Negombo --> Dambulla; best hill country train ride

hi flamante .

1 . hire the driver from air port to dambulla via elephant orphanage will be cost abut 12000 – 1300 RS. Unfortunately no any other regular bus going through the same route.

1. best train ride between nuwaraeliya – ella . also possible to have train trip from kandy up to n eliya then back again same day if you catch morning train.

3.there no direct bus to galle from kandy you have to change in to another bus at Colombo. 1 direct train available from kandy to galle.

thanks,

iv

Hi!

1. You can find buses to go this route, but no direct bus. From Negombo, i think you must go to colombo to catch a bus to Kegalle. From Kegalle to Orphanage another bus or tuk tuk. And again another bus from Kegalle to Dambulla. I don't know if it's possible to do it in one day...

2 and 3, same answer than above...

Severine

You can get the early morning train from Kandy to the coast. It stops at Columbo, but you don't need to change as it just carries on and takes you down through Hikkaduwa and on to Galle etc. Very cheap, very scenic, recommended rather than a bus as you get on at the start of the journey so you can get a seat and watch the world go by.

Hi sudi
As you said to catch a buses in mentioned route
Air port – negombo = bus
Negombo – kegalle = another bus
Kegalle – karadupana junction = another bus
Junction –orphanage = bus or tuck tuck
Orphanage – rambulkkan =another bus
Ranbukkana – kurunegala= another bus
Kurunegala- dambulla = another bus

Practically you have to spend all the day in the buses.

Thanks,

iv

Hi flamante ,

Best method is Come to Colombo (cost 45min-1h and Rs100), then take a bus to Kandy (cost 3h and Rs250) and get off from karadupana junction and take a tuk tuk to orphanage (cost 30min).
Then come back to Kegalle by a Tuk Tuk and take a bus to Rambukkana(30min). and Ranbukkana – kurunegala by another bus (min45).
From kurunegala you can go to Dambulla by a bus within 1h and cost is under Rs200.
From Dambulla you can take a bus to Kandy(cost 1.5h-2h Rs 150).
Then I think you have to spent the night at Kandy.
Take early morning train to Nuwara Eliya(I'm not sure about the cost and time I can check train schedules and send a message if you need) and Come Back by a bus(i.5h and Rs 200).
Take the diract train to Matara via Galle or come to Colombo and get a bus to Galle, buses leaves every 15 min(cost 4h and under Rs 300).
You can complete this by 3 days or even in 2 days, but I recommend to take 4 days otherwise you'll get too tired and bored. best is bellow.
1st day : - Negombo - Pinnawala orphanage -Dambulla ----Stay night at Dambulla
2nd day : - Dambulla - Kandy - Nuwara Eliya - Kandy ---- Stay at Kandy
3rd day :- Kandy - Galle via Colombo ---- stay at Galle
4th day : - Galle - Katunayake airport via Colombo.

Edited by: kasun