Airport taxi to Ella Jungle Resort
Kithalella, Ella — met in arrivals at Bandaranaike and driven to the door, for a price agreed before you fly.
What it costs
| Vehicle | Seats | Typically | Fixed price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mini / Small Car | 3–4 | Alto, Wagon R | Rs 26,075 |
| Economy / Medium Car | 3–4 | Aqua, Fit | Rs 29,500 |
| Sedan | 3–4 | Axio, Premio | Rs 34,050 |
| Mini Van | 5–7 | Every, Noah, Voxy | Rs 36,350 |
| SUV | 4–5 | Vezel, CR-V | Rs 40,900 |
| Van | 8–14 | Toyota KDH | Rs 43,250 |
| Mini Bus | 15–30 | Coaster, Rosa | Rs 52,500 |
| Luxury Car | 3–4 | Camry, Mercedes, Audi | Rs 56,750 |
| Bus | 30–50 | Passenger Bus | Rs 64,000 |
One fixed price for the whole car, not per seat. Quoted by the same engine that prices your booking, for the 225 km shown — your own quote reflects the exact address, the time of day and any waiting time.
Your transfer to Ella Jungle Resort
Ella Jungle Resort is in Kithalella, 225 kilometres from Bandaranaike International Airport — about 6 hours in normal traffic.
The quoted distance is measured to Ella. Ella Jungle Resort is about 7 kilometres south-east of the centre, and that last stretch is the part of the drive that varies with the hour rather than with the route. The fare is the same for any address in Ella; a car crossing the city at half past four in the afternoon is not making the same journey as one arriving at dawn.
It is on the far side of Ella from the airport, about 6 kilometres beyond the centre in a straight line, so the drive in finishes by crossing the city rather than stopping short of it.
For a sense of the shape of the journey: Ella Jungle Resort is about 139 kilometres from the airport in a straight line against the 225 kilometres the road actually covers.
Day trips from Ella Jungle Resort
- Ravana Falls — about 4 km away in a straight line. A wide fall right beside the Ella to Wellawaya road, named for the king who is said to have hidden Sita in the caves above it. Allow an hour.
- Nine Arch Bridge, Ella — about 7 km away in a straight line. A colonial-era viaduct on the hill railway, in the jungle below Ella. Free, and busiest when a train is due. Allow 1–2 hours.
- Liptons Seat — about 11 km away in a straight line. The lookout where Thomas Lipton surveyed his estates, reached through tea fields above Haputale. On a clear morning the view runs to the south coast. Allow a morning, and go at dawn.
- Diyaluma Falls — about 12 km away in a straight line. The second-highest waterfall on the island, dropping 220 metres in a single fall, with natural pools at the top for anyone willing to walk up. Allow a few hours.
- Horton Plains & World's End — about 31 km away in a straight line. High plateau grassland at 2,100 m, and a cliff that drops away nearly a kilometre. A 9 km loop walk. Allow 4–5 hours.
Onward from Ella
- Ella to Yala National Park — 115 km, about 3 hours
- Ella to Nuwara Eliya — 55 km, about 1 hour 45 minutes
- Ella to Kandy — 140 km, about 4 hours
- Ella to Arugam Bay — 132 km, about 3 hours 5 minutes
- Ella to Mirissa — 173 km, about 3 hours 35 minutes
Questions about this transfer
Other hotels in Ella
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 and the arrival is tracked, so a delayed landing does not cost you the car.
The return leg from Ella Jungle Resort 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 6 hr back to that.
Before you book
- Taxis in Ella — 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 Ella route — the drive itself, in detail.
- A driver for several days — the usual arrangement for anyone travelling beyond Ella.
- The district map — where Ella sits, and what is around it.