There are 3 ways to get from Pettah to Kottawa by bus, taxi, or car
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pettah to Kottawa is to drive which costs Rs. 850 - Rs. 1300 and takes 23 min.
The fastest way to get from Pettah to Kottawa is to taxi which takes 23 min and costs Rs. 5000 - Rs. 6500.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Colombo City and arriving at Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 23m.
The distance between Pettah and Kottawa is 20 km. The road distance is 19.7 km.
The best way to get from Pettah to Kottawa without a car is to bus which takes 1h 23m and costs Rs. 2300 - Rs. 2500.
The bus from Colombo City to Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre takes 1h 23m including transfers and departs every 30 minutes.
Pettah to Kottawa bus services, operated by BIA Shuttle Service, depart from Colombo City station.
Pettah to Kottawa bus services, operated by BIA Shuttle Service, arrive at Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pettah to Kottawa is 20 km. It takes approximately 23 min to drive from Pettah to Kottawa.
There are 1481+ hotels available in Kottawa.
What companies run services between Pettah, Sri Lanka and Kottawa, 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. Superline Travels also services this route twice daily.
- Phone
- +94 112 264 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- BIA Shuttle Service
Bus from Colombo City to Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- BIA Shuttle Service
- Phone
- +94 777 382 186
- [email protected]
- Website
- Superline Travels
Bus from Colombo City to Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,300–2,500
- Website
- Superline Travels
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,000–6,500
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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