There are 7 ways to get from Ella to Pigeon Island National Park by bus, plane, unknown, train, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Weerawila International Airport, fly, travel
best- Take the bus from Ella to Thanamalwilabus
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Trincomalee Airport (TRR)plane WRZ - TRR
- Walk from Trincomalee Airport (TRR) to Pigeon Island National Parkunknown
5h 42mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Ella to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Colombo to Palampoddarubus
- Walk from Palampoddaru to Pigeon Island National Parkunknown
11h 44mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Ella to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the bus from Polgahawela to Palampoddarubus
- Walk from Palampoddaru to Pigeon Island National Parkunknown
12h 45mTaxi to Batticaloa Airport, fly, travel
- Take the taxi from Ella to Batticaloa Airport (BTC)taxi
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Trincomalee Airport (TRR)plane BTC - TRR
- Walk from Trincomalee Airport (TRR) to Pigeon Island National Parkunknown
6h 1mDrive to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly, travel
- Drive from Ella to Colombo-Airport-CMBcar
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Trincomalee Airport (TRR)plane CMB - TRR
- Walk from Trincomalee Airport (TRR) to Pigeon Island National Parkunknown
4h 38mDrive to Koggala, fly, travel
- Drive from Ella to Koggala (KCT)car
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Trincomalee Airport (TRR)plane KCT - TRR
- Walk from Trincomalee Airport (TRR) to Pigeon Island National Parkunknown
6h 23mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Ella to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the train from Polgahawela to Trincomaleetrain
- Walk from Trincomalee to Pigeon Island National Parkunknown
15h 28m
Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Trincomalee Airport (TRR) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Ella and Pigeon Island National Park is 363 km.
The best way to get from Ella to Pigeon Island National Park without a car is to bus and travel which takes 11h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 42m to get from Ella to Pigeon Island National Park, including transfers.
There are 455+ hotels available in Pigeon Island National Park.
What companies run services between Ella, Uva, Sri Lanka and Pigeon Island National Park, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Ella to Pigeon Island National Park. However, you can take the bus to Thanamalwila, take the taxi to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) airport, fly to Trincomalee Airport (TRR), then travel to Pigeon Island National Park. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ella to Pigeon Island National Park via Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal, Colombo, and Palampoddaru in around 11h 44m.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Trincomalee Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 14,000–100,000
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Trincomalee Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 14,000–100,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Trincomalee Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 16,000–130,000
Flights from Koggala to Trincomalee Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 13,000–95,000
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
Train from Ella to Polgahawela
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,100
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 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
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 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 Polgahawela to Trincomalee
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,200
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,700
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,400–3,200
- Phone
- +94 70 311 0501
- [email protected]
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Ella to Thanamalwila
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 800–1,100
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Colombo to Palampoddaru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 950–1,400
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Polgahawela to Palampoddaru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 900–1,200
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
- Phone
- +94 777 382 186
- [email protected]
- Website
- Superline Travels
Bus from Ella to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,200–2,700
- Website
- Superline Travels
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Estimated price
- Rs 20,000–25,000
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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