Airport – Colombo (bus)
A bus service No 187 departing 300 metres left from airport’s terminal. It departs daily between 5:30 – 20:30 every 30 minutes for about
110 LKRcurrently £0.47
.
The journey takes about 1.5 hours.
Outside the bus service hours, there is a minivan alternative for about
150 LKRcurrently £0.65
which departs as soon as it’s full of passengers.
Free shuttle bus
An intercity Katunayake Bus Terminal is located about 500 metres from the airport (Bastian Mawatha stand) with free buses departing every 15 minutes. There are tuk-tuks at the airport which can get you there for about
100 LKRcurrently £0.43
Airport – Colombo (taxi)
It is possible to haggle about the price of your taxi.
Usual prices to the city range from about
2000 LKRcurrently £8.62
– 4000 LKRcurrently £17.24
.