There are 5 ways to get from Dambulla to Katunayake by bus, car, taxi, or plane
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Mini Bus, bus
best- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kandybus
- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Katunayake Airport Bus Stationbus 187-E CMB to Colombo
3hRs 989–1,326Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminalbus 15-1-1 / ...
4h 20mRs 617–2,774Drive 128.6 km
- Drive from Dambulla to Katunayakecar 128.6 km
1h 59mRs 5,844–8,441Taxi
- Take the taxi from Dambulla to Katunayaketaxi 128.6 km
1h 59mRs 35,000–42,000Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Batticaloabus
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BTC - CMB
4h 41mRs 13,874–88,128
Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dambulla to Katunayake is to Mini Bus and bus which costs Rs. 950 - Rs. 1400 and takes 3h.
The fastest way to get from Dambulla to Katunayake is to drive which takes 1h 59m and costs Rs. 5500 - Rs. 8500.
No, there is no direct bus from Dambulla to Katunayake station. However, there are services departing from Dambulla and arriving at Katunayake Airport Bus Station via Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h.
The distance between Dambulla and Katunayake is 181 km. The road distance is 128.6 km.
The best way to get from Dambulla to Katunayake without a car is to Mini Bus and bus which takes 3h and costs Rs. 950 - Rs. 1400.
It takes approximately 3h to get from Dambulla to Katunayake, including transfers.
Dambulla to Katunayake bus services, operated by Magical Srilanka, depart from Dambulla station.
Dambulla to Katunayake bus services, operated by Magical Srilanka, arrive at Kandy station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dambulla to Katunayake is 129 km. It takes approximately 1h 59m to drive from Dambulla to Katunayake.
There are 1521+ hotels available in Katunayake.
What companies run services between Dambulla, Sri Lanka and Katunayake, Sri Lanka?
You can take a bus from Dambulla to Katunayake Airport Bus Station via Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal in around 3h.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 11,000–85,000
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Dambulla to Kandy
- 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 Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 850–1,200
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- [email protected]
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Katunayake Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 100–150
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 130–150
- Semi Lux
- Rs 130–180
- Super Lux
- Rs 240–310
- Seater
- Rs 100–150
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
- Phone
- +94 777 382 186
- [email protected]
- Website
- superline.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- 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/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Estimated price
- Rs 35,000–42,000
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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