There are 6 ways to get from Dambulla to Fort Station by bus, car, taxi, or train
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Dambulla to Pettahbus
3h 4mBus via Kandy
cheapest- Take the bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminalbus 15-1-1 / ...
3h 28mRs 500–2,700Drive 150.4 km
- Drive from Dambulla to Fort Stationcar 150.4 km
2h 20mRs 6,838–9,876Taxi
- Take the taxi from Dambulla to Fort Stationtaxi 150.4 km
2h 20mRs 41,000–49,000Bus via Dambulla
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Colombo Pettahbus Kalmunai
3h 8mRs 2,400–2,700Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Polgahawelabus
- Take the train from Polgahawela Junction to Colombo Forttrain Kankesanthurai to Mt Lavinia / ...
3h 56mRs 2,032–4,101
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dambulla to Fort Station is to bus via Kandy which costs Rs. 500 - Rs. 2700 and takes 3h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Dambulla to Fort Station is to drive which takes 2h 20m and costs Rs. 6500 - Rs. 10000.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Dambulla and arriving at Pettah. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h.
The distance between Dambulla and Fort Station is 151 km. The road distance is 150.4 km.
The best way to get from Dambulla to Fort Station without a car is to bus which takes 3h 4m and costs .
The bus from Dambulla to Pettah takes 3h including transfers and departs once daily.
Dambulla to Fort Station bus services, operated by NCG Express, depart from Dambulla station.
Dambulla to Fort Station bus services, operated by NCG Express, arrive at Pettah station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dambulla to Fort Station is 150 km. It takes approximately 2h 20m to drive from Dambulla to Fort Station.
There are 1474+ hotels available in Fort Station.
What companies run services between Dambulla, Sri Lanka and Fort Station, Sri Lanka?
NCG Express operates a bus from Dambulla to Pettah once daily, and the journey takes 3h.
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Polgahawela Junction to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–3,000
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,300–3,000
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- [email protected]
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Pettah
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- +94 777 382 186
- [email protected]
- Website
- superline.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Colombo Pettah
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,400–2,700
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
Bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,400–2,700
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- [email protected]
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 510–570
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 510–570
- Semi Lux
- Rs 600–900
- Super Lux
- Rs 1,100–1,500
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,412
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- +94 70 311 0501
- [email protected]
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 850–1,200
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Polgahawela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 800–1,100
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Estimated price
- Rs 41,000–49,000
Kandy Meter Taxi
- Phone
- +94 81 49 55 655
- Website
- kandy-taxi.business.site
Taxi Dambulla
- Phone
- +94 76 36 05 437
- Website
- taxidambulla.wordpress.com
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