Monaragala Getting there & around

Getting there & away

The most reliable buses to Pottuvil (for Arugam Bay) depart at 8.30am, 11.15am and 12.15pm. Alternatively, take a bus to Siyambulanduwa and change. To Ampara, buses leave roughly twice-hourly until 2.45pm using two possible routes: via Siyambulanduwa (for Arugam Bay) or via Inginyagala (for the Gal Oya National Park). Colombo-bound intercity buses (Rs 220, seven hours) run at roughly 45-minute intervals until late, though there are gaps in the schedule. For the south coast, buses leave roughly hourly to Matara (4½ hours). Services run very frequently to Wellawaya (Rs 40, 50 minutes) for the Hill Country, passing though Buttala; change in Buttala for Kataragama.