There are 5 ways to get from Ella to Dambulla by bus, train, car, or taxi
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Bus, Mini Bus
best- Take the bus from Ella to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminalbus Badulla-Colombo / ...
- Take the bus from Kandy to Dambullabus
8h 25mRs 3,110–3,901Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Ella to Polgahawelatrain Badulla
- Take the bus from Polgahawela to Dambullabus
10h 24mRs 2,143–4,172Drive 162 km
- Drive from Ella to Dambullacar 162 km
3h 8mRs 7,384–10,665Taxi
- Take the taxi from Ella to Dambullataxi 162 km
3h 8mRs 20,000–24,000Train, bus via Dambulla
- Take the train from Ella to Polgahawelatrain Badulla
- Take the bus from Polgahawela to Dambullabus Colombo-Trincomalee
10h 53mRs 3,643–5,672
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ella to Dambulla is to train and bus which costs Rs. 2100 - Rs. 4200 and takes 10h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Ella to Dambulla is to drive which takes 3h 8m and costs Rs. 7000 - Rs. 11000.
No, there is no direct bus from Ella to Dambulla. However, there are services departing from Ella and arriving at Dambulla via Kandy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 25m.
The distance between Ella and Dambulla is 362 km. The road distance is 162 km.
The best way to get from Ella to Dambulla without a car is to bus and Mini Bus which takes 8h 25m and costs Rs. 3100 - Rs. 3900.
It takes approximately 8h 25m to get from Ella to Dambulla, including transfers.
Ella to Dambulla bus services, operated by Superline Travels, depart from Ella station.
Ella to Dambulla bus services, operated by Superline Travels, arrive at Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ella to Dambulla is 162 km. It takes approximately 3h 8m to drive from Ella to Dambulla.
There are 1093+ hotels available in Dambulla.
What companies run services between Ella, Uva, Sri Lanka and Dambulla, Sri Lanka?
You can take a bus from Ella to Dambulla via Kandy in around 8h 25m.
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Ella to Polgahawela
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,100
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,600
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,400–3,100
Train from Ella to Polgahawela
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,100
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,600
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,400–3,100
- Phone
- +94 777 382 186
- [email protected]
- Website
- superline.lk
Bus from Ella to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,200–2,700
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
Bus from Polgahawela to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,300–2,600
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Kandy to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,428
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- +94 70 311 0501
- [email protected]
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Kandy to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 850–1,200
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Polgahawela to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 800–1,100
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Estimated price
- Rs 20,000–24,000
Ceylon Ella Taxi
- Phone
- +94761 300 309
- Website
- ceylonellataxi.lk
Ella Budget Taxi
- Phone
- +94 77 078 9383
- Website
- ellabudgettaxi.com
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