How to get from Colombo to Trincomalee by car, truck, walk, bike

Distance between Colombo and Trincomalee is 237 kilometers (147 miles).
Driving distance from Colombo to Trincomalee is 256 kilometers (159 miles)

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Routes from colombo-western to trincomalee-eastern
Cheapest
Car
4h 6m
256 km
cost $51
Fastest
Truck
4h 6m
price $51
Others
Walk
2d 8h 50m
distance 284 km
Bike
16h 36m
distance 296 km

4 Ways from Colombo (Sri Lanka/Western) to Trincomalee (Sri Lanka/Eastern)

Choose 1 of the options below and start your journey
Cheapest
Car
4h 6m
256 km
cost $51
Fastest
Truck
4h 6m
price $51
Others
Walk
2d 8h 50m
distance 284 km
Bike
16h 36m
distance 296 km

Route instructions

1. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Sea Street 80 m
2. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Sri Rathnajothi Mawatha (Wolfendhal Street) 780 m
3. Turn slight left onto Maha Vidyala Mawatha, AA001 483 m
4. Continue onto Sirimavo Bandaranaike Mawatha (Prince of Wales Avenue), AA001 1.41 km
5. Turn sharp right onto New Kelani Bridge Road, AA001 1.25 km
6. Keep right onto Colombo - Katunayake Expressway, E003 1.28 km
7. Keep left 401 m
8. Keep right 61 m
9. Turn right onto Peliyagoda Interchange Access Road, B634 51.49 km
10. Turn left onto Ambepussa - Kurunegala Road, AA006 33.62 km
11. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Ambepussa - Kurunegala Road, AA006 746 m
12. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Kurunegala - Dambulla Road, AA006 181 m
13. Turn right 542 m
14. Turn left 9 m
15. Turn sharp right onto Kurunegala - Dambulla Road, AA006 55.66 km
16. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Kandy - Jaffna Road, AA009, AA006 22.32 km
17. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Kandy Road, AA006 83.20 km
18. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Habarana-Trincomalee Road, AA006 54 m
19. Continue onto Kandy Road, AA006 1.19 km
20. At roundabout, take exit 1 49 m
21. Continue onto Main Street 415 m
22. At roundabout, take exit 2 928 m
23. At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Dockyard Road 171 m
24. Keep right 6 m
25. Arrive at destination 0 m
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Information about Stations

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