There are 7 ways to get from Dambulla to Matara by bus, car, taxi, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Dambulla to Matara
6h 9mRs 1,582Bus via Colombo
cheapest- Take the bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal15-1-1 / ...
- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Matara Bus StationEx 1-18
6h 14mRs 1,047–2,908Drive 286.5 km
- Drive from Dambulla to Matara286.5 km
3h 43mRs 12,056–17,414Taxi
- Take the taxi from Dambulla to Matara286.5 km
3h 43mRs 44,000–55,000Fly Sigiriya Airport to Koggala
- Fly from Sigiriya Airport (GIU) to Koggala (KCT)GIU - KCT
26h 7mRs 22,479–103,158Fly Sigiriya Airport to Weerawila International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Sigiriya Airport (GIU) to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ)GIU - WRZ
- Take the taxi from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Matara
2h 27mRs 27,979–105,158Taxi to Kandy, fly to Koggala
- Take the taxi from Dambulla to Kandy (KDW)
- Fly from Kandy (KDW) to Koggala (KCT)KDW - KCT
2h 38mRs 25,033–102,357
Sigiriya Airport (GIU) to Koggala (KCT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dambulla to Matara is to bus which costs Rs. 1582 and takes 6h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Dambulla to Matara is to fly and taxi which takes 2h 27m and costs Rs. 28000 - Rs. 110000.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Dambulla and arriving at Matara. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 9m.
The distance between Dambulla and Matara is 316 km. The road distance is 286.5 km.
The best way to get from Dambulla to Matara without a car is to bus which takes 6h 9m and costs Rs. 1582.
The bus from Dambulla to Matara takes 6h 9m including transfers and departs once daily.
Dambulla to Matara bus services, operated by Sri Lanka Transport Board - SLTB ICT, depart from Dambulla station.
The best way to get from Dambulla to Matara is to bus which takes 6h 9m and costs Rs. 1582. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs Rs. 22000 - Rs. 110000 and takes 26h 7m.
Dambulla to Matara bus services, operated by Sri Lanka Transport Board - SLTB ICT, arrive at Matara station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dambulla to Matara is 287 km. It takes approximately 3h 43m to drive from Dambulla to Matara.
What companies run services between Dambulla, Sri Lanka and Matara, Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka Transport Board - SLTB ICT operates a bus from Dambulla to Matara once daily. Tickets cost Rs 1,582 and the journey takes 6h 9m. Alternatively, Cinnamon Air flies from Sigiriya Airport (GIU) to Koggala (KCT) once daily.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Sigiriya Airport to Koggala via Weerawila International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 12,000–90,000
Flights from Sigiriya Airport to Weerawila International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 11,000–85,000
Flights from Kandy to Koggala
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 11,000–85,000
- Phone
- +94 112 581 120
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Matara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,582
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Matara Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 510–570
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 510–570
- Semi Lux
- Rs 600–900
- Super Lux
- Rs 1,100–1,500
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Matara Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 530–580
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 530–580
- Semi Lux
- Rs 650–900
- Super Lux
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Phone
- +94 777 382 186
- info@superline.lk
- Website
- superline.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,200–2,400
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,500–55,000
Taxi Dambulla
- Phone
- +94 76 36 05 437
- Website
- taxidambulla.wordpress.com
Kandy Meter Taxi
- Phone
- +94 81 49 55 655
- Website
- kandy-taxi.business.site
Visit Lanka Sri Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
Taxi Dambulla
- Phone
- +94 76 36 05 437
- Website
- taxidambulla.wordpress.com
Kandy Meter Taxi
- Phone
- +94 81 49 55 655
- Website
- kandy-taxi.business.site
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