Fairway Colombo
Colombo 1, Colombo — 37.7 km from Bandaranaike (CMB), about 51 min. Fixed fares from Rs 5,070, agreed before you fly.
About Fairway Colombo
Fairway Colombo is in Colombo 1, Colombo, about 51 min by road from Bandaranaike International Airport. The hotel lists 8 room types, including Superior King Room and Superior Twin Room. The hotel lists 2 restaurants and bars, including Bistro and Rooftop Restaurant. 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
6.93412, 79.84389
Guide du visiteur : Fairway Colombo
Ce qu’il faut savoir avant d’y aller. Dernière vérification le 06-10-2026 par l’équipe de recherche TaxiList. Chaque information indique son degré de fiabilité.
- Superior King Room: 22 m2
- Superior Twin Room: size on site looks mistyped, omitted
- Superior Queen Room: 22 m2
- Superior Balcony King/Twin: 31 m2
- Superior Suite: 35-36 m2
- Deluxe Suite: 46 m2
- Deluxe Family King: 33-38 m2
- Deluxe Family Twin: 33-38 m2
- Bistro: rice and curry, breakfast
- Rooftop Restaurant: outdoor dining with views
- Curated Sri Lanka day excursions
- Tea/coffee facilities in rooms
- TV and safe in rooms
- Hairdryer, iron and ironing board on request
- Laundry service
- Robot technology (advertised as Sri Lanka's first hotel with it)
Day trips from Fairway Colombo
Nothing in our guide is close to this hotel, so these are the nearest day trips. Drive time is by road, from the same pricing data as your quote.
Fairway Colombo occupies Hospital Street in Colombo Fort, squarely inside what the hotel itself calls the heart of Sri Lanka's commercial capital. It's a compact, contemporary property rather than a sprawling resort, and its location is really the headline feature: the restored Dutch Hospital shopping and dining precinct is within walking distance, and the hotel makes a point of its proximity to some of Colombo's most talked-about restaurants, Ministry of Crab among them, without needing a car to reach any of it. For a visitor whose priority is being able to walk to the city's best-known food and shopping rather than being driven to it, that's a meaningful point of difference from hotels further out in the suburbs.
Inside, the hotel leans into a "smart luxury" identity. Rooms are fitted with modern technology and finished in a clean, contemporary style rather than the heritage-colonial look some Colombo hotels reach for, with soundproofing that matters more than usual given the hotel's position in a busy commercial quarter. Room types run from doubles and twins up to family suites, each with air conditioning, a flat-screen television with cable channels, and a tea and coffee station as standard, and the interiors favour a cozy, contemporary feel over anything grander or more formal.
A rooftop restaurant is the hotel's own dining centrepiece, giving guests an elevated outdoor vantage point over the Fort district rather than a street-level view, and a ground-floor bistro serves Sri Lankan rice-and-curry alongside more familiar options for guests who'd rather eat in than explore the surrounding streets. Between the two, and the walkable restaurant scene just outside the door, Fairway Colombo treats dining as something to be done as much off the property as on it, which is a different approach from hotels that try to keep guests eating on-site for every meal.
The hotel's other amenities — a 24-hour fitness centre, a business centre and conference space, currency exchange, and round-the-clock concierge and security — are the standard toolkit of a serious business hotel, but they're delivered in a smaller, more contemporary package than the large international chains nearby. Airport transfers, car hire, and luggage storage are handled directly through the hotel as well, which suits the kind of short, efficient city stay the property seems built around.
For a traveller who wants Fort's density of shopping, dining, and commerce right outside, with a hotel that feels current rather than legacy, Fairway Colombo is built specifically around that trade. It won't be the choice for someone after a large resort's list of facilities, but for a stay centred on the city itself, its Hospital Street address does most of the work.
Your transfer to Fairway Colombo
The nearest hotel on this site is Hilton Colombo in Colombo 2, a few minutes on foot.
What it costs
| Vehicle | Seats | Typically | Prices from | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy car | 3–4 | Alto, Aqua, Axio | Rs 5,070 | Book |
| Van, SUV and group | 4–50 | Every, Vezel, Toyota KDH, Coaster | Rs 7,830 | Book |
| Premium car | 3–4 | Camry | Rs 12,430 | 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 37.7 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 Fairway Colombo?
From Rs 5,070 for the 37.7 km, about 51 min. That is a fixed price for the whole car, quoted before you book, not a meter reading.
How long does the transfer to Fairway Colombo take?
About 51 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 Fairway Colombo?
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 5,070 | Book |
| Economy / Medium Car | 3–4 | Rs 5,690 | Book |
| Sedan | 3–4 | Rs 6,780 | Book |
| Mini Van | 5–7 | Rs 7,830 | Book |
| SUV | 4–5 | Rs 8,040 | Book |
| Van | 8–14 | Rs 8,660 | Book |
| Luxury Car | 3–4 | Rs 12,430 | Book |
| Mini Bus | 15–30 | Rs 13,060 | Book |
| Bus | 30–50 | Rs 19,750 | 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 Fairway Colombo 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 51 min back to that.
Before you book
- Taxis in Colombo — 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 Colombo route — the drive itself, in detail.
- A driver for several days — the usual arrangement for anyone travelling beyond Colombo.
- The district map — where Colombo sits, and what is around it.