There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to Makumbura by bus, taxi, or car
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Colombo to Makumbura by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Makumbura is to drive which costs Rs. 950 - Rs. 1400 and takes 25 min.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Makumbura is to taxi which takes 25 min and costs Rs. 5500 - Rs. 7000.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Colombo City and arriving at Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 23m.
The distance between Colombo and Makumbura is 20 km. The road distance is 21.2 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Makumbura without a car is to bus which takes 1h 23m and costs Rs. 95 - Rs. 2500.
The bus from Colombo City to Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre takes 1h 23m including transfers and departs hourly.
Colombo to Makumbura bus services, operated by BIA Shuttle Service, depart from Colombo City station.
Colombo to Makumbura bus services, operated by BIA Shuttle Service, arrive at Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre station.
Yes, the driving distance between Colombo to Makumbura is 21 km. It takes approximately 25 min to drive from Colombo to Makumbura.
There are 1506+ hotels available in Makumbura.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Makumbura, Western, Sri Lanka?
BIA Shuttle Service operates a bus from Colombo City to Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre every 30 minutes, and the journey takes 1h 23m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- +94 112 264 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- airport.lk
Bus from Colombo City to Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- airport.lk
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- [email protected]
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Colombo City to Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 95–110
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 95–110
- Semi Lux
- Rs 80–120
- Super Lux
- Rs 150–200
- Phone
- +94 777 382 186
- [email protected]
- Website
- superline.lk
Bus from Colombo City to Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,300–2,500
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,500–7,000
Colombo Airport Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 61 61 881
- Website
- taxicolomboairport.com
Colombo Taxi
- Phone
- +94 11 43 43 475
- Website
- colombotaxicabs.com
Kangaroo Cabs
- Phone
- +94 11 25 88 588
- Website
- 2588588.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94 763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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