Getting Around in Sri Lanka
Discover the Best ways to planning your holiday
In the past, public buses from the airport took almost two hours to reach Colombo. But because the new Colombo-Katunayake Expressway is now opened, the journey to Colombo city takes about 30-45 min to Colombo depending on the traffic. If you had a long flight and is exhausted, consider spending your first night in Negombo city, where it takes approximately the taxi charge of USD 10 to drive from the airport. Taxi.lk will take the honor to do the hotel transfers with no hassle. Negombo beach is where the majority of tourists start and end their trip in Sri Lanka due to the close proximity to Colombo International Airport-CMB (8km away), the main airport serving Sri Lanka. Negombo has a beautiful beach and several excellent hotels. The new expressway E03 is linked to the popular coastal cities along the south/west coast, like Bentota, Mirissa, Galle, Unawatuna, and Hikkaduwa, by the E01 Southern Express.
