Travel to Dambulla
Every way to reach Dambulla: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Dambulla is reachable from 2 places across 1 country by 2 modes, on services run by 2 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €17.39 and the fastest takes 1h 43m door to door. The nearest origin is 116 km away.
How people reach Dambulla
Every mode that actually calls at Dambulla, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2 | €17.39 | 1h 43m | 116 km | 1 |
| Flight | 2 | €31.41 | 3h 46m | 136 km | 1 |
- 2Places you can arrive from
- 2Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators
Dambulla is small enough to walk across, so almost anywhere downtown works. We still do not sell the room.
Rooms within reach of Bus to Sigiriya
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 4 | 100% | Batticaloa, 116 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Dambulla that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Dambulla
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Dambulla
- Bus to Sigiriya
- Dambula Bus Station
- GIU
Landing at GIU after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
Getting from GIU into Dambulla?
Settled in advance, so the ride into Dambulla costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into Dambulla
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batticaloa to Dambulla train | €17.39 | 1h 43m | 116 km |
| Colombo to Dambulla flight | €31.41 | 3h 46m | 136 km |
A day in Dambulla hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Where to leave your bags in Dambulla
Most of the points near Bus to Sigiriya open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Dambulla
Common questions about Travel to Dambulla
How can I get to Dambulla?
Dambulla is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 2 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 2 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Dambulla?
The cheapest way into Dambulla is by Train, from €17.39 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 2 origins we sell into Dambulla over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Dambulla?
The fastest journey into Dambulla is by Train, at 1h 43m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 116 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Dambulla have?
Dambulla has 3 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are GIU. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Dambulla from within 200 km?
4 of the routes we sell into Dambulla start within 200 km. The nearest is Batticaloa, 116 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Dambulla in Sri Lanka?
Dambulla connects to 2 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 136 km away in a straight line. Sri Lanka routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
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, Distances
Elsewhere in Sri Lanka
The wider region
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Dambulla and elsewhere in Sri Lanka. None of it is ours to sell.
What to book in Dambulla before you go
Day trips that leave Dambulla in the morning and cover a good part of Sri Lanka by evening.
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Plan a trip from here
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