There are 4 ways to get from Bentota to Dambulla cave temple by taxi, plane, bus, or car
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Taxi, fly
best- Take the taxi from Bentota to Colombo-Airport-CMBtaxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane CMB - GIU
2h 25mRs 42,258–143,515Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Aluthgama to Dambullabus
4h 48mRs 900–1,300Drive 205.8 km
- Drive from Bentota to Dambulla cave templecar 205.8 km
3h 6mRs 9,303–13,438Bus via Colombo
- Take the bus from Aluthgama to Colombobus
- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Dambullabus Colombo / ...
6h 4mRs 1,340–1,655
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bentota to Dambulla cave temple is to bus which costs Rs. 900 - Rs. 1300 and takes 4h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Bentota to Dambulla cave temple is to taxi and fly which takes 2h 25m and costs Rs. 42000 - Rs. 150000.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Aluthgama and arriving at Dambulla. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 13m.
The distance between Bentota and Dambulla cave temple is 236 km. The road distance is 205.8 km.
The best way to get from Bentota to Dambulla cave temple without a car is to bus which takes 4h 48m and costs Rs. 900 - Rs. 1300.
It takes approximately 2h 25m to get from Bentota to Dambulla cave temple, including transfers.
Bentota to Dambulla cave temple bus services, operated by Sri Lanka Transport Board - SLTB ICT, depart from Aluthgama station.
Bentota to Dambulla cave temple bus services, operated by Sri Lanka Transport Board - SLTB ICT, arrive at Dambulla station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bentota to Dambulla cave temple is 206 km. It takes approximately 3h 6m to drive from Bentota to Dambulla cave temple.
There are 1072+ hotels available in Dambulla cave temple.
What companies run services between Bentota, Sri Lanka and Dambulla cave temple, Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka Transport Board - SLTB ICT operates a bus from Aluthgama to Dambulla once daily. Tickets cost Rs 900–1,300 and the journey takes 4h 13m.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sigiriya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 14,000–110,000
- Phone
- +94 70 311 0501
- [email protected]
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Aluthgama to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 900–1,300
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Aluthgama to Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 800–1,100
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- [email protected]
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 520–570
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 520–570
- Semi Lux
- Rs 600–900
- Super Lux
- Rs 1,100–1,500
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Estimated price
- Rs 27,000–33,000
Bentota Taxi
- Phone
- +94 71 39 09 573
- Website
- bentotataxi.com
Mr.Taxi.lk
- Phone
- +94 76 88 79 009
- Website
- mrtaxi.lk
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