Tissamaharama Getting there & around

Getting there & away

The road from Hambantota is sealed but pretty rough. Few buses go directly to the Hill Country, and if you can’t get one you’ll need to change at Wirawila junction (Rs 11, 30 minutes) and/or at Wellawaya (Rs 44). There are no buses to Yala National Park. Other major bus destinations from Tissa include Colombo (regular/air-con Rs 138/210, nine hours), Hambantota (Rs 21, one hour) and Kataragama (Rs 18, one hour).