Getting Around in Bulathsinhala and Pahiyangala

Bulathsinhala and Pahiyangala Main Bus Stop

The main bus stop in Bulathsinhala town has direct and change-at-Horana services to Colombo; buses to Pahiyangala cave (about 4km away) run less frequently, so most visitors take a tuk-tuk for the last leg.

Bulathsinhala and Pahiyangala Railway Access

There is no railway station in Bulathsinhala itself — the nearest is Panadura or Kalutara on the coastal line, from where a taxi or bus covers the inland run.

Bulathsinhala and Pahiyangala Taxi and Tuk-Tuk Services

Tuk-tuks wait near the town junction and are the easiest way to reach Pahiyangala cave, the surrounding rubber and cinnamon smallholdings, or onward connections to Ingiriya.

To Colombo

• Car taxi · 110 min · ~$35 · Comfortable · booking required
• Bus · 150 min · ~$2 · Basic

To Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

• Car taxi · 95 min · ~$30 · Comfortable · booking required
• Bus · 130 min · ~$2 · Basic

To Mount Lavinia and Dehiwala

• Car taxi · 100 min · ~$32 · Comfortable · booking required
• Bus · 140 min · ~$2 · Basic

To Negombo

• Car taxi · 150 min · ~$45 · Comfortable · booking required
• Bus · 200 min · ~$3 · Basic