Madawala

• Get inThe train line goes further to Badulla, passing on its way Nuwara Eliya (Nanu Oya station from where one needs to take a short bus or tuk-tuk ride to Nuwara Eliya proper), Haputale and Ella.
• Get inIf you are in Negombo you will have to take some bus, taxi or tuk-tuk to some of the cities where the Main Line train goes to Kandy: Ragama, Gampaha or Veyangoda, on the trip you will see the Bible Rock, which resembles the more famous Sigiriya citadel.
• Get inWhen you arrive, watch out for the tuk-tuk mafia at the railway station.
• Get inIt is better catch a tuk-tuk some distance from the station, or even better use Uber, PickMe or the like (again, some distance from the railway station tuk-tuk stand, as otherwise the tuk-tuk mafia there will threaten and chase your driver away).
• Get inWalk or take a tuktuk to the bus terminal, where the friendly locals will direct you to the bus to Kandy, 3½ hr, Rs 150 (as of Jan 2013).
• Get aroundThe local "Three-Wheelers" (Tuk-Tuk) are an amazingly cheap (if you know how to haggle!
• Get aroundHowever, beware of the Tuk-Tuk mafia at the Kandy railway station – they are likely to rip you off (and they threaten Uber or PickMe drivers when they collect passengers near their stand).
• Go nextDambulla - 72 km north of Kandy, minibus ("A/C bus") No.

From Wikivoyage: Kandy, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.