There are 3 ways to get from Kottawa to Colombo by bus, taxi, or car
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kottawa to Colombo is to drive which costs Rs. 850 - Rs. 1300 and takes 24 min.
The fastest way to get from Kottawa to Colombo is to taxi which takes 24 min and costs Rs. 5000 - Rs. 6500.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre and arriving at Colombo City. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 22m.
The distance between Kottawa and Colombo is 21 km. The road distance is 19.6 km.
The best way to get from Kottawa to Colombo without a car is to bus which takes 1h 22m and costs Rs. 2300 - Rs. 2500.
The bus from Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre to Colombo City takes 1h 22m including transfers and departs every 30 minutes.
Kottawa to Colombo bus services, operated by BIA Shuttle Service, depart from Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre station.
Kottawa to Colombo bus services, operated by BIA Shuttle Service, arrive at Colombo City station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kottawa to Colombo is 20 km. It takes approximately 24 min to drive from Kottawa to Colombo.
There are 539+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Kottawa, Western, Sri Lanka and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
BIA Shuttle Service operates a bus from Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre to Colombo City every 30 minutes, and the journey takes 1h 22m. Superline Travels also services this route once daily.
- Phone
- +94 112 264 444
- comments@airport.lk
- Website
- airport.lk
Bus from Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre to Colombo City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- airport.lk
- Phone
- +94 777 382 186
- info@superline.lk
- Website
- superline.lk
Bus from Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre to Colombo City
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,300–2,500
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,000–6,500
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94 763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Kangaroo Cabs
- Phone
- +94 11 25 88 588
- Website
- 2588588.com
Colombo Taxi
- Phone
- +94 11 43 43 475
- Website
- colombotaxicabs.com
Colombo Airport Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 61 61 881
- Website
- taxicolomboairport.com
Kalutara Cabs
- Phone
- +94 77 31 44 888
- Website
- kalutaracabs.com
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