How to get fromMalabe to Katunayakeby bus, car or taxi

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There are 4 ways to get from Malabe to Katunayake by bus, car, or taxi

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Bus
best
1. Take the bus from Kaduwela to Colombobus
2. Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Katunayake Airport Bus Stationbus 187-E CMB to Colombo
2h 50m
Drive 38.8 km
cheapest
1. Drive from Malabe to Katunayakecar 38.8 km
38 min
Rs 1,635–2,362
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Malabe to Katunayaketaxi 38.8 km
38 min
Rs 10,000–13,000
Bus via Bandaranaike Internation Airport
1. Take the bus from Kaduwela to Colombobus
2. Take the bus from Colombo City to Bandaranaike Internation Airportbus
4h 13m

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Distance: 53.4 km
Duration: 2h 50m

What companies run services between Malabe, Sri Lanka and Katunayake, Sri Lanka?

You can take a bus from Malabe to Katunayake Airport Bus Station via Kaduwela, Colombo, and Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal in around 2h 50m.

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Katunayake(opens in a new window), Sri Lanka(opens in a new window)

Katunayake (Sinhala: කටුනායක, Tamil: கட்டுநாயகம்), is a suburb of Negombo in Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is the site of Bandaranaike International Airport, the primary international air gateway to Sri Lanka. With the change of government in 1977 and the introduction of the open economy policy a large area was allocated to create a free trade zone (currently known as the Export Promotion Zone).

Things to do in Katunayake

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.

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.

Places to stay in Katunayake

Olinia Airport Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Agasthi Airport Close(Opens in a new window)

9.4Superb

Transit Studio Katunayake(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

The Norfolk Heritage Airport Villa(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

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