How To Get From Colombo Airport To Mirissa
Looking for ways to make your transfers from Colombo airport to Mirissa? Check this guide and learn about the best ways of making your trip.
Colombo airport to Mirissa by taxi
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Colombo airport to Mirissa by train
The first option that you have to make your transfer from Colombo airport to Mirissa is traveling by train. However, what might disappoint you is when you find that there is no direct train option available for you to make the trip.
Second you will not get frequent transfers. Also, it’s not seeming so comfortable and convenient. Especially if you travel with little ones and elders or carrying excessive luggage with you.
If you would like to make your trip by train from Colombo international airport to Mirissa you have to proceed to Colombo Fort Central railway station that is located about 35 Km away from Colombo international airport.
If you arrive to Colombo airport by an early morning flight or a late arrival considering this option would not suit you at all and you will face a lot of challenges related.
Therefore, if you are arriving by an early morning or a late-night flight the best is to make your overnight stay somewhere close to the airport (where you will be getting plenty of options) and then to make your trip from the following day.
To proceed to Colombo Central railway station from Colombo international airport there are few options that you can make as there is not direct transfers. To get into a train to heading Colombo Fort Central railway station, you can proceed to the closet railway station to the Colombo international airport that is name as Katunayake railway station.
Being a sub railway station, you will disappoint to find that there are no frequent transfers available that is connecting the two destinations. Probably you have to wait a while to catch a train.
The second option available for you is making your transfers by bus. You have two choices to make your transfers by bus. You can get to a normal route bus or getting to an expressway bus.
The normal route buses are available every 5 minutes from morning to evening. yet if you arrive in early morning or late night it would be challengeable to find a bus transfer.
The normal route buses are low in cost and the slow in transfers. It will take about 2 to 3 hours to conclude the trip depending on the weather condition and traffic condition. And you will often find the buses are crowded that is packed, the inside of the buses is not so comfortable as they are not air conditioned and noisy with loud sound systems.
Comparatively, the expressway buses are comfortable inside with air conditioning. the buses take the expressway route that is faster and will help to arrive to the destination in about 45 minutes of time.
Cost wise expressway buses are expensive than the normal route bus. From morning to evening the buses are available yet if you travel with kids, elders and carrying a lot of luggage not so a good option to consider.
Once you arrive to Colombo Fort Central railway station you can purchase the tickets to either Weligama or Matara as there is not direct service available to Mirissa.
There are limited departures available for the day and if you miss the transfers, it would be challenging for you to find a transfer and would be waste of time and money. Also, it will ruin your holiday plans.
It will take about 6 to 8 hours for the train to arrive to Weligama or Matara and from there onwards you have to get into a bus, taxi or a tuk to arrive to your location in Mirissa.
Colombo airport to Mirissa by bus
The next available public transfer option available for you is making your trip by bus. Similar to train option you get traveling by bus from Colombo airport to Mirissa is not so recommended to make due to the few challenges that you will face when arranging the transfers.
First, there is no direct transfers available that is connecting the two destinations. So in case you arrive to Colombo airport by a late night flight most recommended is to make an overnight stay and resume your trip from the following day.
As you will not find any direct transfers available first you have to proceed to Colombo Central Bus station that is located about 35 Km from the airport.
You can either getting to an Airport- Colombo normal bus that takes the route of 187 to reach the location in about 2 to 3 hours of time or you can get into an expressway bus that is arrive to Colombo in 45 minutes. Alternatively, you can get a taxi or a tuk that is a bit more expensive.
Once you come to Colombo Fort Central railway station you again get two choices to travel. Either to make it by a normal route bus that will take about 4 to 6 hours of time and stops at every bus stop.
The expressway will make it within 2 hours of time. It is comfortable, faster and air conditioned. Expressway buses are a little bit more expensive in rate.
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