Pamankada
Pamankada is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Pamankada is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is also part of the area numbered Colombo 6 and its postcode is 00600. The Colombo - Horana Road runs through the center of the town and connects to High Level Road and Havelock Road. Neighbouring suburbs are Kirulapana, Kohuwela, Dehiwela, Wellawatte and Bambalapitiya.
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Worth seeing in and around Pamankada
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.
- 01University of Colombo
The University of Colombo is a public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is the oldest institution of modern higher education in Sri Lanka.
3.4 km · public research university in Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 02Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
The Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground is one of the most famous cricket grounds in Sri Lanka, and the headquarters of Sri Lanka Cricket, the controlling body of cricket in Sri Lanka. The ground is sometimes described as "the Lord's of Sri Lanka", It hosts the most domestic finals and is an important international cricket venue.
3.5 km · cricket ground in Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 03Colombo Cricket Club Ground
Colombo Cricket Club Ground is a multi-purpose stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is currently used mostly for domestic first-class cricket matches and for hosting warm up matches for touring teams.
3.8 km · cricket stadium in Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 04Independence Memorial Hall
Independence Memorial Hall is a national monument in Sri Lanka built for the commemoration of the independence of Sri Lanka from British rule, with the restoration of full governing responsibility to a Ceylonese-elected legislature on 4 February 1948. It is located in Independence Square in the Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo.
3.3 km · Sri Lankan national monument · Wikipedia - 05National 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.
2.1 km · zoo · Wikipedia - 06National Library and Documentation Services Board
National Library and Documentation Services Board is the agency of the government of Sri Lanka which helps maintains all state libraries around the country including the Colombo Library but the management of individual libraries in cities and towns are carried out by the Municipal Council. The National Library and Documentation Services Board was established under the act No: 51 of 1998 succeeding the Sri Lanka National Library Services Board which was established in 1970.
3.6 km · national library · Wikipedia - 07Colombo University Observatory
The Colombo University Observatory is the astronomical observatory located at the University of Colombo. Formally the Colombo Observatory it is a permanently mounted telescope with its own observatory dome located on the university grounds next to Reid Avenue in Colombo.
3.3 km · astronomical observatory at the University of Colombo · Wikipedia - 08University 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.
3.9 km · University in Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 09Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour
The Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour is located in Cinnamon Gardens a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is the primary Anglican cathedral, affiliated to the Church of Ceylon.
3.2 km · Anglican church building in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 10Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground
Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, a Sri Lankan first-class cricket ground in Maitland Place, Colombo, is the home ground of the Nondescripts Cricket Club. In February 1926, it hosted the first first-class cricket match ever played in Ceylon.
3.5 km · cricket stadium in Sri Lanka · Wikipedia
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Getting to Pamankada
- Airports
- Colombo Ratmalana (RML), 6 km · Bandaranaike International Colombo (CMB), 34 km
- Jaffna → Pamankada311 km · quickest by air, 4h 13m · Rs15,510–24,050
- Thiruvananthapuram → Pamankada368 km · quickest by air, 4h 46m · ₹8,860–13,730
- Tiruchirappalli → Pamankada457 km · quickest by air, 5h 8m · ₹9,840–15,230
- 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 Pamankada
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 Pamankada. 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 Pamankada
Pamankada is 7 km from Colombo, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Dehiwala-Mount Laviniasuburb of Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka4 km
- Kollupitiyasuburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka3.7 km
- Nugegodasuburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka2.9 km
- Boralesgamuwasuburb in Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka3.9 km
- Cinnamon Gardensneighbourhood of Colombo, Sri Lanka3.7 km
- Bambalapitiyatown in Sri Lanka2.6 km