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Duration 32 min
Distance 84 km
Average price Rs. 5500
Nearby airports 5 found

Closest airports to Temple of the Tooth

The nearest airport to Temple of the Tooth is Kandy (KDW). However, there are better options for getting to Temple of the Tooth. You can take a bus from Sigiriya (GIU) to Temple of the Tooth via Dambulla, Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal, and Kandy Good Shed Bus Station in around 7h 56m. Alternatively, Sri Lanka Railways operates a train from Hatton Station to Kandy 4 times a day. Tickets cost Rs. 230 - Rs. 350 and the journey takes 2h 23m.

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Colombo (CMB)

  1. Colombo (CMB)
  2. Temple of the Tooth
1h 54m
Rs. 16000 - Rs. 20000
Other nearby airports

Sigiriya (GIU)

  1. Dambulla
  2. Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
  3. Temple of the Tooth
7h 56m
Rs. 1225 - Rs. 1501

Hatton (NUF)

  1. Hatton Station
  2. Temple of the Tooth
2h 51m
Cheapest
Rs. 681 - Rs. 883

Weerawila (WRZ)

  1. Weerawila (WRZ)
  2. Embilipitiya
  3. Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
  4. Temple of the Tooth
8h 10m
Rs. 3692 - Rs. 4425

Kandy (KDW)

  1. Kandy (KDW)
  2. Temple of the Tooth
32 min
Rs. 1300 - Rs. 1600

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The nearest airport to Temple of the Tooth is Kandy (KDW) Airport which is 14.2 km away. Other nearby airports include Hatton (NUF) (47 km), Sigiriya (GIU) (73.5 km), Colombo (CMB) (83.9 km) and Weerawila (WRZ) (133 km).

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It takes 1h 54m to get from Kandy to Colombo (CMB) Airport.

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We recommend flying to Colombo (CMB) Airport, which is 83.3 km away from Kandy. The taxi via Colombo (CMB) from Colombo (CMB) to Kandy takes 1h 54m.

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There are 282+ hotels available in Temple of the Tooth. Prices start at Rs. 30000 per night.

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