Nugegoda
Nugegoda is a large, densely populated suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Nugegoda is a large, densely populated suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is located just south of Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte/Maharagama and north-east of Dehiwela Mt. Lavinia. It has a population of over 250,000 people.
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Worth seeing in and around Nugegoda
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka
National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka is a zoological garden in Dehiwala, Sri Lanka, founded in 1936. It is home to various birds, mammals, reptiles, fish and amphibians.
3 km · zoo · Wikipedia - 02University of Sri Jayewardenepura
The University of Sri Jayewardenepura is a public university in Sri Lanka. It is in Gangodawila, Nugegoda, near Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, the country's administrative capital.
1.2 km · University in Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 03Karagampitiya Vihara
Sri Subodharama Raja Maha Vihara is a historic Buddhist temple situated at Dehiwala in the Western province, Sri Lanka. The temple is located at the Dehiwala junction on the Colombo-Galle main road, about 9 miles south of Colombo city.
3.8 km · Sri Lankan historic Buddhist temple · Wikipedia - 04Balapokuna Raja Maha Vihara
Balapokuna Raja Maha Vihara is a historic Buddhist temple situated in Pamankada, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is located near to the 6th mile post junction on Colombo-Batticaloa main road.
2.5 km · Buddhist temple in Colombo District, Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 05Sri Anjaneyar Kovil
Sri Anjaneyar Kovil is a Hindu temple situated in Mount Lavinia, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is dedicated to God Hanuman, one of the central characters of the Hindu epic Ramayana.
3.6 km · Hindu temple in Western, Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 06St. Lawrence's Church
St. Lawrence's Church is the seat of the Wellawatte parish of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo.
4 km · Roman Catholic church building in Wellawatte, Colombo, Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 07Kotte Museum
Kotte Museum is an archaeological Museum in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka. It is located at Bangala junction in Ethul Kotte, on the Borella-Pitakotte main road.
3.3 km · Archaeology museum in Kotte, Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 08Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya
Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya is a Buddhist temple situated in Bellanwila, Colombo District, Sri Lanka. Located around 12 km south to the Colombo city, near Dehiwala - Maharagama road, the temple attracts hundreds of devotees daily and is famous for its annual Esala Perehera festival which usually takes place in the month of August or September.
2.3 km · Buddhist temple in Bellanwila, Colombo District, Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 09Pita Kotte Gal Ambalama
Pita Kotte Gal Ambalama is a historic Ambalama building situated at Pita Kotte junction, Western province, Sri Lanka. It was used as a resting place or waiting place for the visitors who came to ancient capital of Kotte kingdom as well as Kotte Raja Maha Vihara.
2.2 km · building in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 10Sri Lankan Parliament Building
The Sri Lankan Parliament Complex is a public building and landmark that houses the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Situated in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the administrative capital, it is built on an island, surrounded by the Diyawanna Oya.
3.4 km · parliament building in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka · Wikipedia
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Getting to Nugegoda
- Airports
- Colombo Ratmalana (RML), 5 km · Bandaranaike International Colombo (CMB), 35 km
- Jaffna → Nugegoda311 km · quickest by air, 4h 11m · Rs15,420–23,910
- Thiruvananthapuram → Nugegoda370 km · quickest by air, 4h 44m · ₹8,770–13,590
- Tiruchirappalli → Nugegoda458 km · quickest by air, 5h 6m · ₹9,750–15,090
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Nugegoda
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Nugegoda. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIt can also handle international charter flights.
- Get inYou can also take a tri-shaw aka tuk-tuk from the bus depot (get there by free airport shuttle bus), it takes a bit more than an hour and is Rs 2,500 (2024) from airport to Galle Road.
- Get inTake either the free airport shuttle to the bus station and then follow the road (Canada Friendship) to the Katunayaka South station (nearly 2 km, if you don't have luggage) otherwise just to take a tuk tuk right from the airport to the train station.
- Get aroundGetting around by Tri-shaw (Three wheeler, tuk-tuk) is most convenient.
- Get aroundBut it's best to hail a meter taxi (identified by the words "Meter Taxi" on its windshield) that is traveling in the direction that you need to go instead of hiring one from the parking area or the tuk-tuk stand.
From Wikivoyage: Colombo, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Nugegoda
Nugegoda is 10 km from Colombo, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Dehiwala-Mount Laviniasuburb of Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka3.7 km
- Maharagamasuburb in Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka3.2 km
- Boralesgamuwasuburb in Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka1.5 km
- Kirilaponesuburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka2.9 km
- Pamankadasuburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka2.9 km
- Dehiwalasuburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka1.7 km