Sri Lanka Bus Routes

Sri Lanka Bus Routes

Colombo – Kandy

1ColomboKandy1-4ColomboGalapitamada
1-1ColomboKegalle1/245NegomboKandy
1-1/245KegalleNegombo1/744ColomboPadiyapelella
1-2ColomboMawenella1/744-3ColomboRikillagaskada
1-3ColomboWarakapola   
The Colombo – Kandy route (A1) passes through Peliyagoda, Kadawatha, Nittambuwa, Warakapola, Ambepussa, Kegalla, Mawanella, Kadugannawa and Peradeniya

Colombo – Matara

2ColomboMatara2-11ColomboDeiyandara
2-1ColomboGalle2/1MataraKandy
2-3ColomboAmbalangoda2/8MataraMathale
2-4ColomboYatiyana2/17MataraGampaha
2/4-3MataraAnuradhapura2/48KaduruwelaMatara
2-6ColomboDeiyandara2/187MataraKatunayake
2-8ColomboMeetiyagoda2/353ColomboPanakaduwa
2-9ColomboDeiyandara2/366/368ColomboPasgoda
2-10ColomboDeiyandara   
The Colombo – Matara route passes through some major cities such as Moratuwa, Panadura, kalutara, Aluthgama, Ambalangoda, Hikkaduwa and Galle.(Highway A2)

Colombo – Kataragama (via Ratnapura)

3ColomboKataragama3/497ColomboSuriyawewa
3-1ColomboEmbilipitiya3/608ColomboPanawela
3-6ColomboRathnapura3/610ColomboAmithirigala
Major cities such as Nugegoda, Maharagama, Kottawa, Homagama, Avissawella, Eheliyagoda, Ratnapura, Pelmadulla and Embilipitiya fall within this route.

Colombo-Mannar

4ColomboMannar4-9/916ColomboGalgamuwa
4-1ColomboThaleimannar4-10ColomboEluvankulama
4-3ColomboAnuradhapura4-11ColomboChilaw
4-3/842-1ColomboPulmudai4-12KalpitiyaMannar
4-5NegomboAnuradhapura4-13PutlamMannar
4-7ColomboPutlam4/844ColomboSripura
4-8ColomboKalaoya4/926ColomboBingiriya
4-9ColomboAnamduwa
This Route passes through Negambo, Chilaw, Puttalam and Medawachchiya.

Colombo – Kurunegala (5 via Minuwangoda, 6 via Warakapola)

5ColomboKurunegala5/245KatunayakeKurunegala
5-1ColomboNarammala6ColomboKurunegala
5-10ColomboAnuradhapura6/57/540ColomboGalnewa
5/57/540GalnewaKatunayake   
This route goes through Peliyagoda, wattala, Ja-Ela, Minuwangoda, Divulapitiya and Giriulla.

Colombo – Kalpitiya

7ColomboKalpitiya7-4Ja-ElaKalpitiya
7-1NegomboKalpitiya   
This Route passes through Negambo, Chilaw and Puttalam.

Colombo – Matale

8ColomboMatale8-580ColomboMatale – Dehiattakandiya
Both Colombo – Matale and Colombo – Wattegama routes are fallen through Kandy and Katugastota.

Colombo – Theldeniya

9ColomboTheldeniya9-2ColomboDigana
9-1ColomboWattegama   
The route passes through Kandy and Katugastota.

Kataragama – Kandy

10KataragamaKandy
10KataragamaWelimada (Via)Bandarawela Gaswatha
The passes major cities such as Wellawaya, Bandarawela, welimada and Nuwaraeliya.

Matara – Ratnapura

11MataraRathnapura
11-1MataraEmbilipitiya
11-2EmbilipitiyaKarapitiya
11-3MataraSuriyawewa

Colombo – Dayagama

13-2ColomboDayagama
13-4HattonBadulla

Kandy – Monaragala

14KandyMonaragala
14/1/458MathugamaMonaragala
The route passes through Bibila and Mahiyangana.

Colombo – Medawachchiya

15ColomboMedawachchiya15-8KegalleAnuradhapura
15-1ColomboAnuradhapura15-9KurunegalaGalenbindunuwewa
15-1-1ColomboAnuradhapura15-10IngiriyaAnuradhapura
15-2ColomboSripura15-11ColomboJanakapura
15-3ColomboKekirawa15-16HorowpathanaKurunegala
15-4ColomboGalnewa15-17KurunegalaAnuradhapura
15-5KurunegalaKekirawa15-21/490ColomboGalnewa
15-5/544KurunegalaGalnewa15/87ColomboMannar
15-5/544-1KurunegalaBulnewa15/835ColomboHorowpathana
15-6ColomboGalenbindunuwewa15/825-1KurunegalaGalenbindunuwewa
15-7ColomboVavuniyava15/968ColomboWewala

Colombo-Nawalapitiya

16ColomboNawalapitiya
This route passes through Avissawella, Kitulgala and Ginigathena.

Panadura-Kandy (17 Via Nugegoda, Kotte and Belummahara)

17PanaduraKandy
17-1KurunegalaPanadura
17/15-01PanaduraAnuradhapura
The Panadura – Kandy route is a famous route which goes via Moratuwa, Dehiwala, Nugegoda, Battaramulla, Kaduwela and Belummahara.

Colombo-Hatton

18-2ColomboHatton18-6ColomboBagawanthalawa
18-5ColomboPundaluoya18/701ColomboRawanagoda

Colombo-Gampola

19ColomboGampola
The route goes via Peradeniya.

Kandy-Badulla (21- Mahaweli Raja Mawatha)

21KandyBadulla
21-6ColomboBadulla
21/312BadullaKandy
The route goes through Tennekumbura and Adhikarigama.

Kandy – Ampara (22- via Mahiyangana)

22-1KandyAkkaraipattu22-6-1KandyDehiattakandiya
22-2KandyAmpara22-6-2KandyNuwaragala
22-3KandyTempitiya22-6-3KeselpothaKandy
22-4MahiyanganayaAmpara22-7ColomboKalmunai
22-5KandyMahiyanganaya22-8ColomboAmpara
22-5/217AralaganwilaPadiyatalawa22-9ColomboNindavur
22-6KandySiripura22/75/218AmparaAnuradhapura
Via Hunnasgiriya, Hasalaka, mahiyanagana, Padiyatalawa and Mahaoya.

Avissawella – Kithulgala

23AvissawellaKithulgala
23-1AvissawellaGinigathhena

Colombo – Hakmana

26ColomboHakmana27-2GalleDehiattakandiya
26-1ColomboMiddeniya27/218/058WellawayaAnuradhapura
26-2ColomboKirinda28ColomboMapalagama
26-3ColomboDeiyandara   

Badulla – Batticaloa

30BadullaBatticaloa
30-5BadullaMahaoya

Matara – Bandarawela

31MataraBandarawela31-3GalleBadulla
31-1MataraNuwaraeliya31-4BeliattaBandarawela
31-2MataraBadulla

Colombo – Kataragama (32 – Via Galle, Matara and Tangalle)

32ColomboKataragama32/17/49ThangalleTrincomalee
32-1ColomboHambanthota32/49ThangalleTrincomalee
32-4ColomboThangalle32/87-2VavuniyavaKataragama
32-5ColomboMiddeniya32/493ColomboAngunukolapelessa
32-7/1WalasmullaKandy
Via Kalutara, Ambalangoda, Galle and Matara.

Negombo

34-3NegomboKurunegala
34-4NegomboGiriulla
34-10NegomboTrincomalee

Galle – Ampara

35GalleAmpara35-7AmparaAmbalangoda
35-1MataraAmpara35-8MonaragalaKarapitiya
35-3MataraMonaragala35/303MataraPothuwil
35-6GalleMahaoya

Kandy – Mahiyanganaya

36-1KandyMahiyanganaya

Colombo – Mahiyanganaya – Bibile

38ColomboBibile
38-1ColomboMahiyanganaya
38-3ColomboDehiattakandiya

Kandy – Kaduruwela

41-2KandyKaduruwela41-10KandyOnegama
41-2/686KandyBimpokuna41-11KandyArunapura
41-2/962KandySungawila41/48KandyBatticaloa / iyuiiyui
41-3KandyBuddhayaya

Colombo- Udugama (42)

42ColomboUdugama42-8KandyHorowpathana
42-2KandyAnuradhapura42-9ColomboThawalama
42-5KandyNochchiyagama42-13MataleGalnewa
42-8ColomboMapalagama42/430ColomboMorawaka

Kandy – Anuradhapura – Trincomalee

43KandyAnuradhapura45KandyTrincomalee
43-1KandyMannar45-1MathaleTrincomalee
43-8VavuniyavaHatton45-2HattonTrincomalee
43/857KandyVavuniyava46KegalleKaduruwela
44-6KandyNuwaragala

Kandy – Nuwara Eliya

47KandyNuwaraeliya47-3/328KandyLunuwatte
47-3KandyWelimada47/1KandyBandarawela

Colombo – Kalmunai

48ColomboKalmunai48-17ColomboWelikanda
48-1ColomboBatticaloa48-18KaduruwelaBatticaloa
48-1/962BatticaloaSungawila48-19KaduruwelaKaththankudi
48-2ColomboDiyasenpura48-20ColomboAmbagaswewa
48-3ColomboKaduruwela48-21KaduruwelaAkkaraipattu
48-4ColomboMedirigiriya48-22KurunegalaDiyasenpura
48-5ColomboOddamavadi48-23ColomboMeegaswewa
48-6ColomboHingurakgoda48-24KurunegalaMeegaswewa
48-8KurunegalaKaduruwela48-25KurunegalaThuduwawa
48-9KurunegalaHingurakgoda48-27KurunegalaWelikanda
48-11KurunegalaHoriwila48-27/218MahiyanganayaKurulubedda
48-12ColomboAkkaraipattu48-28KurunegalaNuwaragala
48-12/962AkkaraipattuSungawila48-29KaduruwelaKalmunai
48-13ColomboThirukkowil48/218ColomboDehiattakandiya
48-14ColomboKaththankudi48/218-1ColomboSiripura
48-15ColomboSungawila48/525ChilawMaduruoya
48-16ColomboMaduruoya48/962SungawilaKalmunai

Colombo – Trincomalee

49ColomboTrincomalee49/950ColomboMuttur
49-1KurunegalaTrincomalee49/950-2ColomboSeruwila
49/866ColomboKinniya

Kandy – Hingurakgoda

52-3KandyHingurakgoda52-8KandyDiyasenpura
52-3/996-2KandySiyambalagashandiya52-13KandyMeegaswewa
52-6KandyAmbagaswewa55/245NegomboNuwaragala

Colombo – Anuradhapura

57ColomboAnuradhapura57-10KurunegalaMedawachchiya
57-1ColomboGalgamuwa57-11ColomboJanakapura
57-2KurunegalaVavuniyava57-16KurunegalaWilachchiya
57-5KurunegalaAnuradhapura57-17ColomboKebithigollewa
57-7AnuradhapuraPolgahawela57/978ColomboKalaoya
57-9KegalleAnuradhapura

Colombo – Deniyaya

60ColomboDeniyaya
60-1ColomboAkuressa
60-3ColomboDeiyandara

Aluthgama – Panadura – Badulla (64)

64PanaduraKetawatta64-3PanaduraBadulla
64AluthgamaBadulla64/98PanaduraAmpara
Via Horana, Bandaragama, Kiriella, Ratnapura, Pelmadulla, Balangoda and Bandarawela.

Colombo – Rakwana

67ColomboRakwana

Kandy – Rathnapura (69 – Via Kegalle and Avissawella)

69KandyRathnapura69-4KandyAwissawella
69-1KandyEmbilipitiya69/15-8EmbilipitiyaAnuradhapura

Anuradhapura – Ampara – Trincomalee

75AnuradhapuraAmpara76-3TrincomaleeAmpara
76TrincomaleeAkkaraipattu76-4Trincomalee
76-1TrincomaleeKalmunai76/218/314TrincomaleeBadulla
76-2TrincomaleeBatticaloa

Colombo – Nawalapitiya

78ColomboNawalapitiya

Colombo – Nuwaraeliya (79 – Via Peradeniya)

79ColomboNuwaraeliya
79-1ColomboWelimada
Via Peradeniya, Gampola and Pussellawa

Putlam – Batticaloa- Vavuniyava – Trincomalee – Akkaraipattu

81/48PutlamBatticaloa88-2VavuniyavaTrincomalee
86-1VavuniyavaBatticaloa89VavuniyavaThirukkowil
87-2ColomboVavuniyava89-1VavuniyavaAkkaraipattu

Colombo – Kuliyapitiya

92-4ColomboKuliyapitiya
92-5KuliyapitiyaNegombo
92/929ColomboKuliyapitiya

Embilipitiya – Badulla

97EmbilipitiyaBadulla

Colombo – Akkaraipattu (98)

98ColomboAkkaraipattu98-10MonaragalaAkkaraipattu
98-1ColomboAmpara98-11ColomboBadalkumbura
98-2ColomboMonaragala98-13ColomboAmpara
98-3ColomboKalmunai98-14ColomboMonaragala
98-4ColomboPothuwil98-15ColomboWellawaya]
98-5ColomboWellawaya]98/469ColomboKumbalgama
98-6ColomboBalangoda98/486-1ColomboWelioya
98-8ColomboPanama98/488-4ColomboPinnawala
98-9MonaragalaKalmunai
The route goes through Kaduwela, Hanwella, Avissawella Ratnapura, Pelmadulla and Monaragala.

Colombo – Badulla (99)

99ColomboBadulla99-10ColomboWelimada
99-2ColomboBandarawela99-10ColomboWelimada – Bandarawela Via Gaswattha
99-4ColomboBalangoda99/469ColomboKumbalgama
99-8ColomboPassara99/488-4ColomboPinnawala
99-9ColomboLunugala99-19ColomboGurutalawa – (Via) 6 Mile Post
The route passes through Maharagama, Avissawella, Ratnapura, Pelmadulla, Balangoda, Beragala, Haputale, Diyatalawa and Bandarawela.

Colombo – Ratnapura (122 – Via High Level Road)

122ColomboRathnapura122/210-4ColomboAngunukolapelessa
122/210ColomboEmbilipitiya122/210-5ColomboSewanagala
122/210-1ColomboSuriyawewa122/210/211ColomboHambanthota
122/210-2ColomboMiddeniya122/467ColomboRakwana
122/210-3ColomboWalasmulla
Via Nugegoda, Maharagama, Kottawa, Homagama, Godagama and Meepe.

Provincial Routes

Route NOStartDestinationRoute NOStartDestination
126/69PanaduraMathale449HoranaKarandana
134WelimadaHaputale450PanaduraRathnapura
210/363RathnapuraWalasmulla458/1MathugamaKandy
211HambanthotaEmbilipitiya470AwissawellaEheliyagoda
218MahiyanganayaDehiattakandiya470-2AwissawellaRathnapura
218-1MahiyanganayaHanguranketha473/7ColomboKalawana
218-2MahiyanganayaKaduruwela482MathugamaKalawana
218-2/22KaduruwelaMahaoya487DeniyayaBadulla
218-3MahiyanganayaWelikanda488BalangodaHatton
218-4WeheragalaBadulla493EmbilipitiyaMatara
218-5KurunegalaMahiyanganaya493-1EmbilipitiyaBeliatta
218-6BadullaSiripura493-3EmbilipitiyaHakmana
218-7DehiattakandiyaKaduruwela493-4GalleEmbilipitiya
218/22AralaganwilaAmpara497EmbilipitiyaSuriyawewa
218/68DehiattakandiyaMonaragala504-2ColomboHirigalketiya
218/314KaduruwelaBadulla507KurunegalaKegalle
218/580DehiattakandiyaDambulla508KurunegalaRambukkana
218/580/042BadullaAnuradhapura509KurunegalaRambukkana
218/685DehiattakandiyaHanguranketha533KurunegalaWarakapola
221-1SiripuraMahiyanganaya548KurunegalaKekirawa
221/22SiripuraMahaoya548-1KurunegalaGalnewa
221-1/22GirandurukotteAmpara549KurunegalaDambulla
226BalangodaBandarawela549-1KurunegalaWewala
228BandarawelaBoralanda549-4KurunegalaGalkiriyagama
245-1/182/18-2NegomboHatton549/499KurunegalaSigiriya
245/1/21KatunayakeBadulla552/584MathaleGalnewa
301/218KaduruwelaBibile556KurunegalaMathale
310WelimadaBandarawela564KurunegalaAnkumbura
311NuwaraeliyaBadulla564-6KurunegalaMirissala
311-2NuwaraeliyaWelimada566RambukkanaMawathagama
311/310NuwaraeliyaBandarawela581-1MathaleKaduruwela
312/218GalaudaSuriyapokuna581-3MathaleKaduruwela
314/580(i)/42BadullaAnuradhapura602KandyKurunegala
315/1HoranaKandy609AwissawellaDaigala
334-1MataraKataragama609-1AwissawellaNapawala
348NittambuwaRuwanwella662KandyKegalle
363-6EmbilipitiyaMiddeniya662-1KandyMawanella
366-2ColomboRadawela670NittambuwaWarakapola
377-2ColomboUdugama674-1ColomboKotiyakumbura
393ColomboYakkalamulla674-3AwissawellaKegalle
393-2ColomboBaddegama677ColomboBulathkohupitiya
393-3ColomboUdugama677-4AwissawellaBulathkohupitiya
399MathugamaPitigala718GampolaKandy
401ColomboElpitiya750/3EmbilipitiyaHambanthota
403MathugamaNeluwa