There are 7 ways to get from Ritigala to Negombo 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 via Anuradhapura
best- Take the taxi from Ritigala to Anuradhapura
- Take the bus from Anuradhapura to Negombo
3h 45mTrain
cheapest- Take the train from Horiwila to GampahaBatticaloa / ...
5h 30mRs 5,946–11,082Drive 170.9 km
- Drive from Ritigala to Negombo170.9 km
2h 57mRs 7,074–10,218Taxi
- Take the taxi from Ritigala to Negombo170.9 km
2h 57mRs 26,000–32,000Train, fly
- Take the train from Horiwila to Batticaloa
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)BTC - CMB
6h 15mRs 16,046–81,672Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Ritigala to Dambulla
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal15-1-1 / ...
5h 27mRs 7,254–10,821Taxi, bus #2
- Take the taxi from Ritigala to Dambulla
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Colombo City to Bandaranaike Internation Airport
6h 50mRs 7,576–11,103
Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ritigala to Negombo is to train which costs Rs. 5500 - Rs. 12000 and takes 5h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Ritigala to Negombo is to drive which takes 2h 57m and costs Rs. 7000 - Rs. 11000.
The distance between Ritigala and Negombo is 229 km. The road distance is 170.9 km.
The best way to get from Ritigala to Negombo without a car is to taxi and bus via Anuradhapura which takes 3h 45m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 45m to get from Ritigala to Negombo, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Ritigala to Negombo is 171 km. It takes approximately 2h 57m to drive from Ritigala to Negombo.
There are 1284+ hotels available in Negombo.
What companies run services between Ritigala, Sri Lanka and Negombo, Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka Railways operates a train from Horiwila to Gampaha twice daily. Tickets cost Rs 1,300–5,500 and the journey takes 4h 35m.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,000–70,000
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Horiwila to Gampaha
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–5,500
- 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 2,600–5,500
Train from Horiwila to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–4,800
- 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 2,600–4,800
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Anuradhapura to Negombo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.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
- 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 2,250–2,400
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
- Phone
- +94 112 264 444
- comments@airport.lk
- Website
- airport.lk
Bus from Colombo City to Bandaranaike Internation Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 432
- Schedules at
- airport.lk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,300–32,000
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
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
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
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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