Colombo Airport To Weligama Taxi

Travelers can have various options to come to this magnificent Weligama beach – in Sri Lanka upon arrival from the airport. This article shows the details of, how you visit this coastal town from Colombo airport (Bandaranayaka International Airport – Katunayaka | CMB).Total distance from Airport to Weligama: 172 KM

Colombo Airport (CMB) to Weligama by Bus

The traveler needs to take the bus to Colombo Fort. For this, you can take route number 187 or 187-E3 buses from Colombo to Katunayaka to reach Colombo directly. Normally those buses are A/C coach buses. And those buses park nearby the airport (Please ask for help from the information center or check Google maps below). They operate hourly at night, and twice an hour during the day time. Some of the buses go through the expressway and others will go the normal route. The ticket price will be 2 – 3 USD. The closest bus station to the Bandaranayaka International Airport is located 1.5-kilometer distance. You could reach here just in a few minutes by walking from the airport. Buses or coaches are available at local rates to almost all the major destinations over the Island such as Colombo, Galle, Negombo, Kandy, etc… Small food huts, grocery shops, taxi services (tuk tuk), public toilets and drinking water resources are available at this bus station. This is a very safe place for the public as the local police and security forces are on duty 24 hrs a day. Just walk from the airport (6 – 10 mins | 1.5 KM distance). Take a Colombo Fort (Aka Pettah) – Katunayaka airport bus to reach Colombo.

Another smart option is that if you could not find any bus at your arrival time take a local cab service or three-wheeler (tuk-tuk) to reach Kadawatha (It will cost around 6 – 8 USD). Before starting, your journey finalizes your fare for the destination. At least get a voice confirmation. Use your skills and record it other you may get ripped off with extra money. From the Kadawatha bus stand, travelers can take the expressway bus toward Matara. Travelers can store their luggage in a separate compartment on the bus. After reaching Matara visit Weligama by using this article. Ticket for the expressway bus will be 10 – 15 USD. Highly doubtful whether tuk-tuk carries your own surfboard in their tuk tuk this needs to be negotiated with the driver.

Colombo Airport (CMB) to Weligama by Train

Currently, there are no direct trains from Colombo airport railway station to Colombo or Weligama. Therefore traveler can need to come to Katunayaka railway station instead, Katunayaka railway station onwards there are plenty of trains available for Colombo fort railway. You can check the train schedule from this government website: eservices.railway.gov.lk read this article regarding the train rides in Sri Lanka. Some travelers experience that you plan to go to Weligama from the airport using the train would take more time and tourists need to arrive at Katunayaka railway station, not the Katunayaka airport railway station. That you need to take a three-wheeler (tuk-tuk) to reach Katunataka railway station.

Taking a train directly from Katunayaka would be time-consuming and it heavily depends on the train schedule. To overcome this take the bus to Colombo Fort. For this, you can take route number 187 or 187-E3 buses from Colombo to Katunayaka to reach Colombo directly. Normally those buses are A/C coach buses. And those buses park nearby the airport (Please ask for help from the information center or check Google maps below). They operate hourly at night, and twice an hour during the day time. Some of the buses go through the expressway and others will go the normal route. The ticket price will be 4 – 6 USD. If you could not find any bus at your arrival time take a local cab service or three-wheeler (tuk-tuk) to reach Colombo – Negombo main road, then take a bus to Colombo fort (capital). You need to go to the bus stop at Katunayaka side by Colombo – Negombo road. Get any bus that is going towards Colombo fort (most buses go to Colombo fort). The ticket price will be 1 – 2 USD. After you reach Colombo Fort, go to the Colombo fort train station.

Colombo Airport (CMB) to Weligama by Taxi

You can take a straight taxi to Weligama from the airport.

The quickest and easiest way to get from Colombo Airport (CMB) to Weligama is to taxi which costs 50-70$ and takes 2 hrs 30 min.