Fixed-price private transfer

Colombo Airport to Passara Taxi

A small tea town east of Badulla, on the quiet road towards the Uva escarpment.

The route

Airport to Passara: what to expect

Five and a half hours from the terminal, out past Bandarawela and Badulla into the eastern hill country. Passara is a small tea town surrounded by estates, where the highlands begin to drop away towards the eastern plains.

Almost nothing here is set up for visitors, which is the appeal for a certain kind of traveller. The roads run through estates and cloud forest with very little traffic, and there are views east over country most itineraries never reach.

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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Fixed prices — Airport → Passara

Car · up to 3 passengersUS$ 125
Van · up to 9 passengersUS$ 145
Distance235 km
Journey time5.5 hrs

Per vehicle, one way, luggage included. Rupee equivalents are LKR 40,500 and LKR 48,500. Return trips and en-route stops quoted on WhatsApp.

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Set your group size and we will pick the right vehicle. The WhatsApp message arrives with your details already filled in.

Make the drive count

Worth a stop on the way

Badulla

Half an hour west, terminus of the hill-country railway and the town for Dunhinda Falls.

Namunukula

The mountain range south of the town, with a road climbing towards the ridge.

Good to know

Colombo Airport to Passara — FAQ

Where is Passara?

In the eastern hill country beyond Badulla, about five and a half hours from the airport. It is a tea town of a few thousand people.

Why go?

For empty roads, tea estates and hill scenery without other visitors. There is very little infrastructure, so it suits self-directed travellers.

What is nearby?

Badulla and Dunhinda Falls half an hour west, Ella about an hour, and the Namunukula range immediately south.

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