There are 8 ways to get from Talpe to Sigiriya by train, bus, car, taxi, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Talpe to Fort Stationtrain Beliatta
- Take the bus from Pettah to Dambullabus
7h 4mTrain, bus via Colombo
cheapest- Take the train from Talpe to Fort Stationtrain Beliatta
- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Dambullabus Colombo / ...
8h 3mRs 1,678–5,700Bus
- Take the bus from Ahangama to Habaranabus
7h 43mRs 2,740–5,150Drive 276.4 km
- Drive from Talpe to Sigiriyacar 276.4 km
3h 42mRs 11,834–17,093Taxi
- Take the taxi from Talpe to Sigiriyataxi 276.4 km
3h 42mRs 42,000–55,000Fly
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane KCT - GIU
21h 41mRs 14,217–88,812Train, bus via Dambulla
- Take the train from Talpe to Fort Stationtrain Beliatta
- Take the bus from Colombo Pettah to Dambullabus Wellawatta
7h 54mRs 3,318–7,530Train
- Take the train from Talpe to Maradanatrain Beliatta
- Take the train from Fort Station to Habaranatrain Colombo / ...
8h 10mRs 2,521–12,286
Koggala (KCT) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Talpe to Sigiriya is to train and bus via Colombo which costs Rs. 1600 - Rs. 6000 and takes 8h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Talpe to Sigiriya is to drive which takes 3h 42m and costs Rs. 11000 - Rs. 18000.
The distance between Talpe and Sigiriya is 292 km. The road distance is 276.4 km.
The best way to get from Talpe to Sigiriya without a car is to train and bus which takes 7h 4m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Talpe to Sigiriya, including transfers.
The best way to get from Talpe to Sigiriya is to bus which takes 7h 43m and costs Rs. 2700 - Rs. 5500. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs Rs. 14000 - Rs. 90000 and takes 21h 41m, you could also train, which costs Rs. 2500 - Rs. 13000 and takes 8h 10m.
Yes, the driving distance between Talpe to Sigiriya is 276 km. It takes approximately 3h 42m to drive from Talpe to Sigiriya.
There are 1039+ hotels available in Sigiriya.
What companies run services between Talpe, Sri Lanka and Sigiriya, Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka Transport Board - SLTB ICT operates a bus from Ahangama to Habarana once daily. Tickets cost Rs 1,582 and the journey takes 6h 10m. Alternatively, Cinnamon Air flies from Koggala (KCT) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU) once daily.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Koggala to Sigiriya Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 11,000–85,000
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Talpe to Fort Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 218–4,000
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–4,000
- 3rd Class
- Rs 1,636
- 2nd Class
- Rs 218
- 1st Class
- Rs 1,963
Train from Talpe to Maradana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 221–4,000
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–4,000
- 3rd Class
- Rs 1,659
- 2nd Class
- Rs 221
- 1st Class
- Rs 1,991
Train from Fort Station to Habarana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–7,000
- 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 2,700–7,000
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Pettah to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- +94 112 581 120
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Ahangama to Habarana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,582
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
- Phone
- +94 777 382 186
- info@superline.lk
- Website
- superline.lk
Bus from Colombo Pettah to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,200–2,400
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Estimated price
- Rs 42,000–55,000
Colombo Budget Taxi
- Phone
- +94 71 30 05 353
- Website
- colombobudgettaxi.lk
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Lotus Cabs & Tours
- Phone
- +94 917 223 223
- Website
- lotuscabs.lk
Galle Taxi
- Phone
- +94 912 246 246
- Website
- galletaxi.com
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