Ratnapura Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Any bus coming from Colombo (CTB/intercity express Rs 46/100, four hours) is likely to be jam-packed. For Hatton or Nuwara Eliya you’ll have to catch a bus to Avissawella (Rs 19) and then change there. If you’re going to Haputale, Ella and Badulla, you’ll probably first have to catch a bus to Balangoda (Rs 28). The CTB bus to Embilipitiya (for Uda Walawe National Park) costs Rs 43. To get to Galle you must change at Matara (Rs 100, 4½ hours). There are also direct buses to and from Kandy (Rs 67, six hours).