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Airport transfers & private drivers

Fixed-fare private transfers from Colombo and Mattala airports, and between every major destination. Tolls, parking, meet & greet and 60 minutes of free waiting are already in the price.

Colombo Airport (CMB)

Our fares are on the website. That should not be unusual.

Each fare is the total for a private saloon car — per vehicle, not per person. A solo traveller pays the same as a couple.

Destination
Distance
Journey
Saloon, all-in
Negombo
Negombo beach
10 km
15 min
$18
Colombo
City centre
35 km
45 min
$24
Bentota
South-west coast
90 km
1h 45m
$55
Kandy
Hill capital
115 km
3h 30m
$68
Sigiriya
Cultural Triangle
170 km
4h 00m
$75
Galle
Southern fort
150 km
2h 30m
$88
Mirissa
South coast
185 km
3h 15m
$95
Nuwara Eliya
Tea country
180 km
4h 30m
$95
Ella
Hill country
200 km
5h 30m
$115
Trincomalee
East coast
260 km
5h 30m
$130
Jaffna
Northern province
400 km
7h 30m
$158

Placeholder fares for this draft, pending the final rate card. Larger vehicles are quoted below. Mattala Airport (HRI) transfers to Yala, Tangalle and the south coast are available on request.

Between destinations

Intercity transfers

The drives between places, priced the same way. Several can be combined with a safari or a stop — ask when you book.

Route
Journey
Saloon, all-in
Kandy → Nanu Oya
For the hill country train
2h 15m
$52
Kandy → Ella
Via Nuwara Eliya
4h 30m
$78
Ella → Mirissa
Safari stop available
4h 00m
$82
Ella → Yala
Direct to your safari lodge
2h 30m
$62
Colombo → Galle
Southern Expressway
2h 00m
$70
Sigiriya → Kandy
Via Matale spice country
2h 45m
$65
The fleet

Choose by people and luggage, not by badge

Every vehicle is air-conditioned, under five years old, insured for passenger transport and checked before each trip.

1–3 travellers
SALOON CAR

Toyota Premio or similar

Ideal for solo travellers and couples. Comfortable on the long hill-country drives.

CMB – KANDY
$68
1–4 travellers
MPV / SUV

Toyota Rush or similar

More luggage room and a higher ride — better on rough approach roads to safari lodges.

CMB – KANDY
$82
5–8 travellers
VAN

Toyota KDH high-roof

The standard for families and small groups. Standing headroom and space for everyone’s bags.

CMB – KANDY
$110
9–15 travellers
MINI COACH

Mitsubishi Rosa or similar

For extended families, wedding parties and small tour groups travelling together.

CMB – KANDY
$185
Our drivers

Named, licensed, and introduced before you fly

Nobody drives for us until they have cleared four checks. You will be told which driver is yours 72 hours before arrival, with their photograph and plate number.

SP

[Driver name]

14 YEARS / SLTDA LICENSED

Hill country and the Cultural Triangle. Knows the Kadugannawa climb in the wet season.

English, German / Toyota Premio
AK

[Driver name]

9 YEARS / SLTDA LICENSED

South coast and Yala. Trained naturalist — genuinely good on leopard tracking.

English, French / Toyota KDH
DR

[Driver name]

17 YEARS / SLTDA LICENSED

Colombo and the west coast. Our most requested driver for first-time visitors.

English, Hindi / Toyota Prius
MJ

[Driver name]

11 YEARS / SLTDA LICENSED

East coast and the north, including Jaffna and Arugam Bay in season.

English, Tamil / Mitsubishi Montero

Interview in person

A one-to-one conversation before anything else. We hire for temperament as much as for driving.

Identity & vehicle check

National ID, driving licence, SLTDA chauffeur guide registration, vehicle ownership, insurance and revenue licence — all verified.

Safety training

Road safety protocol, passenger handling, first aid basics, and our own rules on stops, tips and commission.

First trip, observed

The first booking runs with oversight and a follow-up call to the traveller before the driver takes solo work.

Every transfer includes

Booking a transfer

Give us your flight number, not a pickup time

It is the single most useful thing you can tell us. We track the flight, so if you land three hours late the pickup simply moves with you — and there is no charge for a delay outside your control.

Allow around 45 minutes to an hour from landing to reaching arrivals. Colombo immigration can be slow on a busy overnight bank of flights, which is exactly why our free waiting window is a full hour rather than the 45 minutes most operators offer.

Know your fare before you fly.

Send us your flight number and destination. We confirm the vehicle, the driver and the exact fare in writing — and it does not change at the door.