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15 Tickets & Entry Passes in Sri Lanka, Priced and Compared

25 tours  ·  from $14

The good tickets & entry passes go weeks ahead and the best go first. Below: the 15 to sort out early, what each one includes, and where they part company.

Kandy to Ella Train Tickets - Reserved Seats - Peradeniya departure and the two listed trains
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Kandy to Ella Train Tickets – Reserved Seats

1.Kandy to Ella Train Tickets – Reserved Seats

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 523 reviews · from $26Our pick

Take Sri Lanka’s famous blue train from Peradeniya near Kandy toward Ella or Nanu Oya, with a reserved second or third-class seat. Departures are listed at 8:47am and 11:03am. Tickets are usually delivered to your accommodation before departure, but hotel pickup is not included and seat class depends on availability.

“very good organisation and very quick responses. Everyrhing as planned. We heard some bad stories from other agencies, so this agency is recommended.”

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Colombo: Private Tuk-Tuk City Tour with Guide & All Tickets - Gangaramaya Temple and Colombo’s central sights
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Colombo: Private Tuk-Tuk City Tour with Guide & All Tickets

2.Private Tuk-Tuk City Tour with Guide & All Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 471 reviews · 4 hours · from $22

See Colombo with a private tuk-tuk and local guide such as Bobby, Fasmin, or Faizar. In four hours, you’ll visit Gangaramaya Temple, Pettah Market, Galle Face, Colombo Fort, Lotus Tower, Hindu temples, and colonial landmarks. Hotel and cruise-port pickup, water, king coconut, tea tasting, parking, and entry are included.

“A great adventure with knowledgeable tuktuk driver and guide. Must book with these guys and they will make your money worth. Thank you.”

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Colombo City Tour By Tuk Tuk Sightseeing -Entry Tickets Included - Gangaramaya Temple and Sri Kailawasanathan Kovil
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Colombo City Tour By Tuk Tuk Sightseeing -Entry Tickets Included

3.Colombo City Tour By Tuk Tuk Sightseeing -Entry Tickets Included

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 202 reviews · from $28Top rated

Explore Colombo in a private tuk tuk with a local guide such as Starlin, Niloshan, or Sariq. You can choose a morning or evening start, visit temples, mosques, colonial landmarks, parks, the coast, and a tea shop, and adjust the route to your interests. Water, king coconut, hotel pickup, and most listed admissions are included.

“Booking and meet up were incredibly easy. Communication with the tour operator was always faultless. Stalin is an amazing experience tour guide and was happy to tailor the tour to our wants and needs. I would recommend this tour to anyone looking to get a comprehensive tour of Colombo. Each stop was well planned and timed. Stalin also takes amazing photos to perfectly capture your experience.”

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Udawalawe National Park Entrance Ticket with Private Safari - Elephants, crocodiles, birds, and the smaller sightings
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Udawalawe National Park Entrance Ticket with Private Safari

4.Udawalawe National Park Entrance Ticket with Private Safari

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 115 reviews · from $27

Visit Udawalawe National Park with admission arranged in advance and an optional 3-hour private safari in a 4x4 jeep. Your driver also tracks wildlife, with guides such as Asunka, Shameera, Max, and Lahiru praised for calm, attentive service. Pickup and drop-off are included within 5 km of the park gate.

“We had an amazing safari experience with an excellent guide Asunka! He was knowledgeable, patient, and passionate about wildlife, making the whole trip both exciting and educational. We saw so many animals and felt well looked after thRead more”

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Train Tickets From Kandy to Ella - Key points to know before you book
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Train Tickets From Kandy to Ella

5.Train Tickets From Kandy to Ella

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 57 reviews · from $20

Take Sri Lanka's famous hill-country train from Kandy to Ella, passing tea plantations, mountain towns, and the Nine Arches Bridge. Reserved seats are arranged under your passport number, with tickets sent by email and WhatsApp. Book at least 32 days ahead if you want the best chance of getting your chosen train and class.

“train is easy to access from the platform albeit the step is quite high seats are comfortable & plenty of leg room also plenty of luggage space in o/head racks we were in a first class car”

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From Sigiriya Hurulu Eco Park ElephantSafari ticket included - From your hotel to the park
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From Sigiriya Hurulu Eco Park ElephantSafari ticket included

6.From Sigiriya Hurulu Eco Park ElephantSafari ticket included

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 44 reviews · 4 hours · from $24

Spend four hours traveling from Sigiriya, Dambulla, Habarana, Minneriya, or Inamaluwa to Hurulu Eco Park and back. Your safari jeep and guide search for free-ranging elephants, with chances to see babies, peacocks, monkeys, buffalo, birds, and more. Guides such as Kasun and Prasad are praised for careful driving, animal knowledge, and patient viewing.

“We didn't go to Huluru as a fire had gone through the park. Instead we went to Minereeya where we saw so many elephants. Our guide Indaka knew all the best spots. The only downside was the change of park almost doubled our cost.”

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Colombo: Guided City Tour with Entry Tickets - Pettah market streets and Old Town Hall
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Colombo: Guided City Tour with Entry Tickets

7.Guided City Tour with Entry Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 38 reviews · from $38

See Colombo with an English-speaking chauffeur-guide such as Malintha, Esila, or Asela, traveling by air-conditioned vehicle between Fort, Pettah, Gangaramaya Temple, the Red Mosque, Independence Square, and Lotus Tower Road. Entry to several landmarks, hotel transfers, Wi-Fi, and water are included. Expect local food, religion, shopping, and city stories along the way.

“Our guide Esila picked us up at hotel in a wonderfully air-conditioned Bus. Relaxed driving in a teeming city, with tuk tuks, motorcyclists, cars and buses. Showed us all the pieces, sometimes from the bus, but took us inside several times, old hotels, temples, the new port under construction and a beautiful Buddhist temple, in which several "origins" shared the same space. Esila showed us all the beautiful places in a relaxed manner, leisure Sri Lanka Travel ☆☆☆☆☆ highly recommended.”

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Train Tickets from Nanuoya (NuwaraEliya) to Ella - Starting at Nanuoya Railway Station
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Train Tickets from Nanuoya (NuwaraEliya) to Ella

8.Train Tickets from Nanuoya (NuwaraEliya) to Ella

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 37 reviews · from $20

Reserve a seat on Sri Lanka’s famous Nanuoya to Ella railway route with Nefelibata Travels. Your e-ticket and booking reference arrive by email and WhatsApp, allowing you to board without handling station ticket queues. Expect three to four hours of tea fields, waterfalls, mountain views, possible delays, and a choice of coach classes.

“We think they are scammers Paying Way too much We paid 4 times too much for the tickets Very dissppointend”

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Yala National Park: Leopard Safari Tour with Park Tickets - Quiet tracks, lagoons, and the search for a leopard
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Yala National Park: Leopard Safari Tour with Park Tickets

9.Yala National Park: Leopard Safari Tour with Park Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 35 reviews · 4 - 12 hours · from $76

Join Ceylon Nature Tours for a dawn, afternoon, or full-day 4x4 safari in Yala National Park. Guides such as Yasha, Tikiri, Sasanka, and Dillan use quiet tracks to look for leopards, elephants, sloth bears, crocodiles, and birds. Full-day trips include breakfast and a vegetarian rice and curry lunch by a beach inside the park.

“Naja was great, we saw leopards and elephants! Thank you :)”

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Colombo to Kandy Train Tickets (Reserved Seats) - Choosing between the 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. trains
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Colombo to Kandy Train Tickets (Reserved Seats)

10.Colombo to Kandy Train Tickets (Reserved Seats)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 28 reviews · from $18

Book a reserved 2nd-class seat on Sri Lanka’s direct Colombo to Kandy train. Choose the 7:00 a.m. or 3:30 p.m. departure, receive an e-ticket by WhatsApp or email, and travel independently from Colombo Fort. The ride takes about two to three hours, with views of villages, jungle, and tea country along the way.

“We did’nt have time to buy ourselves the tickets so it was the best option for us. The tickets’s delivery could not be easier, and the train journey was absolutely stunning ! Thanks !”

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Temple of The Sacred Tooth Relic Entrance Ticket with Guide - What the one-hour visit includes
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Temple of The Sacred Tooth Relic Entrance Ticket with Guide

11.Temple of The Sacred Tooth Relic Entrance Ticket with Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 22 reviews · from $30

Meet at Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy for a roughly one-hour visit to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. Your English-speaking guide helps explain the temple, its Buddhist importance, and the best timing for the morning puja. Admission is included, but transport, food, and gratuities are not.

“Visiting the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic was one of the most special moments of our trip. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and knew exactly what to see and the best timing to experience the morning puja, which made a huge dRead more”

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Kaudulla National Park Safari | Jeep with Tickets - The 2:30 pm start and three-hour route
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Kaudulla National Park Safari | Jeep with Tickets

12.Kaudulla National Park Safari | Jeep with Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $79

Join Travceylon Leisure for a roughly three-hour afternoon safari in Kaudulla National Park. Your private 4x4 jeep carries up to six people and includes the entrance ticket, driver-tracker, hotel pickup within 5 km, water, and a king coconut. Elephants are the main prize, though monkeys, deer, peacocks, crocodiles, and possibly leopards may appear.

“We originally booked our safari for Kaudulla, but the team informed us in advance that most of the elephants had migrated to Hurulu Eco Park. We really appreciated the transparency, and shifting the safari to Hurulu was absolutely the Read more”

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Ella: First Class Scenic Train Ticket To/From Nanuoya - What the five-hour train journey feels like
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Ella: First Class Scenic Train Ticket To/From Nanuoya

13.First Class Scenic Train Ticket To/From Nanuoya

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 19 reviews · 5 hours · from $95

Reserve a one-way first-class train seat between Ella and Nanuoya, currently beginning or ending at Ambewela because of track damage. Expect about five hours of mountain scenery, tea fields, waterfalls, and helpful English-speaking support from Ceylon Pass. Seats are reserved, but exact times and seat locations are not guaranteed.

“the customer service was excellent I had a small hiccup and all the team was on line to help and resolve which was resolved amicably”

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First Class Scenic Train Ticket From Kandy To Ella - Settling into the first-class carriage
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First Class Scenic Train Ticket From Kandy To Ella

14.First Class Scenic Train Ticket From Kandy To Ella

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 13 reviews · from $95

Travel from Kandy toward Ella in a prebooked first-class seat, with wide views of tea country, misty forests, waterfalls, villages, and mountain valleys. The train currently starts at Ambewela, so a complimentary shuttle from Kandy is provided. Book at least 30 days ahead.

“I recently took the First Class Scenic Train from Kandy to Ella, and it was amazing! The agent provided us with incredible seats, and they made booking super easy. Our driver was fantastic he helped us with our big luggage and brought us snRead more”

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Sigiriya Entrance Ticket with Guided Tour - Starting at the Lion’s Paws
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Sigiriya Entrance Ticket with Guided Tour

15.Sigiriya Entrance Ticket with Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 13 reviews · from $80

Meet staff at Sigiriya to exchange your online voucher for an entrance ticket, then climb the fifth-century Lion Rock Fortress. The guided option covers the murals, gardens, tunnels, cisterns, and palace ruins. Allow more than the listed two hours if you want time to explore comfortably.

“Amazing experience, especially the sunset view and breathtaking surroundings from the top of the mountain! Even the down trek was adventurous as it was already dark!”

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