Thalawathugoda
Thalawathugoda is a vicinity of Maharagama governed by the Urban Council of Maharagama.
Thalawathugoda is a vicinity of Maharagama governed by the Urban Council of Maharagama. It is located approximately 16 km (9.9 mi) from the centre of Colombo, adjacent to Battaramulla and Pelawatte on the Borella-Kottawa Road, bordering Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte. The Diyawanna Oya forms the "Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte" boundary of Thalawathugoda.
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Worth seeing in and around Thalawathugoda
2 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.
- 01Sri 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 km · parliament building in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 02Diyasaru Park
Diyasaru Park, is 60 acre urban wetland park located in Thalawathugoda area of Sri Jayawardanapura, Colombo District, Sri Lanka. It comprises a range of wetland habitats such as marshes, flooded woodlands, lakes, and ponds.
1.5 km · zoo in Colombo, Sri Lanka · Wikipedia
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Getting to Thalawathugoda
- Airports
- Colombo Ratmalana (RML), 8 km · Bandaranaike International Colombo (CMB), 35 km
- Jaffna → ThalawathugodaTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Thiruvananthapuram → ThalawathugodaTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Tiruchirappalli → ThalawathugodaTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
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No local-transport research exists yet for Thalawathugoda
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 Thalawathugoda. 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 Thalawathugoda
Thalawathugoda is 12 km from Colombo, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Maharagamasuburb in Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka3.3 km
- Malabesuburb in Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka3.7 km
- Piliyandalasuburb in Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka2.7 km
- PannipitiyaSettlement in Sri Lanka2.7 km
- Athurugiriyasuburb in Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka2.1 km
- Pelawattesuburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka2.5 km