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Bandaranaike Airport Taxi & Transfers

Meet-and-greet taxis from Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake — to your hotel, the hills, the south coast or anywhere on the island.

  • Flight tracked
  • Free waiting if you land late
  • Meet & greet in arrivals

Colombo airport transfers

Transfers from Bandaranaike International Airport

Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) at Katunayake, north of Colombo, is where most visitors to Sri Lanka land. From arrivals it is around an hour to Colombo, two and a half hours to Galle, three and a half to Kandy, and three and a half to four to Hambantota and the south — by private car, with the expressways doing much of the work.

Flights land at every hour of the day and night, so we track yours rather than rely on the booking. Your driver waits in arrivals with a sign bearing your name, helps with your luggage and walks you to the car — and if you land late, they wait.

  • We track your flight

    Send us the flight number when you book. If you land late, the driver is still there — the wait costs you nothing extra.

  • Meet & greet in arrivals

    Your driver is waiting with your name on a sign, helps with the luggage and walks you to the car.

  • One price for the whole vehicle

    Agreed on WhatsApp before you travel, with fuel, the driver, tolls and parking in it. Four of you pay what one of you would.

No account needed, and no deposit to ask a price. We reply on WhatsApp, usually within the hour.

Routes & drive times

Popular Transfers from Bandaranaike Airport

Bandaranaike Airport (CMB)

Hambantota

~3.5–4 hours

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Bandaranaike Airport (CMB)

Tissamaharama

~4–4.5 hours

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Drive times are door-to-door estimates on real Sri Lankan roads, and vary with traffic and stops. Every quote is for the whole vehicle.

Arriving at Bandaranaike

Once you are through immigration, baggage claim and customs, your driver is waiting in the arrivals hall with your name on a sign. When you book, we send you the driver's name and phone number, so if you can't spot each other you can call or message straight away.

The long drives from the airport use the expressways — the Colombo–Katunayake Expressway past Colombo, then the Southern Expressway towards Galle, Matara and Hambantota — and the tolls are included in the price we quote.

Flying Home from Bandaranaike

We drive the other way too. We work the pick-up time back from your departure, with margin for traffic and check-in — for an early-morning flight from the south that usually means leaving during the night, which is routine for us.

Vehicles for Every Group

Tell us how many are travelling and how much luggage you have, and we'll send the right vehicle — no squeezing four suitcases into a small car.

  • Wagon R, sedan or mini car — up to 3 passengers
  • Station wagon or SUV — up to 3 passengers with extra luggage space
  • Mini van or flat-roof van — up to 6 passengers
  • High-roof van — up to 10 passengers
  • Bus — up to 28 passengers
  • Safari jeep — up to 6, for game drives

Questions

Good to Know

  • About an hour by road to central Colombo, depending on traffic.

  • Yes. We track your flight, so the driver is there for when you actually land — and waiting for a delay costs you nothing extra.

  • In the arrivals hall, holding a sign with your name. We send you the driver's name and phone number when you book.

  • No — per vehicle, with fuel, the driver, tolls and parking included. Tell us how many of you there are and how much luggage, and we will send the right vehicle.

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