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Travel to Nuwara Eliya

Nuwara Eliya is one of the most important tea plantation sites in Sri Lanka and is also one of the top reasons why people visit this beautiful place. The place is very well connected to the city of Colombo, which happens to be the nearest airport from Nuwara Eliya. The best way to reach the city is by taking a flight to Colombo. You can take a cab from there to the highland heaven. Here is a detailed information to help you choose the best means of transportation.

    By Air

    There are no direct flights to Nuwara Eliya as Nuwara Eliya airport is not yet constructed. The closest airport to the place is Bandaranaike International Airport at Colombo, located about 180 km away from Nuwara Eliya. Colombo airport is connected to all major cities in the world directly or through connecting flights that usually stops at some or the other Indian city. There are various service providers offering flights connecting important cities all over the world with Sri Lankan airways being one of the major air carriers.

    When you land in Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo, you can either take road routes or opt for rail to reach Nuwara Eliya. Nuwara Eliya is a small town so you can easily go to most places by foot. If you have to go far, you can use the colorful tuk-tuks to reach to your destination. While you can get around the town quiet easily, it is advisable not to plan trips of more than 60km away from town considering the bad road conditions.

    By Train

    Nuwara Eliya does not have a railway station of its own. The nearest railway station is Nanu Oya situated 8km from Nuwara Eliya. Nanu Oya is well connected to Colombo through the Main Line. The route will allow you to see mesmerizing sights of lush green tea gardens to tall mountains. It usually takes 7 hours from Colombo to Nanu Oya if the weather is favorable. From Nanu Oya you can take taxis or buses. You can even opt for multi-coloured tuk-tuks that will take you to Nuwara Eliya.

    By Road

    After reaching Colombo, Sri Lankan capital city, you have two main routes for Nuwara Eliya - via Kandy and one via Hatton. Both the roads are not in good condition, to drive to Nuwara Eliya but offer great scenic views. The distance from Colombo to Nuwara Eliya is about 175 km. Tourists can also use the bus services from either Hatton or Kandy. Several intercity buses run from Colombo to Hatton and Kandy almost every hour and there are buses from Hatton and Kandy that will take you to Nuwara Eliya. The Hatton road is preferable to Kandy for cars and vans as it is less steep and less busy. You can opt for bus journeys to train journeys to reach this hill station faster. The fare depends upon the type of service you avail but is quite nominal.

    Sri Lanka does not have good infrastructure so you will come across bumpy and potholed roads. It will be difficult for you to bear the road journey if you are used to driving fast.

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      Shilpa Hegde

      Bengaluru

      Shilpa's 6 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

      Nicely arranged tour.. Had a wonderful time. The whole trip was memorable as each day was well planned.
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      Praveen V

      Hyderabad

      Praveen's 6 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

      We have great experience with TRAVCO they are the best travel agent i have found for srilankan trip.we have planned for 6 days and 6 nights trip. customer services are EXCELLENT. From Arrival till departure they always with us and taken care. upon arrival in srilankan airport,we had a warm welcome
      by Mr. Fernando & Mr. Nandiga . Nandiga(car driver) is with us for entire 6 days and guided us with the tourist places as per the itenary. We highly recommend TRAVCO adventures those who want to visit Sri Lanka. Contact Mr. Fernando(+94776761823) from TRAVCO as he is the one who planned our trip and made it most memorable.
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      Harshith G S

      Harshith's 7 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

      All the hotels were good ,great service for reasonable price.Travel agent Kevin and our driver his assistant all were very good and explaining all the details. We enjoyed a lot in this trip .thank you
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      Prerna Maheshwari

      Bengaluru

      Prerna's 5 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

      The tour operators were always there to help us with problems that we faced, which eventually helped us having a good trip in Srilanka.
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      Nisha

      Mumbai

      Nisha's 5 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

      Ceylon trips has done fantastic job from planning till execution every query was solved at one phone call he never missed any calls n guided us well wat he said did more better thanks Ceylon trips n travel my trip was full of memories
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      Piyush Kejriwal

      Mumbai

      Piyush's 6 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

      Nothing for the hotels, (because it is directly related to the overall trip budget), but the driver was okay kind of. He didn't really suggest anything wherever we went just the itinerary piece he used to stick to. Overall the trip planned by the agent was good.
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      Yaramallla Aravind

      Hyderabad

      Yaramallla's 4 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

      Great experience.Special thanks to Ms.Chamodi and her team. For first payment to till we were back to airport ,her team members too care of us. Lots of love srilanka. Our chauffer Mr.Wickyrathana is really good human being.thank you... Tooth relic temple, tea estates and colombo local trip
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      Swarna Bhat

      Bangalore

      Swarna's 7 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

      Dinagi Lanka tours planned a wonderful trip for us. Thank you so much for well arrangements and multiple sight seeing Nuwara Eliya a gem in Srilanka
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      Aseem Agrawal

      Mumbai

      Aseem's 6 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

      They are ok, the driver was not telling himself on what to do and where to go but he was decent and never denied going anywhere wherever we asked. the itinerary could have been better. we missed pinnawala because of it. We paid a premium to this agency but saw no diffference. Could have seleted any
      other agency which was cheaper.
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      Srinivasan Raghunathan

      Chennai

      Srinivasan's 8 days trip to Nuwara Eliya

      The service provider Steeple Tours was excellent and they coordinated the trip very well. No challenges during the entire trip. Special mention of the driver and guide who was very helpful. Ready to go anytime as per the plan and guided the entire tour. However, there was NO support from the trav
      el triangle guide starting from the booking till closure. Hardly I had a chance to speak to him. Even during the payment, had to escalate as he was not reachable. The whole experience thru travel triangle was NOT satisfactory.

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