Trains to Matara

22 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.

22 places connect to Matara by Trains, across 1 country, run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88. Origins run from 62 km away to 133 km, with a median of 125 km.

Checked September 29, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Fares

Arriving in Matara

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Matara, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Ambalangoda to Matara train€11.881h 19m62 km
Ratnapura to Matara train€12.441h 29m83 km
Moratuwa to Matara train€16.291h 52m117 km
Maharagama to Matara train€16.841h 52m121 km
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia to Matara train€17.391h 51m123 km
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte to Matara train€17.391h 54m125 km
Battaramulla to Matara train€17.391h 57m126 km
Pita Kotte to Matara train€17.941h 49m126 km
Kotikawatta to Matara train€17.941h 52m129 km
Colombo to Matara train€18.491h 58m133 km
Kolonnawa to Matara train€18.492h131 km
  • 22Places you can arrive from
  • 22Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 1Operators

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Matara is not something we sell.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km22100%Ambalangoda, 62 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Matara that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
Sri Lanka22100%
Carriers

Rail operators

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Sri Lanka RailwayNoneNone140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Matara

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Matara

Rail
  • Matara railway station
  • Mirissa railway station
Leaving

Leaving Matara

Common questions about Trains to Matara

Where can I travel to Matara by Trains from?

22 places connect to Matara by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 62 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 Matara cost?

The cheapest Trains fare into Matara is €11.88 for one passenger, across 22 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 125 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.

How long does the Trains to Matara take?

The fastest Trains journey into Matara is 1h 19m door to door. The median origin sits 125 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 Matara?

1 operators run Trains services into Matara 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 catalog rather than a name we generated.

Which terminal does the Trains to Matara use?

Trains services into Matara use 2 named terminals, among them Matara railway station, Mirissa 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 modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door

Other ways to reach Matara

Matara is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Matara railway station

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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