Ratnapura to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte runs about 4 times a day, with the first departure around 06:25 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €11.88, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 1h 17m over 68 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €11.88, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 29 September 2026
€11.88
- 65%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Ratnapura
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:25First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 4Services per day
- 25%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between Ratnapura and Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte.
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Sri Lanka Railway runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Ratnapura to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €19.59Mon21
- about €16.84Tue22
- about €17.94Wed23
- about €21.24Thu24
- about €16.84Fri25
- about €17.39Sat26
- about €16.29Sun27
- about €11.89Mon28
- about €11.88Tue29
- about €11.88Wed30
- about €14.64Thu1
- about €12.44Fri2
- about €12.44Sat3
- about €13.54Sun4
- about €11.88Mon5
- about €11.88Tue6
- about €11.89Wed7
- about €13.54Thu8
- about €11.88Fri9
- about €12.99Sat10
- about €12.44Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte for the night the train gets in
Sort by distance from Kotte Rd/2nd Cross St and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book Ratnapura to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €14.0990 days
- €11.8860 days
- €11.8845 days
- €11.8830 days
- €12.4421 days
- €13.5414 days
- €16.297 days
- €17.943 days
- €19.591 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 65 percent. The dearest point is €19.59, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Ratnapura to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
68 km
59 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
47,832 → 115,826
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 25% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 75% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 68 km against 59 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Ambalangoda, Matara, Galle. The gap between arriving and leaving is 63 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Who runs this route
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Kotte Rd/2nd Cross St
Most of the points near Kotte Rd/2nd Cross St open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Ratnapura to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Ratnapura to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte?
The fastest journey from Ratnapura to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte takes 1h 17m door to door, of which 34m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 1h 19m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Ratnapura to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte?
The cheapest fare from Ratnapura to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is €11.88, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €12.99. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Ratnapura to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte?
The cheapest way from Ratnapura to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is by train, at €11.88 for one passenger on 29 September 2026. That journey takes 1h 18m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Ratnapura to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte?
Fares from Ratnapura to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 65 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Ratnapura to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Ratnapura to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, at €11.88. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Ratnapura to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Ratnapura to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, at €11.88 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Ratnapura to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte?
Sri Lanka Railway publish service areas covering both Ratnapura and Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Ratnapura to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte?
25 percent of the services we sell from Ratnapura to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte are direct. The rest connect at Ambalangoda, Matara, Galle, with about 63 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Ratnapura to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte use?
Services from Ratnapura to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte by train leave from Ratnapura station and arrive at Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Ratnapura to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Ratnapura to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Ratnapura to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte on 20 September 2026: 68 km of route against 59 km in a straight line, 4 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 1h 17m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte and across Sri Lanka
Day trips that leave Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte in the morning and cover a good part of Sri Lanka by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Ratnapura reaches 12 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 56 to 83 km. Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte reaches 4 places in 1 countries, from 59 to 125 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Ratnapura
- 12Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
Arriving in Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte
Leaving Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte
- 4Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators