Domestic Air Travel: Traveling around Sri Lanka is
a frustratingly time-consuming process. The roads are poor
and often congested. Even small journeys can take a very long
time. For example, the 110km drive from Colombo to Galle takes
3.5 hours during the day. Fortunately, new domestic air services
are now being offered:
Sky Taxi: SriLankan Airlines have set-up
a wonderful new Sky-Taxi service modeled on the Maldives using
cute 8-seater seaplanes that can land on small airfields and
lakes around the island. The current service is not scheduled
and thus can be expensive for individuals or couples because
of a minimum fee equivalent to four passengers. SriLankan
are also offering scenic tours to Cultural Triangle, the hills
and along the south coast. Planes can also be chartered. A
scheduled service may be launched in the near future in peak
season.
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Domestic services: For those wishing to travel
to Trincomalee and Jaffna there are now two local operators
– Lion Air and Aero Lanka – offering daily flights
at reasonable prices. The flights depart from Ratmalana Airport
in south Colombo around 0745 and 1500. From Jaffna the return
flights depart at 0945 and 1700. A return fare to Jaffna from
costs £65. A return fare to Trincomalee costs £50.
Note that these prices do not always include transfers to/from
the airfields. We hope a new routes will be opened up soon
to the south coast.
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