Bus

Take the National Transport Commission bus at the Dambulla station .

The journey takes approximately 4 h Ticket price is about €1 The travel distance is 148 km.

Carrier is National Transport Commission.

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Get off at the Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal.
Take the Superline Travels bus at the Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal station .

The journey takes approximately 4 h 55 m. Ticket price is about €7 The travel distance is 214 km.

Carrier is Superline Travels.

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Get off at the Ella.


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Bus train

Take the National Transport Commission bus at the Dambulla station .

The journey takes approximately 4 h Ticket price is about €1 The travel distance is 151 km.

Carrier is National Transport Commission.

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Get off at the Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal.
786 m on foot from the Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to the Fort Station.

The journey takes approximately 9 m. The travel distance is 786 m.

Get off at the Fort Station.
Take the train Sri Lanka Railways at the station Fort Station.

The journey takes approximately 8 h 29 m. Ticket price is about €1 The travel distance is 284 km.

Carrier is Sri Lanka Railways.

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Get off at the Elle.


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Taxi

Take the taxi at the Dambulla.

The journey takes approximately 3 h 10 m. Ticket price is about €55 The travel distance is 165 km.

Carrier is Taxi Dambulla.

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Get off at the Ella.


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Drive

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The journey takes approximately 3 h 10 m. The travel distance is 165 km.

Get off at the Ella.


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The cheapest way to travel from Dambulla to Ella is by taking a Bus train with an average price of €1. The journey takes approximately 13 ч. 38 мин.

Taxi is the fastest way to travel from Dambulla to Ella. Tickets cost €55. The journey takes approximately 3 ч. 10 мин.

Dambulla is approximately 165 km away from Ella. The trip by car takes 3 h 10 m.

The average journey time by car between Dambulla and Ella is 3 h 10 m.

From Dambulla

To Ella