Trains to Colombo
8 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.
8 places connect to Colombo by Trains, across 1 country, run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88. Origins run from 67 km away to 133 km, with a median of 94 km.
Arriving in Colombo
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratnapura to Colombo train | €11.88 | 1h 24m | 67 km |
| Ambalangoda to Colombo train | €12.44 | 1h 28m | 81 km |
| Galle to Colombo train | €16.29 | 1h 41m | 107 km |
| Matara to Colombo train | €19.59 | 1h 58m | 133 km |
- 8Places you can arrive from
- 8Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Colombo is not something we sell.
A room in Colombo for the night the train gets in
Sort by distance from Fort Railway Station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 8 | 100% | Ratnapura, 67 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Colombo that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 8 | 100% |
Train operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka Railway | None | None | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power sockets, Wi-Fi |
Stations, airports and ports in Colombo
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Colombo
- Fort Railway Station
- Maradana Railway Station
- Ganemulla railway station
Leaving Colombo
Common questions about Trains to Colombo
Where can I travel to Colombo by Trains from?
8 places connect to Colombo by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 67 km away in a straight line and the furthest 133 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.
How much does the Trains to Colombo cost?
The cheapest Trains fare into Colombo is €11.88 for one passenger, across 8 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 94 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.
How long does the Trains to Colombo take?
The fastest Trains journey into Colombo is 1h 24m door to door. The median origin sits 94 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.
Which operators run the Trains to Colombo?
1 operators run Trains services into Colombo on our network: Sri Lanka Railway. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalogue rather than a name we generated.
Which terminal does the Trains to Colombo use?
Trains services into Colombo use 3 named terminals, among them Fort Railway Station, Maradana Railway Station, Ganemulla railway station. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door
Other ways to reach Colombo
We cannot promise Fort Railway Station still has a left luggage office, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Where to leave your bags in Colombo
Most of the points near Fort Railway Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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