Travel to Galle
Every way to reach Galle: 1 modes compared, with fares.
Galle is reachable from 10 places across 1 country by 1 mode, on services run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €14.09 and the fastest takes 1h 26m door to door. The nearest origin is 74 km away.
How people reach Galle
Every mode that actually calls at Galle, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 20 | €14.09 | 1h 26m | 107 km | 1 |
- 10Places you can arrive from
- 10Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
The train gets you into Galle. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Galle
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 | 20 | 100% | Ratnapura, 74 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Galle that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 20 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Galle
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Galle
- Galle Railway Station
- Koggala railway station
- Habaraduwa railway station
- Galle Public Bus Station
- CTB Depot
The cheapest journeys into Galle
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratnapura to Galle train | €14.09 | 1h 26m | 74 km |
| Moratuwa to Galle train | €16.29 | 1h 37m | 89 km |
| Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia to Galle train | €17.39 | 1h 38m | 96 km |
| Maharagama to Galle train | €17.39 | 1h 39m | 95 km |
| Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte to Galle train | €17.94 | 1h 36m | 99 km |
| Pita Kotte to Galle train | €18.49 | 1h 39m | 100 km |
| Battaramulla to Galle train | €18.49 | 1h 43m | 100 km |
| Kolonnawa to Galle train | €19.04 | 1h 39m | 105 km |
| Kotikawatta to Galle train | €19.04 | 1h 45m | 103 km |
| Colombo to Galle train | €19.59 | 1h 43m | 107 km |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Galle?
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Popular trips to Galle
Common questions about Travel to Galle
How can I get to Galle?
Galle is reachable by 1 mode on our network, from 10 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 1 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 Galle?
The cheapest way into Galle is by train, from €14.09 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 10 origins we sell into Galle over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Galle?
The fastest journey into Galle is by train, at 1h 26m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 74 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Galle have?
Galle has 5 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are Galle Railway Station, Koggala railway station, Habaraduwa railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Galle from within 200 km?
20 of the routes we sell into Galle start within 200 km. The nearest is Ratnapura, 74 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 Galle in Sri Lanka?
Galle connects to 10 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 107 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
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Galle is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Galle
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Galle, with free cancellation on most of it.
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