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Latest Developments There have been many developments in the taxi situation between Colombo and Arugam Bay already this year. As there are now several luxury bus options available to travellers, the taxi price has fallen as a result. Taxi Sharing Also due to an increase in taxi sharing on sites such as srilankataxishare.com travellers are now organising …
There are now 5-6 buses running between Pottuvil and Colombo, all travelling through the night and taking about 7 hours. Two of these are luxury ac buses and the rest are regular non-ac buses. It appears that one of the non-ac private buses can be prebooked at busbooking.lk (see the comment below). Approximate departure times (usually to within …
Updated Colombo to Arugam Bay Bus Times February 2020 Read More »
Reserve in Person Go to any of these stations and buy the ticket up to 30 days before the date of travel: Aluthgama, Anuradhapura, Badulla, Bandarawela, Batticaloa, China Bay, Colombo Fort, Diyathalawa, Ella, Galle, Gal Oya, Gampaha, Haputale, Hatton, Hikkaduwa, Hingurakgoda, Jaffna, Kalutara South, Kandy, Kantale, Kilinochchi, Kurunegala, Matara, Nanu Oya, Nawalapitiya, Pallai, Peradeniya, Polgahawela, Polonnaruwa, …
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The Sri Lankan Transport Board has made the first step into the digital age with a new website. The services available to reserve are limited and appear to be about 95% non-ac regular Sri Lankan buses. A local Sri Lankan mobile number is needed to make a booking and payment can be made by credit …
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This is the latest bus schedule for government (red) buses leaving from Jaffna bus station. There should be at least the same number of private (blue) buses leaving at other times. Jaffna to Akkaraipattu Departure times: 05:30 / 09:45 / 16:00 / 17:00 / 18:00 / 19:30. Jaffna to Badulla Departure times: 06:20 / 21:30. …
This is the latest bus schedule for government (red) buses leaving from Trincomalee bus station. There should be at least the same number of private (blue) buses leaving at other times. Trincomalee to Akkaraipattu (via Batticaloa) Departure times: 05:30 / 08:00 / 09:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 16:00. Change here for buses to Pottuvil …
This is the latest bus schedule for government (red) buses leaving from Ella bus station. There should be at least the same number of private (blue) buses leaving at other times. Ella to Ampara Departure times: 06:30 / 07:40 / 09:15 / 17:30. Change here for buses to Batticaloa and Passikudah. Ella to Galle Departure …
Arugam Bay For information on buses to and from Arugam Bay please see Getting Here. Reserve in Person You can only reserve tickets in advance on some private buses (not the government red buses). Go to the private bus stand in any town or city and ask if it is possible to reserve a ticket …
Cinnamon Air Cinnamon Air fly 8-seater air taxis which in some cases also land on water. Destinations include: Ampara, Arugam Bay, Bandaranaike International Airport (Domestic Terminal), Bentota, Castlereagh, Colombo City – Waters Edge, Dickwella, Hambantota – Mattala, Jaffna, Kalpitiya, Kandy, Koggala, Nuwara Eliya, Pasikudah – Batticaloa, Sigiriya, Trincomalee. Scheduled flights are limited seasonally but charter flights …
Costs It is possible to rent a motorbike, scooter or tuk tuk in Arugam Bay but you should be aware that it is not 100% legal. As of now there are no official registered hire providers in the local area. There are however, many locals who will be happy to lend you theirs or a …