Sri Lanka - Colombo Guide

Accident Service – 269 1111
Fire Brigade – 242 2222
Police Emergency Unit – 243 3333
Tourist police – 243 3342
Red Cross Ambulance – 269 1095
Apollo Hospital Ambulance (private) – 4 531066
General Hospital – 269 1111

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Directory Inquiries – 161
International Inquiries – 134
British Telecom charge card – (01) 243 2999
Useful Numbers
Flight Information – 019 7 332377
General Post Office – 232 6203
Railway Tourist Information Service – 242 1281 Ext: 336
Sri Lankan Airlines – 019 7 335555
Sri Lankan Airlines Reconfirmation – 019 7335500
Tourist Information Office – 244 0048

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Board Of Investment of Sri Lanka
– 20th Floor, World Trade Centre, Colombo 1. Tel: 244 8880

Ceylon Tourist Board
– 80, Steuart Place, (Galle Road) Colombo 3. Tel: 243 7059-60.
Email: ctb@dm-sri.lanka.net www.lanka.net/ctb/

Department of Archaeology
– Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha, Colombo 7. Tel: 269 5255/ 2694727.For photography permit.

Immigration & Emigration
– Tower Building, Station Road, Colombo 4. Tel: 250 3629 / 250 3638

Ministry of Cultural Affairs – Malay Street, Colombo 2. Tel: 258 7912. Permit to visit archaeological sites.

Central Cultural Fund - 212/1, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7. Tel: 250 0733.Permit to visit the Cultural Triangle.

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Apollo Hospitals
- 578, Elvitigala Mawatha, Narahenpita, Colombo 5.
Tel: 4 530 000

Joseph Fraser Memorial Hospital – Maternity Hospital
- 1 Joseph Fraser Road, Colombo 5.
Tel: 258 8466

Nawaloka Hospital
- 73, Sir James Peiris Mawatha, Colombo 2.
Tel: 254 4444-7

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Airport Express – 5 555050
Airport Link – 5 336666
Autolink Cabs – 284 8748
GNTC Taxis – 268 8688
Quick Radio Cabs – 250 2888-9
Yellow Radio Cabs – 294 2942

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Aitken Spence Travels
– 305, Vauxhall Street, Colombo 2. Tel: 4 719831.

Avis Car Rent
– 4, Leyden Bastion Road, Mackinnons Bldg; Colombo 1,Fort.Tel: 244 8065
Email: avis@keels.com

Hemtours
– Hemas House, 6th Floor, 75, Braybrooke Place, Colombo 2.Tel: 230 0001-2 Email: hemtours@sri.lanka.net

George Steuarts Travel International
– 45, Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo 1. Tel: 247 2435.

Jetwing Travels
– 46/26, Nawam Mawatha, Colombo 2. Tel: 234 5770.
Email: jettrav@sri.lanka.net

Mackinnons Travels
– 4, Leyden Bastian Road, Colombo 1.Tel: 232 9887.

US Rent-a-Car
– 215, Galle Road, Mount Lavinia. Tel: 272 7205

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Ceylon Continental – Tel: 242 1221
Galadari – Tel: 254 4544. Email: galadari@sri.lanka.net
Grand Oriental – Tel: 232 1391-3
Galle Face Hotel – Tel: 254 1010. Email: gfh@diamond.lanka.net
Havelock Place Bungalow – Tel: 258 5191.
Holiday Inn – Tel: 242 2001
Mt. Lavinia Hotel – Tel: 271 5221-7. Email: Lavinia@sri.lanka.net
Mount Royal – Tel: 273 9610
Renuka Hotel – Tel: 257 3598-9.
Taj Samudra – Tel: 244 6622: Email: taj@sri.lanka.net
The Colombo Hilton – Tel: 254 4644: Email: hilton@sri.lanka.net
The Colombo Plaza – Tel: 243 7437.
Trans Asia – Tel: 254 4200: Email: tah_asia@sri.lanka.net

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Blizz – Park Road, Colombo 5. Tel: 250 1555.Open 11am-1am.

Hotshot – 4th Floor Majestic City, Colombo 4.Tel: 255 2424.Open 10am-2am.

Potluck – 6, Duplication Road, Colombo 5.Tel: 255 6350. Open 11am-12pm.

Precious Pool Parlour – Millennium Park, Colombo 3. Tel: 5 557555.Open 11am-12pm.

Q-Café – Austasia Sports & Leisure Club, 290, U.Weerasekara Mawatha, Thalawathugoda.
Tel: 075 566566.Open 10am-10: 30pm.

Q-Stick – 84, Green Path, Colombo 7. Tel: 266 2373.Open 11am-11: 30pm
Shooters – 31, Maitland Place, Colombo 7.Tel: 268 2945.Open 10am-3am.

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Hilton Colombo – Echelon Square, Colombo 1. Tel: 254 4644.
Hotel Empress – 383, R. A. De Mel Mawatha, Colombo 3. Tel: 257 4930.
Galadari Hotel – 64, Lotus Road, Colombo 1. Tel: 254 4544.

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Aeroflot – 7A, Flower Road, Colombo 7. Tel: 267 1201-2.

British Airways – 115, Trans Asia Hotel, Colombo – 2. Tel: 232 0231-4

Cathay Pacific Airways – 186, Vauxhall Street, Colombo 2. Tel: 233 4145

Condor – 57A, Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo 3. Tel: 244 8167/ 232 9804.

Czech Airlines – 24/46, Nawam Mawatha, Colombo 2. Tel: 238 1200

Emirates – 9th Floor, Hemas House, 75, Braybrooke Place, Colombo 2. Tel: 230 0200-5

KLM – 29, Braybrooke Street. Colombo 2. Tel: 243 9747 / 243 9762

Lufthansa – 61, EML Bldg, 2nd Floor, W.A.D Ramanayake Mawatha, Colombo 2.Fax: 230 0505

Malaysian Airlines – Hemas Building, 81, York Street, Colombo 1. Tel: 234 2291.

Qatar Airways - 61, EML Bldg, W.A.D Ramanayake Mawatha, Colombo2.Tel: 230 5723-7

Qantas Australian Airlines – 115,Trans Asia Hotel, Sir Chittampalam A.
Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 2. Tel: 234 8490-3.

Singapore Airlines – 315, Vauxhall Street, Colombo 2.Tel: 230 0757

Sri Lankan Airlines – 19-22, East Tower, World Trade Centre, Echelon Square, Colombo 1.
Tel: 242 1161/ 019 7 335500

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Lion Air – 14, Trelawney Place, Colombo 4. Tel: 4 515615. Email: lionair@sierra.lk

Serendib Express – 500, Galle Road, Wellawatte. Tel: 250 5632.Email: wala@sltnet.lk www.serendibexpress.com

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Australia - High Commission. 3, Cambridge Place, Colombo 7.Tel: 269 8767.

European Commission – 26, Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha, Colombo 7.Tel: 267 4413

India – High Commission. 36-38, Galle Road, Colombo 3. Tel: 242 1605

United Kingdom – British High Commission. 190, Galle Road, Colombo 3.Tel: 243 7336-43

United Sates of America – 210, Galle Road, Colombo 3.Tel: 244 8007

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Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka – 35, Maitland Place, Colombo 7.Tel: 268 601. Www.bccsl.com

Ceylon Motor Yacht Club – Bolgoda Lake, Moratuwa, P.O Box 1268, Colombo 1, Fort.

Colombo Rowing Club – 51, Sir Chittampalam Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 2.Tel: 243 3758

Lanka Sportreizen – (Diving) 211, Hospital Road, Kalubowila.Tel: 2767500 fax: 276 6125

Premadasa Riding School – 11/12, Meldor Place, Nugegoda.Tel: 282 0588

Royal Colombo Golf Club – 185, Model Farm Road, Colombo 8.Tel: 269 5431

Underwater Safaris – (Diving) 25C, Barnes Place, Colombo 7. Tel: 269 4012. E-mail: scuba@eureka.lk

Alliance Française De Colombo – 11, Barnes Place, Colombo 7.Tel: 269 4162/ 269 8196

Buddhist Cultural Centre – 125, Anderson Road, Nedimala, Dehiwala. Tel: 273 4256

Gangarama Buddhist Temple – 61, Sri Jinaratana Road, Hunupitiya, Colombo 2.Tel: 232 7084

Indian Cultural Centre – 133, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 4.Tel: 250 0014

Lionel Wendt Art Centre - 18, Guilford Crescent, Colombo 7.Tel: 269 5794

National Museum – Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha, Colombo 7.Tel: 269 4366

National Art Gallery – 106, Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 7. Tel: 269 3965

The British Council – 49, Alfred House Gardens, Colombo 3. Tel: 258 0301

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Berty’s Cyber Café – 380, Galle Road, Kollupitiya. Tel: 257 4110

Café@internet - 491, Galle Road, Colombo 3. Tel: 4 521902

Crescat Boulevard Shopping Centre – 75, Galle Road, Colombo 3. Tel: 5 540402

Cyber Café – 5, R. A. De Mel Mawatha, Colombo 5. Tel: 4 517999

Netcafe @Tritel – 5, Duplication Road, Colombo 4. Tel: 4 517999

PC House – 3rd Floor, 38-39, Majestic City, Galle Road, Colombo 4. Tel: 255 2111

Speed Internet Library – 6C, Access Tower, 278 Union Place, Colombo 2.Tel: 230 5360

Internet Service Provider – Sri Lanka Telecom. Tel: 255 5555. www.slt.lk

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Celltel – Mukthar Plaza, 78, Grandpass Road.Tel: 254 1541 Email: Celltel@int.celltelnet.lk

Dialog GSM – 475, Union Place, Colombo 2.Tel: 0777 678678/ 267 8678.www.DialogGSM.com

Mobitel – 108, W.A.D Ramanayake Mawatha, Colombo 2. Tel: 233 0550.www.mobitellanka.com

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