There are 5 ways to get from Matale to Kottawa by taxi, bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, bus
best- Take the taxi from Matale to Kurunegala
- Take the bus from Kurunegala to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal57
- Take the bus from Colombo City to Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre
4h 36mDrive 143.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Matale to Kottawa143.2 km
2h 31mRs 6,026–8,704Train
- Take the train from Matale to Colombo FortMatale
4h 49mRs 6,301–11,187Taxi
- Take the taxi from Matale to Kottawa143.2 km
2h 31mRs 39,000–47,000Fly, bus
- Fly from Kandy (KDW) to Koggala (KCT)KDW - KCT
- Take the bus from Galle Bus Station to Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center
3h 12mRs 18,752–94,634
Kandy (KDW) to Koggala (KCT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Matale to Kottawa is to drive which costs Rs. 6000 - Rs. 9000 and takes 2h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Matale to Kottawa is to drive which takes 2h 31m and costs Rs. 6000 - Rs. 9000.
The distance between Matale and Kottawa is 164 km. The road distance is 143.2 km.
The best way to get from Matale to Kottawa without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 4h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 36m to get from Matale to Kottawa, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Matale to Kottawa is 143 km. It takes approximately 2h 31m to drive from Matale to Kottawa.
There are 1481+ hotels available in Kottawa.
What companies run services between Matale, Sri Lanka and Kottawa, Western, Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka Railways operates a train from Matale to Colombo Fort once daily. Tickets cost Rs 1,300–4,700 and the journey takes 4h 26m.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Kandy to Koggala
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 11,000–85,000
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Matale to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–4,700
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,600
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–4,700
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Kurunegala to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 330–370
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 330–370
- Semi Lux
- Rs 390–550
- Super Lux
- Rs 700–950
Bus from Galle Bus Station to Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 370–410
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 370–410
- Semi Lux
- Rs 440–650
- Super Lux
- Rs 800–1,100
- Phone
- +94 112 581 120
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Kurunegala to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
- Phone
- +94 777 382 186
- info@superline.lk
- Website
- superline.lk
Bus from Kurunegala to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,100–2,300
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
- Phone
- +94 112 264 444
- comments@airport.lk
- Website
- airport.lk
Bus from Colombo City to Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- airport.lk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,600–47,000
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
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