |
| SRM travels | Velankanni | Chennai | Non a/c | 21.00 | Rs.300 |
| SRM travels | Velankanni | Chennai | Sleeper a/c | 21.30 | Rs.420 |
| Universal travels | Velankanni | Chennai | a/c | 13.00 | Rs380 |
| Universal travels | Velankanni | Chennai | Non a/c | 21.00 | Rs.380 |
| Universal travels | Velankanni | Chennai | a/c | 22.00 | Rs.380 |
| Universal travels | Velankanni | Earnakulam | a/c | 19.30 | Rs.600 |
| Universal travels | Velankanni | Coimbatore | a/c | 19.30 | Rs.400 |
| Universal travels | Velankanni | Coimbatore | Sleeper non a/c | 21.00 | Rs.320 |
| Universal travels | Velankanni | Trivandrum | Sleeper a/c | 19.30 | Rs.650 |
| Universal travels | Velankanni | Banglore | Non a/c | 17.00 | Rs.500 |
The above bus timings and the rates may change without notice
| Cars | a/c | Non a/c |
| Indica | Rs.7.50/kms | Rs.6.50/kms |
| Tawera | Rs.10.00/kms | Rs.9.00/kms |
We do lot of pick up and drop from trichy airport, Chennai airport and poondi madha church. For any information on cabs feel free to call 09942502946
There is no airport in velankanni .Trichy is the nearest airport to velankanni. The following is the flight schedule in trichy airport.
| Arrival | Departure | |||||
| Day | Flt No | From | Time | Flt No | To | Time |
| Mon | UL 131 | Colombo | 12.55 | UL 132 | Colombo | 14.05 |
| IC 968 | Sharjah - Trivandrum | 04.20 | IC 968 | Chennai | 05.00 | |
| Tue | UL 131 | Colombo | 12.55 | UL132 | Colombo | 14.05 |
| IC 967 | Chennai | 10.50 | IC 967 | Trivandrum - Sharjah | 11.35 | |
| IC 993 | Chennai | 14.20 | IC993 | Calicut - Fujairah - Kuwait | 15.00 | |
| Wed | IC 131 | Colombo | 12.55 | UL 132 | Colombo | 14.05 |
| IC 968 | Sharjah - Trivandrum | 04.20 | IC 968 | Chennai | 05.00 | |
| IC 994 | Kuwait - Fujairah - Calicut | 11.00 | IC 994 | Chennai | 11.40 | |
| Thu | IC 967 | Chennai | 10.50 | IC 967 | Trivandrum - Sharjah | 11.35 |
| Fri | IC 968 | Sharjah - Trivandrum | 04.20 | IC 968 | Chennai | 05.00 |
| UL 131 | Colombo | 12.55 | UL132 | Colombo | 14.05 | |
| Sat | IC 967 | Chennai | 10.50 | IC 967 | Trivandrum - Sharjah | 11.35 |
| IC 995 | Chennai | 13.50 | IC 995 | Calicut- Rasalkaimah -Kuwait | 14.30 | |
| Sun | IC 968 | Sharjah - Trivandrum | 04.20 | IC 968 | Chennai | 05.00 |
| IC 996 | Kuwait - Rasalkhaimah- Kuwait | 11.00 | IC 996 | Chennai | 11.40 | |
| IC967 | Chennai | 10.50 | IC 967 | Trivandrum - Sharjah | 11.35 | |
| UL 131 | Colombo | 07.40 | UL 132 | Colombo | 08.50 | |