How to Travel in Sri Lanka

Plan journeys across Sri Lanka with trains, buses, and flights connecting Colombo, Kandy, Ella, Galle, Jaffna, and other destinations. Compare schedules, find the best fares, and book online to travel between beaches, tea-growing highlands, cultural sites, and major cities.

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Explore routes between cities, airports, stations and destinations in Sri Lanka

Use the interactive map to find transport connections between cities, towns, airports, ferry ports, and popular destinations in Sri Lanka. Simply select an origin and destination to view available routes, travel times, operators, schedules, and ticket options.

Our route pages help travellers compare buses, trains, ferries, and flights, making it easier to understand how to get from one destination to another in Sri Lanka. For supported routes, you'll also find practical travel information, station details, and booking options in one place.

Whether you're researching a trip or ready to book, the map provides a simple way to discover routes and compare transport options across Sri Lanka.

How to Get to Gampaha

Kandy to Gampaha
From 23234 LKR • 2h 37m ⏱

How to Get to Hikkaduwa

Colombo to Hikkaduwa
From 1654 LKR • 1h 49m ⏱

How to Get to Bandarawela

Kandy to Bandarawela
From 1760 LKR • 1h 24m ⏱
Nuwara Eliya to Bandarawela
From 13069 LKR • 1h 3m ⏱

How to Get to Kurunegala

Negombo to Kurunegala
From 16980 LKR • 1h 52m ⏱
Jaffna to Kurunegala
From 2285 LKR • 6h 6m ⏱
Batticaloa to Kurunegala
From 1760 LKR • 5h 46m ⏱

How to Get to Matara

Kandy to Matara
From 48557 LKR • 2h 49m ⏱
Colombo to Matara
From 1556 LKR • 2h 30m ⏱
Nuwara Eliya to Matara
From 43640 LKR • 2h 9m ⏱
Galle to Matara
From 450 LKR • 1h 14m ⏱
Batticaloa to Matara
From 62825 LKR • 4h 17m ⏱

How to Get to Habarana

Kandy to Habarana
From 5356 LKR • 2h 30m ⏱
Colombo to Habarana
From 1760 LKR • 4h 25m ⏱
Trincomalee to Habarana
From 2390 LKR • 1h 52m ⏱
Batticaloa to Habarana
From 1654 LKR • 3h 7m ⏱

How to Get to Batticaloa

Kandy to Batticaloa
From 37274 LKR • 2h 10m ⏱
Colombo to Batticaloa
From 2600 LKR • 9h 47m ⏱
Trincomalee to Batticaloa
From 19802 LKR • 2h 30m ⏱
Jaffna to Batticaloa
From 40967 LKR • 7h ⏱
Badulla to Batticaloa
From 29402 LKR • 1h 50m ⏱

How to Get to Nanu Oya

Kandy to Nanu Oya
From 19241 LKR • 1h 52m ⏱
Nuwara Eliya to Nanu Oya
From 1650 LKR • 18m ⏱
Ella to Nanu Oya
From 13445 LKR • 3h ⏱
Badulla to Nanu Oya
From 13445 LKR • 3h ⏱

How to Get to Jaffna

Kandy to Jaffna
From 52376 LKR • 6h 40m ⏱
Colombo to Jaffna
From 1552 LKR • 9h ⏱
Negombo to Jaffna
From 52851 LKR • 4h 30m ⏱
Trincomalee to Jaffna
From 39284 LKR • 4h ⏱
Batticaloa to Jaffna
From 40967 LKR • 7h ⏱
Anuradhapura to Jaffna
From 1760 LKR • 3h 18m ⏱

How to Get to Sigiriya

Kandy to Sigiriya
From 5356 LKR • 2h 30m ⏱
Colombo to Sigiriya
From 1760 LKR • 3h 34m ⏱
Nuwara Eliya to Sigiriya
From 37274 LKR • 2h 6m ⏱
Negombo to Sigiriya
From 11204 LKR • 4h ⏱
Trincomalee to Sigiriya
From 2390 LKR • 1h 52m ⏱
Anuradhapura to Sigiriya
From 15960 LKR • 50m ⏱

How to Get to Galle

Kandy to Galle
From 31317 LKR • 4h 45m ⏱
Colombo to Galle
From 1654 LKR • 2h 20m ⏱
Nuwara Eliya to Galle
From 42452 LKR • 4h 55m ⏱
Ella to Galle
From 12706 LKR • 4h ⏱
Negombo to Galle
From 23775 LKR • 2h 30m ⏱
Batticaloa to Galle
From 68032 LKR • 4h 30m ⏱
Hikkaduwa to Galle
From 260 LKR • 26m ⏱
Matara to Galle
From 450 LKR • 56m ⏱

How to Get to Mirissa

Kandy to Mirissa
From 37656 LKR • 5h ⏱
Colombo to Mirissa
From 750 LKR • 3h 48m ⏱
Nuwara Eliya to Mirissa
From 44796 LKR • 2h 11m ⏱
Ella to Mirissa
From 12706 LKR • 3h ⏱
Galle to Mirissa
From 400 LKR • 1h 9m ⏱
Hikkaduwa to Mirissa
From 500 LKR • 1h 21m ⏱

How to Get to Weligama

Colombo to Weligama
From 750 LKR • 3h 41m ⏱
Hikkaduwa to Weligama
From 1770 LKR • 1h 13m ⏱

How to Get to Badulla

Kandy to Badulla
From 1760 LKR • 2h 46m ⏱
Colombo to Badulla
From 7250 LKR • 5h ⏱
Nuwara Eliya to Badulla
From 7247 LKR • 1h 30m ⏱
Ella to Badulla
From 1760 LKR • 2h 46m ⏱
Jaffna to Badulla
From 55257 LKR • 8h 26m ⏱
Nanu Oya to Badulla
From 17922 LKR • 1h 36m ⏱

How to Get to Haputale

Kandy to Haputale
From 1760 LKR • 57m ⏱
Nuwara Eliya to Haputale
From 13432 LKR • 1h 9m ⏱
Nanu Oya to Haputale
From 19597 LKR • 2h ⏱

How to Get to Demodara

Nuwara Eliya to Demodara
From 15610 LKR • 1h 19m ⏱
Nanu Oya to Demodara
From 16908 LKR • 1h 30m ⏱

How to Get to Hatton

Kandy to Hatton
From 18877 LKR • 1h 34m ⏱
Colombo to Hatton
From 19514 LKR • 1h 20m ⏱
Nuwara Eliya to Hatton
From 12343 LKR • 57m ⏱
Ella to Hatton
From 23597 LKR • 2h 16m ⏱
Badulla to Hatton
From 24452 LKR • 56m ⏱
Nanu Oya to Hatton
From 8792 LKR • 44m ⏱

How to Get to Kandy

Colombo to Kandy
From 1552 LKR • 4h ⏱
Nuwara Eliya to Kandy
From 7452 LKR • 3h ⏱
Ella to Kandy
From 1760 LKR • 2h 52m ⏱
Negombo to Kandy
From 17788 LKR • 3h ⏱
Trincomalee to Kandy
From 28640 LKR • 2h 35m ⏱
Jaffna to Kandy
From 42468 LKR • 6h 38m ⏱
Galle to Kandy
From 29841 LKR • 4h 40m ⏱
Batticaloa to Kandy
From 28967 LKR • 4h 25m ⏱
Badulla to Kandy
From 1760 LKR • 2h 52m ⏱
Anuradhapura to Kandy
From 23713 LKR • 3h 3m ⏱
Sigiriya to Kandy
From 3984 LKR • 2h 30m ⏱
Nanu Oya to Kandy
From 15020 LKR • 2h 45m ⏱
Hikkaduwa to Kandy
From 21273 LKR • 4h 35m ⏱
Matara to Kandy
From 52862 LKR • 2h 45m ⏱

How to Get to Colombo

Kandy to Colombo
From 1552 LKR • 4h ⏱
Nuwara Eliya to Colombo
From 1552 LKR • 5h 10m ⏱
Ella to Colombo
From 2932 LKR • 4h 30m ⏱
Negombo to Colombo
From 300 LKR • 1h 21m ⏱
Trincomalee to Colombo
From 3349 LKR • 6h 15m ⏱
Jaffna to Colombo
From 3440 LKR • 8h 9m ⏱
Galle to Colombo
From 1654 LKR • 2h 19m ⏱
Batticaloa to Colombo
From 1970 LKR • 22h 30m ⏱
Badulla to Colombo
From 7250 LKR • 4h ⏱
Anuradhapura to Colombo
From 1760 LKR • 4h 35m ⏱
Matara to Colombo
From 1556 LKR • 2h 30m ⏱
Sigiriya to Colombo
From 1854 LKR • 19h 23m ⏱
Nanu Oya to Colombo
From 29362 LKR • 1h 51m ⏱
Hikkaduwa to Colombo
From 1770 LKR • 1h 47m ⏱

How to Get to Trincomalee

Kandy to Trincomalee
From 28640 LKR • 2h 35m ⏱
Colombo to Trincomalee
From 3349 LKR • 6h 25m ⏱
Nuwara Eliya to Trincomalee
From 44356 LKR • 5h 15m ⏱
Negombo to Trincomalee
From 31590 LKR • 3h 30m ⏱
Jaffna to Trincomalee
From 31208 LKR • 4h 3m ⏱
Batticaloa to Trincomalee
From 21316 LKR • 2h 50m ⏱
Badulla to Trincomalee
From 46732 LKR • 5h 30m ⏱
Anuradhapura to Trincomalee
From 17980 LKR • 1h 30m ⏱
Sigiriya to Trincomalee
From 2531 LKR • 2h 8m ⏱
Matara to Trincomalee
From 73491 LKR • 5h 39m ⏱

How to Get to Ella

Kandy to Ella
From 1760 LKR • 2h 46m ⏱
Colombo to Ella
From 6425 LKR • 4h ⏱
Nuwara Eliya to Ella
From 7247 LKR • 1h 30m ⏱
Galle to Ella
From 12706 LKR • 7h ⏱
Badulla to Ella
From 1760 LKR • 2h 52m ⏱
Matara to Ella
From 25412 LKR • 3h ⏱
Hikkaduwa to Ella
From 29297 LKR • 3h 40m ⏱
Sigiriya to Ella
From 32801 LKR • 4h 21m ⏱
Nanu Oya to Ella
From 16908 LKR • 1h 30m ⏱

How to Get to Nuwara Eliya

Kandy to Nuwara Eliya
From 7452 LKR • 3h ⏱
Colombo to Nuwara Eliya
From 9686 LKR • 4h 30m ⏱
Ella to Nuwara Eliya
From 15973 LKR • 1h 20m ⏱
Jaffna to Nuwara Eliya
From 57551 LKR • 8h 53m ⏱
Galle to Nuwara Eliya
From 33996 LKR • 5h 15m ⏱
Badulla to Nuwara Eliya
From 7247 LKR • 1h 30m ⏱
Sigiriya to Nuwara Eliya
From 21414 LKR • 2h ⏱
Nanu Oya to Nuwara Eliya
From 2200 LKR • 18m ⏱
Matara to Nuwara Eliya
From 42421 LKR • 2h 9m ⏱

How to Get to Polonnaruwa

Anuradhapura to Polonnaruwa
From 19076 LKR • 1h 20m ⏱
Sigiriya to Polonnaruwa
From 1628 LKR • 1h 33m ⏱

How to Get to Dambulla

Kandy to Dambulla
From 3450 LKR • 35m ⏱
Colombo to Dambulla
From 1760 LKR • 3h 34m ⏱
Nuwara Eliya to Dambulla
From 29069 LKR • 4h 19m ⏱
Negombo to Dambulla
From 11204 LKR • 4h ⏱
Anuradhapura to Dambulla
From 16670 LKR • 55m ⏱
Sigiriya to Dambulla
From 1628 LKR • 52m ⏱
Trincomalee to Dambulla
From 3827 LKR • 2h 47m ⏱

How to Get to Negombo

Kandy to Negombo
From 16782 LKR • 1h 50m ⏱
Colombo to Negombo
From 300 LKR • 1h 20m ⏱
Nuwara Eliya to Negombo
From 30495 LKR • 3h 59m ⏱
Galle to Negombo
From 5168 LKR • 3h ⏱
Anuradhapura to Negombo
From 4528 LKR • 2h 45m ⏱
Sigiriya to Negombo
From 9606 LKR • 3h 30m ⏱
Hikkaduwa to Negombo
From 24407 LKR • 2h 14m ⏱

How to Get to Anuradhapura

Kandy to Anuradhapura
From 23713 LKR • 3h 3m ⏱
Colombo to Anuradhapura
From 1632 LKR • 4h 30m ⏱
Negombo to Anuradhapura
From 25557 LKR • 3h 38m ⏱
Trincomalee to Anuradhapura
From 19802 LKR • 2h 15m ⏱
Jaffna to Anuradhapura
From 1760 LKR • 3h 34m ⏱
Sigiriya to Anuradhapura
From 23780 LKR • 1h 2m ⏱
Matara to Anuradhapura
From 73157 LKR • 4h 59m ⏱

How to Get to Badulla Ella

Nanu Oya to Badulla Ella
From 17922 LKR • 1h 36m ⏱

How to Get to Unawatuna

Hikkaduwa to Unawatuna
From 6775 LKR • 42m ⏱

How to Get to Kataragama

Matara to Kataragama
From 23320 LKR • 1h 55m ⏱

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