Wattala
Wattala is a large suburb in Gampaha, Western Province, Sri Lanka.
Wattala is a large suburb in Gampaha, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is situated around 9 km (5.6 mi) northeast of Colombo, on the A3 highway between Colombo and Negombo.
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Worth seeing in and around Wattala
5 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.
- 01Hamilton Canal
The Hamilton Canal is a 14.5 km canal in Sri Lanka, connecting Puttalam to Colombo via Negombo. The canal was constructed by the British in 1802 and completed in 1804.
1.2 km · canal in Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 02University of Kelaniya
The University of Kelaniya is a public university in Sri Lanka. Just outside the municipal limits of Colombo, in the city of Kelaniya, the university has two major institutions and seven faculties.
3.8 km · university in Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 03Ocean University of Sri Lanka
Ocean University of Sri Lanka is a special purpose public university in Sri Lanka. Known earlier as the National Institute of Fisheries and Nautical Engineering, it was established in 2014 by the Ocean University of Sri Lanka Act, No.
2.6 km · university for fishing, marine and nautical engineering · Wikipedia - 04Maha Kali Amman Temple, Mutwal
Maha Kali Amman Temple is a Hindu temple situated in Mutwal, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is dedicated to Mahakali, the Hindu goddess of destruction and doomsday.
2.5 km · Hindu temple in Western, Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 05St. Sebastian's Church, Enderamulla
St. Sebastian's Church, Enderamulla (Sinhala: සා.
4 km · church in Wattala, Sri Lanka · Wikipedia
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Getting to Wattala
- Airports
- Colombo Ratmalana (RML), 18 km · Bandaranaike International Colombo (CMB), 22 km
- Stations
- Kelani River-Peliyagoda Waterdrome, 1.6 km
- Jaffna → Wattala298 km · quickest by air, 4h 52m · Rs16,800–26,060
- Thiruvananthapuram → Wattala364 km · quickest by air, 5h 27m · ₹10,530–16,320
- Tiruchirappalli → Wattala445 km · quickest by air, 5h 47m · ₹11,280–17,470
- 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 Wattala
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 Wattala. 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 Wattala
Wattala is 7 km from Colombo, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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- Enderamullavillage in Western Province, Sri Lanka3.7 km
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