Negombo Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Central Transport Board (CTB), private and intercity express buses run between Negombo and Saunders Pl, Colombo (regular/air-con Rs 28/42, one to two hours, every 20 minutes). Long queues form at the bus station on weekend evenings, when day-trippers return to the capital. There are also trains to Colombo (Rs 21, 1½ hours), but they’re slower and rarer than the buses. You can get a taxi between Negombo and Colombo for about Rs 2500. Any hotel, guesthouse or travel agent will arrange a taxi for you.

For Kandy take a bus to Veyangoda (Rs 20, two hours) and change to a Kandy train.