Airport taxi to Galway Heights
Upper Lake Road, Nuwara Eliya — 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 19,175 |
| Economy / Medium Car | 3–4 | Aqua, Fit | Rs 21,700 |
| Sedan | 3–4 | Axio, Premio | Rs 25,050 |
| Mini Van | 5–7 | Every, Noah, Voxy | Rs 26,750 |
| SUV | 4–5 | Vezel, CR-V | Rs 30,100 |
| Van | 8–14 | Toyota KDH | Rs 31,850 |
| Mini Bus | 15–30 | Coaster, Rosa | Rs 38,700 |
| Luxury Car | 3–4 | Camry, Mercedes, Audi | Rs 41,750 |
| Bus | 30–50 | Passenger Bus | Rs 47,200 |
One fixed price for the whole car, not per seat. Quoted by the same engine that prices your booking, for the 165 km shown — your own quote reflects the exact address, the time of day and any waiting time.
Your transfer to Galway Heights
Galway Heights is in Upper Lake Road, 165 kilometres from Bandaranaike International Airport — about 5 hours in normal traffic.
The quoted distance is measured to Nuwara Eliya. Galway Heights is about 2 kilometres north-west 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 Nuwara Eliya; a car crossing the city at half past four in the afternoon is not making the same journey as one arriving at dawn.
For a sense of the shape of the journey: Galway Heights is about 102 kilometres from the airport in a straight line against the 165 kilometres the road actually covers.
The nearest hotel on this site is Araliya Green Hills in Glenfall Road, about 1.8 km away.
Day trips from Galway Heights
- Nuwara Eliya & the tea estates — about 2 km away in a straight line. Tea country at 1,900 m — working estates, factory tours, Gregory Lake and a climate that surprises people. Allow a full day, or stay overnight.
- Horton Plains & World's End — about 18 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.
- Liptons Seat — about 32 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.
- Nine Arch Bridge, Ella — about 32 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.
- Ravana Falls — about 33 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.
Onward from Nuwara Eliya
- Nuwara Eliya to Ella — 55 km, about 1 hour 45 minutes
- Nuwara Eliya to Colombo — 165 km, about 5 hours
- Nuwara Eliya to Kandy — 75 km, about 2 hours 30 minutes
Questions about this transfer
Other hotels in Nuwara Eliya
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 Galway Heights 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 5 hr 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.