There are 5 ways to get from Chilaw to Kandy by taxi, plane, bus, or car
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Taxi, fly
best- Take the taxi from Chilaw to Colombo-Airport-CMBtaxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kandy (KDW)plane CMB - KDW
2h 1mRs 21,415–111,209Drive 113.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Chilaw to Kandycar 113.9 km
2h 1mRs 4,805–6,941Bus
- Take the bus from Chilaw to Pettahbus
- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Kandy Good Shed Bus Stationbus Colombo
5h 52mTaxi
- Take the taxi from Chilaw to Kandytaxi 113.9 km
2h 1mRs 17,000–21,000Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Chilaw to Kegalletaxi
- Take the bus from Kegalle to Kandy Good Shed Bus Stationbus Colombo
3h 5mRs 13,136–15,518
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kandy (KDW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chilaw to Kandy is to drive which costs Rs. 4800 - Rs. 7000 and takes 2h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Chilaw to Kandy is to drive which takes 2h 1m and costs Rs. 4800 - Rs. 7000.
No, there is no direct bus from Chilaw to Kandy station. However, there are services departing from Chilaw and arriving at Kandy Good Shed Bus Station via Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 52m.
The distance between Chilaw and Kandy is 173 km. The road distance is 113.9 km.
The best way to get from Chilaw to Kandy without a car is to bus which takes 5h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 1m to get from Chilaw to Kandy, including transfers.
Chilaw to Kandy bus services, operated by NCG Express, depart from Chilaw station.
Chilaw to Kandy bus services, operated by NCG Express, arrive at Pettah station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chilaw to Kandy is 114 km. It takes approximately 2h 1m to drive from Chilaw to Kandy.
There are 1447+ hotels available in Kandy.
What companies run services between Chilaw, Sri Lanka and Kandy, Sri Lanka?
You can take a bus from Chilaw to Kandy Good Shed Bus Station via Pettah and Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal in around 5h 52m.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 12,000–100,000
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Chilaw to Pettah
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Kandy Good Shed Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 400–440
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 400–440
- Semi Lux
- Rs 470–700
- Super Lux
- Rs 900–1,200
Bus from Kegalle to Kandy Good Shed Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 150–170
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 150–170
- Semi Lux
- Rs 150–220
- Super Lux
- Rs 290–370
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,000–21,000
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