Kurunegala

Kurunegala is a city in the Wayamba Province of Sri Lanka.

By train
From Colombo prices (Rs.) 1st class 300.00, 2nd class 160.00, 3rd class 85.00. Daily between 1:50AM to 5:36PM, twelve times, one and half hours. To Anuradhapura prices (Rs.) 1st class 320.00, 2nd class 170.00, 3rd class 95.00. Daily between 11:59AM to 10:26PM, six times, two or two and half hours.



Get around
The local three-wheelers (tuk-tuk) are an amazingly cheap and exciting way of seeing the city, and they run well into the night. Negotiate the fee with the driver before you hop in as they do not have meters. A general rule of thumb is USUS$1 per kilometre. Walking is also recommended as the centre is not that large.

Buy

 * Laksal - Janakala kendraya, Kandy Rd
 * Seylin Handlooms - Colombo Rd, Vanduragala, Kurunegala

Go next

 * Kandy is 42 km from Kurunegala. The journey takes about 40 minutes by car along the Kurunegala-Kandy highway. Public/private buses to Kandy operate from the Kurunegala Central Bus Stand located in the middle of the city.
 * Dambulla is reachable within an hour by car from Kurunegala, 52km away. Public and private buses also ply this route.