Araliya Green City
Grand Hotel Road, Nuwara Eliya — 154.8 km from Bandaranaike (CMB), about 4 hr 48 min. Fixed fares from Rs 24,200, agreed before you fly.
About Araliya Green City
Araliya Green City is in Grand Hotel Road, Nuwara Eliya, about 4 hr 48 min by road from Bandaranaike International Airport. The hotel lists 5 room types, including Superior Room and Junior Suite with Bathtub. The hotel lists 6 restaurants and bars, including Fresh & Warm and Lobby Cafe. Check-in is 14:00 and check-out is 11:00. Your driver meets you in arrivals and takes you to the door at a fixed price.
Getting there from the airport
Your driver meets you in arrivals and takes you to the door. One fixed price for the whole car, agreed before you fly, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup.
Location
6.96815, 80.76539
دليل الزائر: Araliya Green City
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- Superior Room: 42.34 sqm, 3 adults
- Junior Suite with Bathtub: 52.54 sqm, 3 adults
- Executive Suite | Twin Room: 86.45 sqm, 6 adults
- Araliya Premier Suite: 106.18 sqm, 6 adults
- Royal Suite: 150.6 sqm, 6 adults
- Fresh & Warm: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
- Lobby Cafe
- City Food Court
- Fox & Hounds Bar
- The Shisha Lounge
- Aqua Splash: Pool bar
- Araliya 555 One night club
- Heated swimming pool
- Fitness centre
- Balinese AYU Spa
- Shopping arcade
- Minimart
- Viewing deck
Near Araliya Green City
Places to visit close to the hotel. Drive time is by road, from the same pricing data as your quote.
Day trips from Araliya Green City
Further afield. Drive time is by road, from the same pricing data as your quote.
Araliya Green City holds a distinction that matters in a town like Nuwara Eliya: it is the only five-star hotel in the hill-country town often called the heart of Sri Lanka's tea country. Built on Glenfall Road, the hotel sits within walking distance of Victoria Park and the Nuwara Eliya Golf Club, and close to Gregory Lake, putting it right among the town's main landmarks rather than on its outskirts.
The hotel is sizeable for the location, with 192 rooms and suites. Depending on the room, views take in either Mount Pedro — Sri Lanka's highest peak — or the lush grounds of Victoria Park and the golf course next door, so the outlook varies noticeably by room category rather than being uniform across the property.
Facilities lean into both the hill-country climate and the hotel's scale: a rooftop swimming pool sits alongside an indoor pool, useful given Nuwara Eliya's cooler temperatures compared with the coast, plus a spa and a fitness centre. Beyond the standard resort amenities, Araliya Green City also runs a full-sized food court and a shopping arcade with a mini-mart on site, along with a range of restaurants, bars and cafés and a night club — an unusually broad internal offering for a single hotel, closer to a small self-contained complex than a conventional resort.
Dining reflects Nuwara Eliya's role as a stop for a genuinely international mix of visitors, with the hotel's restaurant serving Chinese, Indian, Middle Eastern, local Sri Lankan, other Asian and European cuisine, and breakfast options that include continental, American, buffet and halal choices. For a hill-country town with limited five-star options, Araliya Green City functions as the town's main high-end base, built at a scale that lets it offer amenities — from the food court to the night club — that most Nuwara Eliya hotels simply don't have room for.
Your transfer to Araliya Green City
The nearest hotel on this site is The Hill Club in Grand Hotel Road, a few minutes on foot.
What it costs
| Vehicle | Seats | Typically | Prices from | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy car | 3–4 | Alto, Aqua, Axio | Rs 24,200 | Book |
| Van, SUV and group | 4–50 | Every, Vezel, Toyota KDH, Coaster | Rs 32,150 | Book |
| Premium car | 3–4 | Camry | Rs 45,430 | Book |
One price for the whole car, not per seat. Drivers and fleets set their own rates, so these are typical prices from our system, not a guarantee — your actual quote can differ. Quoted by the same engine that prices your booking, for the 154.8 km shown — your own quote reflects the exact address, the time of day and any waiting time. See all 9 vehicle classes ↓
Questions about this transfer
How much is a taxi from Colombo airport to Araliya Green City?
From Rs 24,200 for the 154.8 km, about 4 hr 48 min. That is a fixed price for the whole car, quoted before you book, not a meter reading.
How long does the transfer to Araliya Green City take?
About 4 hr 48 min in normal traffic. Arrivals at Bandaranaike are busiest in the early morning, when the long-haul flights land together.
Will the driver wait if my flight is late?
Yes. Give your flight number when you book and your driver has it. There is no automatic flight tracking yet, so if you are delayed, message your driver on the number in your confirmation. Extended waiting beyond the pickup window is chargeable on a point-to-point transfer, and the terms say by how much.
Can I book a return transfer from Araliya Green City?
Yes — the same journey in reverse, at the same fixed price, booked at the same time or later.
All vehicle classes and prices
| Vehicle | Seats | Prices from | Book |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mini / Small Car | 3–4 | Rs 24,200 | Book |
| Economy / Medium Car | 3–4 | Rs 26,720 | Book |
| Sedan | 3–4 | Rs 29,130 | Book |
| Mini Van | 5–7 | Rs 32,150 | Book |
| SUV | 4–5 | Rs 32,750 | Book |
| Van | 8–14 | Rs 34,560 | Book |
| Luxury Car | 3–4 | Rs 45,430 | Book |
| Mini Bus | 15–30 | Rs 47,240 | Book |
| Bus | 30–50 | Rs 66,560 | Book |
Every class, every price, none hidden. Each Book button opens the booking form for this transfer with that class chosen.
Book your transfer through us
- Fixed price in advance, for the whole car. No meter.
- Your driver's profile is shown before you book.
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup.
- Day trips from the hotel can be booked from the cards above.
How this transfer works
One fixed price for the whole car, not per seat. There is no meter, so the figure you are quoted is the figure the booking honours. Give your flight number when you book and your driver has it.
The return leg from Araliya Green City is the same journey booked the other way, at the same price, and can be arranged now or later in your stay. Departures want you at Bandaranaike three hours before a long-haul flight, so add the 4 hr 48 min back to that.
Before you book
- Taxis in Nuwara Eliya — what the roads do at different times of day, and how being collected here works.
- Airport transfers — meeting your driver, luggage, child seats and how payment works.
- The airport to Nuwara Eliya route — the drive itself, in detail.
- A driver for several days — the usual arrangement for anyone travelling beyond Nuwara Eliya.
- The district map — where Nuwara Eliya sits, and what is around it.