Colombo Airport to Beruwala Taxi
A working fishing harbour, the oldest mosque in Sri Lanka, and the northern half of the Bentota resort strip.
Airport to Beruwala: what to expect
Ninety minutes from the terminal on the expressway. Beruwala sits immediately north of Aluthgama and Bentota, sharing the same long beach but with a very different character behind it.
The town is historically Muslim — Arab traders settled here in the 8th century and the Kechimalai Mosque on the headland is held to be the oldest in the country. There is a large working fishing harbour, a gem-cutting trade that has been going for centuries, and a resort strip along the beach at the northern end that was among the first built in Sri Lanka.
Your driver meets you inside the arrivals hall with a name board, helps with luggage and SIM cards, and the price agreed on WhatsApp is final — fuel, tolls and parking are all inside it. Pay the driver on arrival in LKR, USD, EUR or GBP.
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Per vehicle, one way, luggage included. Rupee equivalents are LKR 18,000 and LKR 21,000. Return trips and en-route stops quoted on WhatsApp.
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Worth a stop on the way
Kechimalai Mosque
On a headland above the harbour, whitewashed and blue, and reputedly the oldest mosque on the island.
Beruwala fishing harbour
Busiest in the early morning when the night boats come in. Loud, wet and entirely unstaged.
Colombo Airport to Beruwala — FAQ
What is Beruwala known for?
A large fishing harbour, the Kechimalai Mosque on the headland, a long-established gem trade, and the resort strip at the north end of Bentota beach. It has a distinctly different feel from the rest of the coast because of its Muslim heritage.
Is Beruwala the same as Bentota?
They are adjacent and share the same stretch of beach, separated by Aluthgama and the Bentota river. Beruwala is the northern end and more of a working town; Bentota is the resort spit to the south. Most people treat them as one destination.
How far is Beruwala from Colombo Airport?
About 95 km and an hour and a half, almost entirely on the Southern Expressway. Traffic on this route is rarely a problem outside the Colombo approach.
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