Colombo to Polonnaruwa Train: Book Your Seat for Less

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Colombo to Polonnaruwa is a popular route in Sri Lanka. For this specific route train departures are available. There are 2 train departures available on this route, including 1 night train.


Traveling by bus from Colombo to Polonnaruwa

The travel distance between Colombo and Polonnaruwa is 141 mi, which equals the travel time of 04:34h.

Overnight buses

If you want to travel overnight and save money on accommodation or arrive in Polonnaruwa earlier, there aren't any overnight buses, however we have 1 overnight train departing from Colombo to Polonnaruwa. As mentioned earlier, there are no overnight buses for this route. However the overnight train departs at and arrives in Polonnaruwa at the same day.

Bus companies

As we do not have any bus companies operating the route of Colombo to Polonnaruwa, below you will find a list of the most popular bus companies with departures from Colombo.

Al Rashith Travels & Tours
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Tuktukdude Leisure
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Sri Lanka Bus Service
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AKMT Holidays
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Avro Travels
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Prince Travels
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Muthu Travels
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Disaru Expressway
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Departure and arrival stations

If you're wanting more detailed information about either Colombo or Polonnaruwa, including general information, station and stop information and other popular routes, you can follow the links below.
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  Colombo

You can see information about the departure station and stops Colombo here


Cheapest ticket prices

Adult ticket: $18 (One-Way) or $36 (Return).

Trip reviews from Colombo to Polonnaruwa

If you had travelled from Colombo to Polonnaruwa, and you want to share your travel experience with fellow travellers, we encourage you to leave a review for the route and tell both to us and to other passengers what part of your journey was the best, and what needs improvement.

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Other ways of traveling between Colombo and Polonnaruwa

In case that you feel safer taking other forms of transportation, you can find alternative ways of reaching Polonnaruwa below.

Trains from Colombo to Polonnaruwa

Another transportation option is taking a train from Colombo to Polonnaruwa. You can find the details about the departure times and ticket prices by clicking one of the routes in the search results.

Colombo to Polonnaruwa Bus Summary

Route Overview Key Info
Departure Station Colombo
Destination Station Polonnaruwa
Travel Distance 141 mi
Travel Time 01:00

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