Bus

Take the NCG Express bus at the Anuradhapura station .

The journey takes approximately 3 h 14 m. The travel distance is 215 km.

Carrier is NCG Express.

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Get off at the Pettah.


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Train

Take the train Sri Lanka Railways at the station Anuradhapura.

The journey takes approximately 5 h Ticket price is about €1 The travel distance is 205 km.

Carrier is Sri Lanka Railways.

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Get off at the Colombo Fort.


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Bus

Take the National Transport Commission bus at the Anuradhapura station .

The journey takes approximately 5 h 15 m. The travel distance is 210 km.

Carrier is National Transport Commission.

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Get off at the Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal.


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Taxi

Take the taxi at the Anuradhapura.

The journey takes approximately 3 h 33 m. Ticket price is about €90 The travel distance is 209 km.

Carrier is SS Cabs.

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Get off at the Colombo.


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Drive

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The journey takes approximately 3 h 33 m. The travel distance is 209 km.

Get off at the Colombo.


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Taxi fly

Take the taxi at the Anuradhapura.

The journey takes approximately 1 h 19 m. Ticket price is about €18 The travel distance is 68 km.

Carrier is SS Cabs.

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Get off at the Sigiriya (GIU).
Fly out to Sigiriya (GIU) of the Colombo (CMB) airport.

The journey takes approximately 30 m. Ticket price is about €7

Carrier is Cinnamon Air.

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Get off at the Colombo (CMB).
1304 m on foot from the Colombo (CMB) to the Katunayake Airport Bus Station.

The journey takes approximately 15 m. The travel distance is 1 km.

Get off at the Katunayake Airport Bus Station.
Take the National Transport Commission bus at the Katunayake Airport Bus Station station .

The journey takes approximately 45 m. The travel distance is 31 km.

Carrier is National Transport Commission.

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Get off at the Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal.


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The cheapest way to travel from Anuradhapura to Colombo is by taking a Train with an average price of €1. The journey takes approximately 5 ч.

Taxi fly is the fastest way to travel from Anuradhapura to Colombo. Tickets cost €26. The journey takes approximately 3 ч. 5 мин.

Anuradhapura is approximately 209 km away from Colombo. The trip by car takes 3 h 33 m.

Yes! There is a direct bus with no transfers to this destination. The route is served by the National Transport Commission company. Tickets cost about €. A bus trip from Anuradhapura to Colombo will take 5 h 15 m.

The average journey time by car between Anuradhapura and Colombo is 3 h 33 m.

From Anuradhapura

To Colombo