How to get fromColombo to Urapolaby bus, train, taxi or car

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There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Urapola by bus, train, taxi, or car

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Bus
best
1. Take the bus from Colombo to Nittambuwabus
56 min
Drive 44.4 km
cheapest
1. Drive from Colombo to Urapolacar 44.4 km
49 min
Rs 1,869–2,700
Train, taxi
1. Take the train from Fort Station to Veyangodatrain Colombo
2. Take the taxi from Veyangoda to Urapolataxi
57 min
Rs 1,934–3,456
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Colombo to Urapolataxi 44.4 km
49 min
Rs 12,000–15,000
Bus via Pettah
1. Take the bus from Pettah to Nittambuwabus
1h 1m

Questions & Answers

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Distance: 46.1 km
Duration: 56 min

What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Urapola, Western, Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka Transport Board - SLTB ICT operates a bus from Colombo to Nittambuwa once daily, and the journey takes 45 min.

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Urapola, Sri Lanka

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Things to do in Urapola

Horagolla National Park(Opens in a new window)

Horagolla National Park is one of the latest national parks in Sri Lanka. It is so called because of an abundance of Dipterocarpus zeylanicus (hora) trees. The area was originally declared as a wildlife sanctuary on 5 September 1973 due to its rich biodiversity. Later on 24 June 2004, Horagolla was elevated to national park status. Horagolla is the only urban park in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. The park is situated close to Horagolla Walauwa, the home of the Bandaranaike family. The park is situated some 40 km from Colombo.

Gampaha Botanical Garden(Opens in a new window)

Gampaha Botanical Garden, also known as Henarathgoda Botanical Garden is situated in the suburb of Gampaha. It was established in 1876 by the British to conduct experiments on exotic economic plants such as Rubber, and explore plant wealth and development of economy in the colony. The first imported rubber tree to Sri Lanka was first planted in this garden and it was the first seedlings of Brazilian rubber tree ever planted in Asia. The garden consists of a large variety of plants and many of them are from every corner of the tropical world it is expanding over 43 acre and situated next to the Attanagalu Oya and surrounded by paddy fields, a man-made green environment and a secondary forest as well laid out with lots of interesting sections, eye-catching landscaping and many shrubs, bushes and trees. This garden is a famous destination for youngsters.

Henarathgoda Botanical Garden(Opens in a new window)

Henarathgoda Botanical Garden is one of the six botanical gardens in Sri Lanka. The botanical garden is situated in Gampaha-Minuwangoda main road, approximately 450 m away from Gampaha railway station. It is about 29 km from Sri Lanka's commercial capital of Colombo.

Places to stay in Urapola

White Wall Hotel(Opens in a new window)

5.7Passable

Comilla Bungalow(Opens in a new window)

9.6Exceptional

Mango Roots(Opens in a new window)

9.8Exceptional

Villa 61(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

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