Nagapattinam New Bustand | நாகை புதிய பேருந்து நிலையம் | Travel Advisor

Nagapattinam (Nagai) is a Municipality town and District headquarters of Nagapattinam District. Nagapattinam is derived from Nagar referring to people from Sri Lanka who settled here and pattinam referring to town. The town was originally called "Nagai" and the word Pattinam was attached during the Chola era when it emerged as an important port. The town is bounded by Bay of Bengal in the east, Uppanar river in the south, Thiruvarur district in the west, Thanjavaur district in the north west and Karaikkal & Puducherry in the north. Nagapattinam is situated at a distance of 350 km from Chennai, 14 km from Karaikal, 40 km from Mayiladuthurai, 40 km from Kumbakonam, 80 km from Thanjavur and 25 km from Thiruvarur. The State Express Transport Corporation operates long distance buses connecting Nagapattinam to Chennai, Tirupati, Ooty, Ernakulam, Kanyakumari Bengaluru, Thiruvananthapuram and Marthandam, And KSRTC also operating buses from Ernakulam, Cherthala, Changanasserry to Velankanni via Nagapattinam.